RARE FLAG EAGLE OF THE 2ND REGIMENT MODEL 1815, FROM... Lot 81

RARE FLAG EAGLE OF THE 2ND REGIMENT MODEL 1815, FROM MARECHAL OUDINOT, DUC DE REGGIO. Gilt bronze, chased. Head in straight profile, forehead slightly raised, short closed beak. Wings more compact than the 1804 model, slightly extended, more spread out, slightly carried downwards. The left wing is slightly lower, clearly below the spindle. It stands erect on its claws, the left resting on the box, the right claw resting on the Jupiter spindle (thicker and positioned differently than on the 1804 model), resting on a brass box with two holes (for the regimental number, which has been stolen). Lower plate secured by three (later) screw spikes, extended by a beaded socket at the base. Traces of age. The original gilding, partly visible, has been retouched in places. Front height of eagle: 19.9 cm. Rear height of eagle: 21.3 cm. Width: 22.2 cm. Terrace length: 11.3 cm. Cabinet height: 3.7 cm. Width: 9.9 cm. Socket height: 7.7 cm. Weight : 2250g. B.E. First Empire period - Cent jours period (April-May 1815). Biography: "Flags and standards of the Revolution and Empire. Pierre Charrié. p. 111 and 112. Provenance: -Offered to Marshal Oudinot, Duke of Reggio. - Since presented at the Château de Touvet, above the flag of the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Guard, model 1812. The number "2" of the caisson lost or stolen in the 20th century. A copy of the attestation (2006) from Marshal Oudinot's descendant confirming that this souvenir has remained in his family since the 19th century will be attached to the eagle. -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection. Historical background: It should be noted that Pierre Charrié states in his book that the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Guard did not receive an eagle or flag during the Hundred Days, our perfectly authentic and period eagle should correspond to a 2nd Regiment of the Line. General Regnault notes that from 1814 to 1815, Oudinot would have held two flag eagles and a flag of the Old Guard (these would have been the two flag eagles of the Garde chasseurs à pied, as well as the flag of the 2nd regiment of grenadiers à pied). Biography: Nicolas Charles OUDINOT, Duc de REGGIO (1767-1847) Masséna's chief of staff in Italy (1800), he took part in all the wars of the Empire, and his conduct during the 1809 campaign earned him the marshal's baton. Allied to the Restoration, he became General-in-Chief of the Paris National Guard (October 1815), Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor (1839) and Governor of the Invalides.8