SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Turner Auctions + Appraisals presents the collection of Napoleonic items of George Eustis Paine, a noted 20th-century industrialist from New York, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The fine collection of over 165 items comes to sale from Michele Thomure from Illinois, who is Mr. Paine’s step-granddaughter. The sale features a Napoleonic library, including Napoleon’s personal map, autographed material, and books belonging to and about Napoleon; several bronze sculptures of him; portrait miniatures; snuff boxes; and other items of the era.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals will begin its online auction on June 19 at 11:30 am PDT; sale items can be previewed online from May 27 until the sale starts. The online auction will be featured live on LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable, easily accessed through ‘Upcoming Auctions’ at the company’s website.

Here are some brief highlights of the sale, described fully online:

LOT 9: Berthier, Alexandre. Relation de la Bataille de Marengo, 1806. Large gilt Napoleonic Imperial Arms to upper and lower covers. Frontispiece, five folding maps and plans and one large folding chart. Uncommon in this grand quarto edition. Estimate: $1000-2000

LOT 117: A French Gilt Bronze and Marble Figure of Napoleon, Early 20th Century. Indistinctly signed on the marble 'A Farral' (?). Estimate: $700-900

LOT 11: Mudford, William. An Historical Account of the Campaign, 1817. An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815 under His Grace The Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher, Comprising the Battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Estimate: $1,000-2,000

LOT: 22 Ireland, Cruikshank, The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1828. Four volumes; four engraved title pages and 27 folding plates engraved by Cruikshank after various artists, including frontispieces, all but 3 hand-colored. Estimate: $1,000-1,500

LOT 80: Books from Napoleon’s Library at St. Helena. LaCroix. Memoirs. 1819. Two volumes from Napoleon's library at St. Helena, each secretarially signed "Emp Napoleon" by his personal assistant and with his library stamp. Estimate: $1500-2500

LOT 84: Napoleon Document Signed with Wax Seal. A Patent of Nobility. 1811. Framed. Signed by Napoleon and also Cambaceres, the Chancellor of the Empire. Estimate: $1,000-2,000

LOT 119: A Napoleonic Coquilla Nut Man-of-War Form Snuff Box, 19th Century. Fitted with two lidded compartments and inscribed 'BRETAGNE'. Estimate: $400600

LOT 125: Miniature Painting of Napoleon and Three Officers, Early 20th Century. Leather case stamped 'CARTIER'. Estimate: $200-300

G. Eustis Paine (1893-1953) was a wealthy 20th-century industrialist, banker and executive, who was chairman of the board of the New York and Pennsylvania Co., paper manufacturers. He was born in Willsboro, New York and graduated from Columbia University. Besides the company he headed, he was Trustee of Hanover Bank, a director and chairman of the Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Company’s executive committee, and a director and executive committee member of the Great Northern Paper Co.

He also was a summer resident of Newport, Rhode Island, for 20 years, until his death. The estate he owned there, “Land’s End,” has a storied history. Located on Ledge Road in Newport, the summer “cottage” was also owned by Edith Wharton (1862-1937), the first woman winner of the Pulitzer Prize for ‘The Age of Innocence.’ She purchased it in 1893 for $80,000 from Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935), a former U.S. Open Tennis Championship runner-up who later became Governor of Rhode Island in 1915 for six years. During the decade Wharton owned the estate, she and revivalist architect Odgen Codman, Jr. redesigned the house and grounds, which became the basis of her book ‘The Decoration of Houses.’ Today “Land’s End” is found on the southeast end of the well-known Cliff Walk along the eastern shore of Newport. Designated in 1975 as a National Recreation Trail, this 3.5-mile, public-access walk combines the natural beauty of Newport’s shoreline with the architectural history of the Gilded Age.

While the history of Eustis Paine’s interest in collecting Napoleona is unknown, he was a world traveler, and honorary trustee of the French Institute. At his death, Eustis Paine was married to the former Katryna Weed Dana, Michele Thomure’s grandmother.