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Auction 20 September 2021 AUTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHY : History, Entertainment, Politics, Cinema, Literature etc..... - Paris

Bid on the lot list Vermot et Associés : 20 September 2021 - <p>Exposition lundi 20 septembre de 10h à 12h30</p><p><br></p><p>La Salle, 20 Rue Drouot 75009 Paris</p> La Salle - Paris

AUTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHY : History, Entertainment, Politics, Cinema, Literature etc.....

Monday 20 September 2021 - 13:30 (CEST) - Live
20, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris
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AUTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHY : History, Entertainment, Politics, Cinema, Literature etc.....
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Lot n° 1 

1 - Françoise de BOURBON-VENDÔME...

1 - Françoise de BOURBON-VENDÔME (1539-1587), Regent of the Principality of Sedan. Autograph letter from Sedan in 1576. 1 p in-4, Sedan, January 28, 1576, to Marguerite de La Chetardie, wife of Jean Trotti (Françoise de Bourbon-Vendôme, daughter of the...

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Lot n° 2 

2 - Marie de BOURBON de SAINT-POL...

2 - Marie de BOURBON de SAINT-POL Duchess of Longueville (La Fère 1539-1601). Signed document of 1594. Adjudication on parchment (23 x 16 cm) as Duchess of Longueville and Touteville, trace of seal under paper (She was widowed 3 times: of Jean de Bourbon,...

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Lot n° 3 

3 - Henri de BOURBON Duke of MONTPENSIER...

3 - Henri de BOURBON Duke of MONTPENSIER (1573-1608), Governor of Dauphiné then of Normandy. Contract signed in 1597 on free paper. Commitment taken in Paris with Messire Anthoine, Escuier Sieur de Ligny-Godart in Anjou, 2 p in-4

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Lot n° 4 

4 - Anne de BOURBON-BUSSET (1595-1641)....

4 - Anne de BOURBON-BUSSET (1595-1641). Autograph letter signed, 2 p small in-4, about a possible benefit in case the Cardinal de Berulle would die (Berulle was the rival of Richelieu)

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Lot n° 5 

5 - Marquise de SÉVIGNÉ. Acts of...

5 - Marquise de SÉVIGNÉ. Acts of 1660 for her manor of La Haye de Torcé (Ille-et-Vilaine). Set of 2 notarial acts (expeditions), 6 p in-4 (April 1660) and 3 p in-4 (November 1660) concerning the manor of La Haye de Torcé, in which the "high and mighty"...

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Lot n° 6 

6 - POPE INNOCENT XIII (1655-1724)....

6 - POPE INNOCENT XIII (1655-1724). Bull of 1722 concerning the Diocese of Louvain (Belgium), large parchment (50 x 36 cm), with seal hanging in lead in his name. The Pope invests Henri Grégoire, cleric of the Diocese of Louvain with an ecclesiastical...

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Lot n° 7 

7 - Louis-Henri de BOURBON-CONDÉ...

7 - Louis-Henri de BOURBON-CONDÉ grandson of Louis XIV. Letter signed from Chantilly, August 5, 1728, 1 p large in-8, thanking his correspondent for the wishes on the occasion of his marriage (Louis IV Henri de BOURBON-CONDÉ (1692-1740), grandson of Louis...

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Lot n° 8 

8 - TURTLE ISLAND (CARIBBEAN)....

8 - TURTLE ISLAND (CARIBBEAN). Governor Achille Marquis de CHASTENOYE (1703-1787). Nomination signed by his hand, 1 p large in-4, handwritten header "The Marquis of Chastenoye, Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis - Governor of the Isle...

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Lot n° 9 

9 - FREEMASONRY. Prince AUGUSTE-FREDERIC...

9 - FREEMASONRY. Prince AUGUSTE-FREDERIC DE SUSSEX (1773-1843), son of George III, favourite uncle of Queen Victoria. Large patent of appointment as Provincial Grand Master of Sumatra in 1825 in favour of Brother Henry Robert Lewis, large parchment (60.5...

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Lot n° 10 

10 - FREEMASONRY. "History of Freemasonry"...

10 - FREEMASONRY. "History of Freemasonry" by Robert Freke Gould, Jack Grange Editor in Edinburgh, 3 strong volumes in-4 (504 p, 502 p, 502 p), sd circa 1885, bound in full burgundy morocco (condition of use, rubbing of boards and corners), each of the...

