Cuirass ca. 1825 Manufactured at Coulaux Frères, Manufacture Royale d'Armes de Klingenthal This is one of only two known cuirasses with rich etched and gilt ornamentation dating from the restoration of the French monarchy, and a very rare example of nineteenth-century luxury armor. Forged and decorated in the Royal manufactory of Arms at Klingenthal in Alsace, it was probably specially ordered by François Marie Louis Victor, baron de Latour-Foissac (1784-1851) in anticipation of the coronation of Charles X of Bourbon (1757-1836, reigned 1824 to 1830) on May 29, 1825, in Reims. As the colonel of the Regiment of the Queens Cuirassiers, Latour-Foissac was the commander of the detachment that would escort the royal carriage during the solemn procession to Reims cathedral. Because of his age and declining health, however, Latour-Foissac, a seasoned veteran from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, obtained permission to retire from active duty on May 23, 1825, only two days befor

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Cuirass ca. 1825 Manufactured at Coulaux Frères, Manufacture Royale d'Armes de Klingenthal This is one of only two known cuirasses with rich etched and gilt ornamentation dating from the restoration of the French monarchy, and a very rare example of nineteenth-century luxury armor. Forged and decorated in the Royal manufactory of Arms at Klingenthal in Alsace, it was probably specially ordered by François Marie Louis Victor, baron de Latour-Foissac (1784-1851) in anticipation of the coronation of Charles X of Bourbon (1757-1836, reigned 1824 to 1830) on May 29, 1825, in Reims. As the colonel of the Regiment of the Queens Cuirassiers, Latour-Foissac was the commander of the detachment that would escort the royal carriage during the solemn procession to Reims cathedral. Because of his age and declining health, however, Latour-Foissac, a seasoned veteran from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, obtained permission to retire from active duty on May 23, 1825, only two days befor

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