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Lot 77

Louis V Joseph de Bourbon-Condé (1740-1818).

Letter signed by Maurice du Parc and countersigned "LHJ. de Bourbon", addressed to Baron de Montesquiou, then Minister of the Interior, September 21...

Lot 49

BERRY, Marie-Caroline, Duchess of. L.A.S. to her "dear Grum".

Naples, May 10, 1850. 2 pp. in-8. Fine troubadour letterhead, gilded acanthus, church and angel enhanced in watercolor. The Duchesse de Berry enquires...

Lot 50

BORY DE SAINT-VINCENT, Jean-Baptiste (1778-1846),

French naturalist and traveler. Set of 5 letters addressed to Flora TRISTAN (1803-1844), French woman of letters, socialist activist and feminist...

Lot 51

BRETAGNE, Louise de (ca 1515-1608), widow of Guy de Clermont,

lady-in-waiting to Queen Elisabeth de Valois of Spain (1559) and Queen Mother Catherine de Médicis (1564). Autograph letter signed "Loise de Bretaigne...

Lot 52

BRETAGNE, Louise de (ca 1515-1608), widow of Guy de Clermont

lady-in-waiting to Queen Elisabeth de Valois of Spain (1559) and Queen Mother Catherine de Médicis (1564). Set of two autograph letters signed...

Lot 53

COLLIN DE PLANCY, Jacques (1794-1881),

author of the Dictionnaire infernal and a dictionary of occult sciences. L.A.S. to bookseller Edouard Garnot. Paris, December 21, 1842. 1 p. in-4...

Lot 54

[CONDÉ, Prince de - Baronne de FEUCHÈRES]. GATIGNY,

Intendant to the Duke of Bourbon. L.A.S. addressed to the Duc de Bourbon "en son château de Chantilly". Paris, January 23, 1830. 2 pp. in-4. Address...

Lot 55

COURVAL,

Amélie Castel, comtesse de, Restoration novelist. Set of 20 autograph letters, sometimes initialled, addressed to Chevalier Joseph de Girard (1761...

Lot 57

[DEJAZET, Virginie (1798-1875) French actress]. Passive correspondence consisting of 52 letters addressed to Virginie Dejazet.

-LEMÉNIL, Louis (1805-1872), French actor. 19 L.A.S. Paris, Saint Petersburg and s.l., 1843 to 1870 and s.d. Approx. 50 pp. in-8 or in-4. St...

Lot 58

[MISCELLANEOUS - 19th century].

Important set of approx. 105 autograph letters signed by artists, journalists, aristocrats, prisoners, solicitors, etc. Documents to be studied...

Lot 59

[ENTOMOLOGY].

-LATREILLE, Pierre-André (1762-1833), French entomologist. L.A.S. Paris, September 6, 1818. A wormhole. Latreille berates his publisher Déterville "[...

Lot 61

[SLAVERY]. "Etat des personnes détenues à bord de la corvette La Sagesse commandée par le commandant Barneteke. 29 Germinal year 11. 3 pp. in-folio.

Edifying table showing the identities of the prisoners transported to the building according to this classification: names, sex, quantity, color, free...

Lot 62

[SLAVERY - SAINT-DOMINGUE]. 5 documents. Chipping and a few holes in the old binding.

-October 30, 1782. Handwritten bill of sale. 14 pp. in-folio. Effrangures. Marie François Martial de NARP sells three dwellings to Jacques Chauvel and...

Lot 64

[ILLUSTRATED LETTERS]. 3 documents.

-MENARD, abbé. L.A.S. with sketch, addressed to Théodose du Moncel. 2 pp. in-8. Address on verso of second leaf. Cherbourg, October 10, 1849...

Lot 65

[MANUSCRITS]. Set of 16 manuscripts. 16th to 18th centuries, 11 on parchment and 5 on paper. Some defects and missing items.

Receipt from Denis Bayart, merchant merchant in Paris; "Rachat des taxes pour les boues & lanternes des maisons", from M. de Verville, rue de...

Lot 66

[DEATH OF LOUIS XVI]. FUMEL, baron Louis de. L.S. Villingen, January 29, 1793. 1 p. in-4.

Moving document announcing the beheading of Louis XVI, containing instructions from the Prince de Condé "Monseigneur le prince de Condé, plunged into...