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Lot n° 11 

11 - NAPOLEON I. Mortuary mask...

11 - NAPOLEON I. Mortuary mask of the Emperor executed on the model of Doctor Antommachi, bronze with a beautiful shaded brown patina (dimension : 5 x 4,5 x 9 cm). It bears the signature on the circumference at the base of the neck "L. Richard Eck Durand...

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Lot n° 12 

12 - ROYAL ARMY. HUNTERS OF HENRI...

12 - ROYAL ARMY. HUNTERS OF HENRI IV. Beautiful engraved certificate on vellum (40 x 28,5 cm), decorated with palmettes, medallion at the bottom center representing Henri IV in profile, small vignette at the top. Nomination given on June 22, 1815 (4 days...

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Lot n° 13 

13 - COLUMBIA. Francisco de Paula...

13 - COLUMBIA. Francisco de Paula SANTANDER (1792-1840), hero of the Independence, Vice-President of Simon Bolivar (Great Colombia). Autograph letter signed, Bogota, November 2, 1821 (1 p large in-8)

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Lot n° 14 

14 - Jean-Victor PONCELET (1788-1867),...

14 - Jean-Victor PONCELET (1788-1867), General, mathematician and engineer. His diploma of the LEGION D'HONNEUR, large vellum (34 x 36,5 cm) engraved by Godefroy, delivered at the Tuileries on June 5, 1819, signed by Marshal Mac-Donald. Joined: his nomination...

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Lot n° 15 

15 - CAMBRAI. Very beautiful diploma...

15 - CAMBRAI. Very beautiful diploma of the Society of Emulation of the City of Cambrai (41 x 53 cm), beautiful emblematic engraving, delivered on June 15, 1822 to Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788-1867, general, mathematician and engineer)

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Lot n° 16 

16 - DUPONT DE L'EURE, President...

16 - DUPONT DE L'EURE, President of the Provisional Government of February 1848. Autograph manuscript of his speech at the Vendome Column on March 4, 1848. Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767-1855) is an emblematic Republican figure. The riots of 23...

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Lot n° 17 

17 - SOULT. Marie Desprez (1818-1882),...

17 - SOULT. Marie Desprez (1818-1882), daughter-in-law of the Marshal (wife of Napoleon Soult). Set of 31 signed autograph letters (totalling 80 p in-8), mostly from Chanzy, Years 1840-50, to her uncle Frédéric Bourgeois de Marcey (painter and critic,...

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Lot n° 18 

18 - Henri d'ORLÉANS Duc d'AUMALE...

18 - Henri d'ORLÉANS Duc d'AUMALE (1822-1897), son of King Louis-Philippe, military and political man. Set of 2 autograph letters signed, Turin 18 April 1851 to the Duke of Reiset envelope kept (1 p in-8) and Naples 18 January 1852 to Joseph Busca (2...

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Lot n° 19 

19 - House MONTBATTEN. Prince Alexander...

19 - House MONTBATTEN. Prince Alexander of HESSE-DARMSTADT (1823-1888), He renounced his titles to marry the woman of his life, Julia von Hauke, who was titled Princess of Battenberg, the couple founded the House of Battenberg, which under the protection...

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Lot n° 20 

20 - Eugène VIOLLET-LE-DUC (1814-1874),...

20 - Eugène VIOLLET-LE-DUC (1814-1874), the famous architect. Autograph letter signed, 2 p in-8, December 5, 1867. His correspondent asks him to participate in a "History of the Artists", he never occupied himself with biographies, "besides at the moment,...

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Lot n° 21 

21 - BALLON MONTÉ. December 30,...

21 - BALLON MONTÉ. December 30, 1870; " L'Armée de la Loire ", Céres 20 c, cachet " Les Ternes ", for Thizy (Rhone) : " Gazette des Absents " n° 20 with correspondence, family news and " the rumour goes around here that the Government would have received...

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Lot n° 22 

22 - MOUNTED BALLON. 12 January...

22 - MOUNTED BALLON. 12 January 1871. "General Faidherbe" (probable), Empire laureate 30 c, for Belgium (Roclenge), with interesting correspondence: "Last Monday the pigeons brought something like fourteen to fifteen thousand private despatches. I expected...

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Lot n° 23 

23 - PIE IX (Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti,...

