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<p>[QUOTE="FriscoP60, post: 108317, member: 1545"]I respect all your opinions. I'm hoping I can find someone who can run this from speculation to authoritatively proving me right or wrong. Because if this isn't it, where is the chalice of Napoleon's Coronation? I have it narrowed down to:</p><p>1) it was looted by the British after defeating Napoleon in 1815</p><p>2). LouisXVIII melted it down in 1819</p><p>3) It was stolen from the Bibliotheque National de France in 1831</p><p>4) it was auctioned off by Christies when they auctioned off the French Crown Jewels.</p><p>In any event, I'm hoping someone can find some documentation as to what became of it, perhaps a recording of it by his antiques expert son, Charles Cahier, or an entry in the Christies catalogue, an inventory from the Bibliotheque National de France...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FriscoP60, post: 108317, member: 1545"]I respect all your opinions. I'm hoping I can find someone who can run this from speculation to authoritatively proving me right or wrong. Because if this isn't it, where is the chalice of Napoleon's Coronation? I have it narrowed down to: 1) it was looted by the British after defeating Napoleon in 1815 2). LouisXVIII melted it down in 1819 3) It was stolen from the Bibliotheque National de France in 1831 4) it was auctioned off by Christies when they auctioned off the French Crown Jewels. In any event, I'm hoping someone can find some documentation as to what became of it, perhaps a recording of it by his antiques expert son, Charles Cahier, or an entry in the Christies catalogue, an inventory from the Bibliotheque National de France...[/QUOTE]
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