A France-based art gallery Imperial Arts is organising the first-ever auction of NFTs related to physical personal property belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte.
The unique auction is being held to mark the bicentenary of Napoleon I’s death, as well as the 216th anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz and the 217th anniversary of the emperor’s coronation, according to information shared with Finbold.
Imperial Arts, an international market leader for works of art from the period of the first French Empire is launching the first-ever physical and digital auction, using $NFTtechnology. Five historical objects will be sold online through an NFTs sale. The unique selection will be offered for sale via the OpenSea digital platform.
This unique auction organised by Imperial Arts will include the following objects:
Historical physical Napoleon’s objects for sale as an NFTs. Source: arteia.comTarik Bougherira, the founder of the Imperial Arts gallery, said:
“We are extremely proud to launch this ambitious and unique project in the art market, especially on such a special date as a three-year anniversary. Imperial Arts is now setting a milestone for what I believe will be our market in the
future. I also hope that through this operation we can bring the passion of art collecting to a new kind of audience”.
According to the company, NFC chips will be programmed by Arte?a firm and securely linked to the object or the paper certificate of authenticity provided by the gallery that will be recorded in a secure database on the blockchain.
The official announcement of the auction can be found here [PDF].