Lot 67

[NUMISMATIC]. DEPAULIS, Alexis-Joseph (1790-1867),

French sculptor and medalist. L.A.S. Paris, November 9, 1846. 1 p. in-8. Address on verso of second leaf with postmarks. Beautiful letter between two...

Lot 71

[TALLEYRAND].

Long handwritten memoir entitled "Souvenirs sur M. le Prince de T.". S.l.n.d. 22 pp. small folio. Erasures, corrections and additions by another hand...

Lot 72

VIDOCQ, François (1775-1857).

Set of 2 documents: L.A.S. and L.S. with engraved letterheads "Renseignemens universels - Vidocq, breveté du Roi, ex-chef de la police de sureté qu'il...

Lot 73

VIDOCQ, François (1775-1857).

Set of 3 documents: L.A.S. and 2 L.S. Paris and s.l., October 8, 1833, May 15, 1838 and June 4, 1840. 2 pp. in-4 and 1 p. in-8. Vidocq submits...

Lot 74

[VIDOCQ, François (1775-1857)]. Set of 5 letters addressed to VIDOCQ at the Galerie Vivienne.

Very interesting set: -Mysterious letter to Vidocq in which Jules Pillay demands money for his silence: "M. de Maupas, now Minister of the General...

Lot 75

VOISENON, Abbé Claude-Henri de (1708-1775)

) churchman and man of letters, French academician, member of the Société du bout du banc; nicknamed "l'abbé de cour", he was Voltaire's friend. Set...

Lot 78

LOUIS XVIII (1755-1824), Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, Count of Provence, King of France, brother of Louis XVI and Charles X.

L.A.S. "Louis-Stanislas-Xavier" addressed to Count Mordvinoff, Russian ambassador to Venice in Verona, May 11, 1795. 1 p. two-sheet in-4°. Allegiance...

Lot 82

LOUIS-NAPOLEON III (1808-1873), Emperor of the French.

L.A.S. to Pierre-Napoléon Bonaparte (1815-1881), "représentant du Peuple" in Paris. London, August 22, 1848. 1 p. two-sheet small in-4°, address on...

Lot 83

EUGÉNIE DE MONTIJO (1826-1920), Empress of the French, wife of Napoleon III.

L.A.S. "E" addressed to Count Edmond Davillier (1824-1908), equerry to Napoleon III; Madrid, November 23, 1871. 4 p. two-sheet in-8°. Letter from...

Lot 84

EUGÉNIE DE MONTIJO (1826-1920), Empress of the French, wife of Napoleon III.

L.A.S. to his beloved Tristan, Baron Lambert (1846-1829), s.l.n.d. (after 1879). 5 p. ½ in-8°, on mourning paper. Beautiful letter from the Empress at...

Lot 85

NAPOLÉON-EUGÈNE-LOUIS BONAPARTE (1856-1871), Prince Imperial.

Aut. drawing, signed. S.l., July 19, 1868. 1 p., small oblong in-folio, pen-and-ink drawing, mounted on cardboard annotated by Abbé Misset. Drawing by...

Lot 89

GUILLAUME II OF PRUSSIA (1859-1941), last German emperor.

L.A.S. "Willy" to Princess Marie of Prussia (1855-1888), dated August 15, 1863. 4 p. two-sheet in-8°, in German. Childhood letter from the future...

Lot 90

LOUIS II, KING OF BAVARIA (1845-1886)

CDV photographic portrait of the King in uniform. S.d. Silver print mounted on cardboard by the photographer "J. Albert" in Munich, supplier to the...

Lot 91

[Album amicorum ]

A small Italian-style album, eggplant half calf, mint green paper boards, richly illustrated with 24 portraits, dated on the title page 1815. 20 x 14...

Lot 92

Emilie Oberkampf (1794-1856), wife Mallet

An Italian-style album, bound in long-grained red half-maroquin, eggplant paper boards, with 23 drawings, including one dated 1820. Label of Terzuolo...

Lot 93

Emilie Oberkampf (1794-1856), wife Mallet

[Voyage en Normandie, Picardie et Belgique], 1822-1824 An Italian-style album, bound in long-grained red half-maroquin, titled on the title page: "Mme...