23 - PIE IX (Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti, 1792-1878), Pope elected in 1846, beatified by John Paul II in 2000. Autograph blessing signed in 1871 on petition of 9 fervent Catholics defenders of the Papal Cause (1 page in-fol)

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Lot n° 24 

24 - Adolphe THIERS (1797-1877),...

24 - Adolphe THIERS (1797-1877), President of the Republic from 1871 to 1873. Autograph letter signed and photographic portrait of the Contemporary Gallery. The letter, 1 p in-8 plus address page, is addressed to Amédée Girod de l'Ain in 1832

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Lot n° 25 

25 - Eugène POUBELLE (1831-1907),...

25 - Eugène POUBELLE (1831-1907), the famous Prefect of the Seine who left his name to the garbage containers he imposed for the hygiene of Paris. Autograph letter signed, 1 p in-4 (average condition), July 7, 1888, to Albert Montheuil, whom he thanks...

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Lot n° 26 

26 - EXPLORER. Alfred BERTRAND...

26 - EXPLORER. Alfred BERTRAND (1856-1924), Swiss explorer, geographer and photographer. Book " Au Pays des Ba-Rotsi Haut-Zambèze " with autograph dispatch signed by the author in 1898, EO illustrated with 105 engravings and 2 folding maps (end of volume),...

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Lot n° 27 

27 - Octave MEYNIER (1874-1961),...

27 - Octave MEYNIER (1874-1961), officer and explorer. Nice personal archive: photographs, nominations etc. : his driving license (certificate of capacity valid for driving) of 1906, 4 large portraits, 2 colonial period photos, 2 others small size, pay...

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Lot n° 28 

28 - Octave MEYNIER (1874-1961),...

28 - Octave MEYNIER (1874-1961), officer and explorer. Important autograph manuscript (signed in the title) of 2 lectures on the Russo-Japanese War with erasures and corrections, 4 bundles totaling 90 p in-8, Years 20

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Lot n° 29 

29 - Octave MEYNIER (1874-1961),...

29 - Octave MEYNIER (1874-1961), officer and explorer. Autograph manuscript (signed in the title) of an article: "The origin of the Peuhls or Fellata", while he was commander of the Oasis Territory in Ouargla, 21 p in-8

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Lot n° 30 

30 - GEORGE I KING OF GREECE (1845-1913)....

30 - GEORGE I KING OF GREECE (1845-1913). Military decoration of the Order of the Saviour signed by his hand (24,5 x 36 cm), royal letterhead, illustrated vignette of the medal and large dry seal under paper. George I appoints the French General Ernest-Maximilien...

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Lot n° 31 

31 - MILITARIA. General Ernest-Maximilien...

31 - MILITARIA. General Ernest-Maximilien LARCHEY(Strasbourg 1834-1924)his career, set of 16 military documents mostly signed by the Ministers of War(appointments, promotions): second lieutenant in the 46thregiment of line infantry in the army of the...

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Lot n° 32 

32 - MILITARY DECORATION. TUNISIA....

32 - MILITARY DECORATION. TUNISIA. Order of NICHAN IFTIKAR. Diploma of GRAND CORDON awarded on May 7, 1897 by Ali Pacha Bey to General Ernest-Maximilien LARCHEY (Strasbourg 1834-1924), letter of appointment enclosed (diploma 36 x 40 cm). Joined : the...

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Lot n° 33 

33 - MILITARY DECORATION. SPAIN....

33 - MILITARY DECORATION. SPAIN. Order of Isabel the Catholic. Diploma in the name of King Alfonso XIII awarded on December 20, 1894 by the Queen-Regent Maria Cristina to the French General Ernest-Maximilien LARCHEY (Strasbourg 1834-1924), 44 x 62 cm,...

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Lot n° 34 

34 - GUILLAUME II of Prussia (1859-1941),...

34 - GUILLAUME II of Prussia (1859-1941), last emperor of Prussia from 1888 to 1918. Signed by him, 1 p in-4, in German, given on November 2, 1899

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Lot n° 35 

35 - Gustave EIFFEL (1832-1923),...

35 - Gustave EIFFEL (1832-1923), the famous architect. Photograph of the Contemporary Gallery, taken by Eugène Piron (25,5 x 34 cm overall)

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Lot n° 36 

36 - BELLE-EPOQUE WOMEN. Exceptional...

