RARE FLAG EAGLE MODEL 1860 OF THE 7th HUSSARD REGIMENT In copper-plated and gilded aluminium. Open-beaked eagle with outstretched wings, holding a fuse enriched with lightning in its right talon. Terrace stamped "M.A. MARION". Amatized case with the number 7 on the front and marked "HUSSARDS" on the reverse. Round amatized socket with two holes for the tie-hook. H. (on socket): 28.5 cm H. (of the eagle on terrace): 20 cm - Wingspan: 24 cm Weight : 960 g T.B.E. Second Empire period. Presented on a wooden base. The eagle model 1860 is referenced by Pierre Charrié as being in the collections of the Prince of Moskowa at the beginning of the 20th century. It was purchased by the Prince of Monaco around 1929 (Pierre Charrié inaccurately refers to our eagle in the collections of the Musée de l'Armée, but the latter institution only owns the model 1852). Provenance : Former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (3rd sale, lot 172) A rare gilded aluminium flag eagle model 1860, of the 7th Hussard Regiment Commentary: The regiment was formed in 1791, and included Colonel Marbot, who commanded the regiment during the Hundred Days. On 22 May 1854, it was sent to Algeria, where it remained until May 1858. During the Italian campaign in 1859, it took part in the Battle of Solferino. In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, he was attached to the Army of the Rhine. During the siege of Metz, the regiment took part in the battle of Mars-la-Tour and the battle of Servigny on 16 August, before being taken prisoner of war. Barracked at Castres, the depot battalion formed four marching squadrons that were sent to the Loire army. The model 1860 flag eagles were supplied by Marion after an original model by Barre.