Lot 94

[Album Amicorum]

Luxurious album amicorum of Émilie Oberkampf (1794-1856), wife of Mallet. An Italian-style album, bound in full red long-grained morocco, gold plate...

Lot 95

Emilie Oberkampf (1794-1856)

Voyage aux Pyrénées (1826-1827) An Italian-style album in green half-maroquin, with imitation morocco paper boards, titled on the first page "Mme...

Lot 96

Early 19th century Alsatian school

Portrait of André Hartmann (1746-1837), founder of the Hartmann factory and mayor of Munster, posing in front of his factory. Oil on canvas (original)...

Lot 97

[Alsatica]

"Jean Koechlin family / 1795 / drawn by Jean Koechlin fils." Album lithographed by Engelmann, circa 1830 (some engravings dated 1824). Enriched with a...

Lot 98

Benjamin CONSTANT (1767-1830)

27 L.A.S. addressed to Frédéric HARTMANN (1772-1861), deputy of Haut-Rhin. 23 letters are dated from 1827 to 1830, 4 undated. There is also a blotter...

Lot 101

Count Jean RAPP (1771-1821).

"Correspondance avec mon feu ami le Général Rapp - n°5" (Correspondence with my late friend General Rapp - n°5) 17 letters from the general, including...

Lot 103

"Address to the deputies of the Haut Rhin",

Colmar, October 29, 1830, drafted by voters and citizens for their parliamentary representatives. In anticipation of parliamentary discussions on...

Lot 104

"A la Chambre des Députés - 1827",

petition written in Colmar on behalf of Colmar voters, dated November 19, 1827, unsigned. Complains about a voting session where a large number of...

Lot 105

François GUIZOT (1787-1874),

minister and deputy from 1830 to 1848. Lot of 5 L.A.S. addressed to André-Frédéric HARTMANN (1772-1861), deputy of Haut-Rhin, dated from December 8...

Lot 107

Albert SCHWEITZER (1875-1965)

1 C.P. with his photograph, posing seated in front of a Gabon river, with autograph dedicated to André Hartmann: "On the stairs of the hospital...

Lot 109

History of Messieurs Hartmann et Fils, descendants of Henry Hartmann Sr. Contains:

- Notice historique de la maison Hartmann et fils, manuscript of 11 sheets on pages. - André HARTMANN (1746-1837), 1 L.A.S. dated November 30, 1826...

Lot 111

Carl Maria VON WEBER (1786-1826), composer.

L.A.S. in German dated February 13, 1826 in Dresden, addressed to Jacques HARTMANN (1774-1839). On it is pinned a card on which are written three...

Lot 112

Field Marshal Erwin ROMMEL (1891-1944)

Set including: - 1 L.A.S. in German addressed to "Herr Rechnungsrat" thanking him for a package, headed "Panzerarmee Africa / Der Oberbefehlshaber"...

Lot 114

Manuscript of the minutes of the March 24, 1871 meeting at the Colmar town hall concerning the future of Alsace,

which France ceded to the German Empire following the armistice of January 29, 1871. Contents: "Following the peace preliminaries agreed at Versailles...

Lot 117

Émile ZOLA (1840-1902)

Engraving showing his portrait, above his autograph in pen "... Coulin. You have to love life, even a bad one, and live it bravely, in order to give...

Lot 122

François-Pascal-Simon baron GÉRARD (1770-1837), workshop of.

François-Pascal-Simon baron GÉRARD (1770-1837), workshop of. King Henri IV's entry into Paris. Graphite drawing, n.d. H. 23 x W. 38 cm (25 x 39.5 cm...

Lot 123

French school circa 1700, entourage of Jean NOCRET (1615-1672)

Portrait of a young prince swaddled on a cushion, presumed to be King Louis XIV, in a conch-shaped cradle. Oil on canvas. Rebacked by A. Blaye in the...

Lot 124

French school of the Louis XIV period.

Presumed portrait of Louis III de Bourbon-Condé, Duc de Bourbon (1668-1710), in armor. Oil on oval canvas. Repainting, restorations. H. 81 x W. 63 cm...

Lot 125

Set of 2 colored optical views under glass, by Jean Mariette (1660-1724),

one depicting "Le Bassin des cinq Fontaines d'un des Bosquets à Meudon", the other the "Portique de treillage pour la maison de Mont Louis", inscribed...

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