Vendée Wars. MEMORY FRAME OF THE VENDÉE WARS, NANTES 13 DECEMBER, 1793, Revolution. 13505

Photo 3 : Vendée Wars. MEMORY FRAME OF THE VENDÉE WARS, NANTES 13 DECEMBER, 1793, Revolution. 13505

Photo 4 : Vendée Wars. MEMORY FRAME OF THE VENDÉE WARS, NANTES 13 DECEMBER, 1793, Revolution. 13505

Photo 5 : Vendée Wars. MEMORY FRAME OF THE VENDÉE WARS, NANTES 13 DECEMBER, 1793, Revolution. 13505

Photo 6 : Vendée Wars. MEMORY FRAME OF THE VENDÉE WARS, NANTES 13 DECEMBER, 1793, Revolution. 13505

Sold out

Vendée Wars. SOUVENIR FRAME OF THE VENDÉE WARS, NANTES 13 DECEMBER 1793, Revolution. 13505

Five precious mementos that belonged to Françoise CARGADO, guillotined in Nantes in May 1794.

Displayed on the front of the frame:
- a handwritten letter, 18.2 cm x 15.5 cm:
"Nantes 13 December 1793, At this moment Mister de Charette is in Montaigu where you will go, as I know you will, and you will do what you must for our god, for our king, for our country.
I think of you, my friend, who will always have my faithful memory.
Françoise."
- a round iron medal engraved with "FRANCOISE CARGADO," diameter 3.2 cm; it is attached to a pink ribbon as a pendant.
- white silk forming a cockade, width 7 cm.
- sacred heart in scarlet cloth cut out and sewn on a white background; height of the white cloth 7 cm x 5 cm, height of the sacred heart 5.5 cm, width of the sacred heart 4.3 cm.

On the back of the frame, a pencil drawing depicting the portrait of Françoise CARGADO with the handwritten inscription "Do not be surprised, beloved and sweet object, if an evening of sadness darkens my face, while a skilled pen drew my face, I awaited the scaffold and I thought of you."
Signed "F." Nantes 10 May 1794."
Height at sight 21 cm x width at sight 15.5 cm.

The set is presented under glass in a modern frame, height 25.5 cm x 19.5 cm.
Good general condition.

Reference : 13505

Next update Friday, march 7th at 1:30 PM
FOR ALL PURCHASES, PAYMENT IN MULTIPLE CHECKS POSSIBLE

bertrand.malvaux@wanadoo.fr 06 07 75 74 63

SHIPPING COSTS Shipping costs are calculated only once per order for one or more items, all shipments are sent via registered mail, as this is the only way to have proof of dispatch and receipt. For parcels whose value cannot be insured by the Post, shipments are entrusted to DHL or Fedex with real value insured, the service is of high quality but the cost is higher.

RETURN POLICY Items can be returned within 8 days of receipt. They must be returned by registered mail at the sender's expense, in their original packaging, and in their original condition.

AUTHENTICITY The selection of items offered on this site allows me to guarantee the authenticity of each piece described here, all items offered are guaranteed to be period and authentic, unless otherwise noted or restricted in the description.
An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).