Osenat

Relic belonging to French military hero sells in Versailles, with one of Napoleon’s bicorn hats still to come

Charlotte Corday was the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat.

A rare souvenir, an example of correspondence between two key figures in the French Revolution, was one of the highlights of a sale held by Osenat (25% buyer’s premium) in Versailles on March 12.

Equestrian works by the French master come to auction market fresh from a family collection

Main and Middle East branch of the French museum revealed as the buyers of works offered in French auctions

Pieces that had decorated Paris home of a famous patron of the arts come to Fontainebleau auction

An imposing silver gilt jug and basin by a master goldsmith of the Empire period is one of the highlights of Osenat’s L’Empire à Fontainebleau auction.

Dessert plate taken to St Helena exile by Napoleon demonstrates provenance value

The bicentenary of Napoléon Bonaparte's death boosts demand for relics

Osenat is holding one of its periodic sales titled L’Empire à Fontainbleau in its Fontainebleau saleroom on March 22.

This leather-soled silk and kid leather shoe decorated with pleated ribbons is inscribed in pen on the heel 'Soulier de Marie-Antoinette donné à M.de Voisey'.

This pastel by the Barbizon school artist Jean-François Millet (1814-75) is one of the highlights in the Esprit du XIXème Siècle auction at Osenat in Fontainebleau on July 19.

Personal items that belonged to Marie-Antoinette were the highlights of Osenat’s (20.83/18% buyer’s premium) themed sale titled Royalty at Versailles.

September will be a key date in the diary for the French auction firm Osenat, which has announced its expansion with an extra venue and several new departments.

This Empire-period gilt throne or ceremonial chair, measuring 3ft 11in (1.2m) high and 2ft 3in (76cm) wide, is one of the highlights of an April 7 sale of historic artefacts and memorabilia titled l’Empire à Fontainebleau.

On the day that the Bastille was stormed Louis XVI famously recorded “rien” (nothing) in his game book.