36 - BELLE-EPOQUE WOMEN. Exceptional collection of 35 postcards from the 1900's with real hair, laces, ribbons, silks, sequins, furs etc. Very rare set

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Lot n° 37 

37 - Wilbur WRIGHT (1867-1912),...

37 - Wilbur WRIGHT (1867-1912), American aviation pioneer. Menu signed and dated in his hand, 279th Marmite Dinner of November 20, 1908 (40 x 30 cm, period folds), with illustration by Gustave Fraipont

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Lot n° 38 

38 - MISCELLANEOUS. Collection...

38 - MISCELLANEOUS. Collection of 100 visiting cards all with a few autographed words (some also signed): Edmond About, Juliette Adam, Jean Aicard, Edmond Barthou, Albert Besnard, Prince Roland Bonaparte, Alfred Capus, Gustave Charpentier, Georges Claude,...

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Lot n° 39 

39 - WAR 14-18. THE "ILLUSTRATION"....

39 - WAR 14-18. THE "ILLUSTRATION". Louis SABATIER (1863-1933), painter and illustrator. "Scene of the Front", large original drawing on paper with gouache signed at the bottom right (43 x 54 cm, framed). Typical and realistic work: in 14-18, the war...

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Lot n° 40 

40 - CHAMPAGNE. BESSERAT archives...

40 - CHAMPAGNE. BESSERAT archives (Edmond Besserat founded the House in 1843, his grandson Edmond II married Yvonne de Bellefon in 1920, founding the House Besserat de Bellefon). Set of 30 invoices, leaflets and current prices related to the work of champagne...

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Lot n° 41 

41 - Georges CLEMENCEAU. Original...

41 - Georges CLEMENCEAU. Original portrait by P. Jourdain: preparatory drawing which served as a model for a bust of Georges Clemenceau in 1920, black ink on tracing paper (21.5 x 25 cm, mounted on cardboard 22.5 x 30.5 cm), captioned with the indication...

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Lot n° 42 

42 - Georges CLEMENCEAU. Famous...

42 - Georges CLEMENCEAU. Famous illustrated portrait by SEM (Georges Goursat dit, 1863-1934) of 1919 made at the time in real marquetry (17,5 x 21,5 cm, small lacks in the frame)

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Lot n° 43 

43 - AMERICAN AUTOGRAPHS. Autograph...

43 - AMERICAN AUTOGRAPHS. Autograph booklet (in-8 oblong full bradel) with about fifty signatures of American personalities of the 1910s, among the most influential of the time (politicians, bankers, philanthropists): James Strange Alexander (1865-1932,...

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Lot n° 44 

44 - MARECHAUX of the First War...

44 - MARECHAUX of the First War : Ferdinand FOCH and Philippe PETAIN / Menu signed by both of them, Dîner de la Marmite of January 21, 1921 (2 p in-8, period folds), also signed by General Adolphe Guillaumat

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Lot n° 45 

45 - NOBEL. Ferdinand BUISSON (1841-1932),...

45 - NOBEL. Ferdinand BUISSON (1841-1932), philosopher and politician, co-founder of the League of Human Rights, Nobel Prize of Peace in 1927. Set of 2 autograph letters signed (each 2 p in-8), 1 autograph card signed (2 p in-12) with envelope and an...

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Lot n° 46 

46 - AVIATION. COSTES & BELLONTE....

46 - AVIATION. COSTES & BELLONTE. The aviators Dieudonné Costes (1892-1973) and Maurice Bellonte (1896-1984) made the first crossing of the North Atlantic on September 1st and 2nd 1930 on the Breguet "Point d'Interrogation". Album page (18.5 x 12 cm)...

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Lot n° 47 

47 - IRINA PRINCESS YUSUPOV. Exceptional...

47 - IRINA PRINCESS YUSUPOV. Exceptional photograph by Hay Wrighton signed by her hand in 1930. Born Princess of Russia, granddaughter of Tsar Alexander III and only niece of Tsar Nicholas II, Irina (1895-1970) married Prince Felix Yusupov. The photograph...

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Lot n° 48 

48 - AUTOGRAPHS. Album of the Ligue...

48 - AUTOGRAPHS. Album of the Ligue Aéronautique de France (16 p in-8, edited at 25 copies, this one n°9), 1933. Numerous signatures, including: aviators (Michel Detroyat, Marcel Doret, Maryse Hilsz, Jean Réginensi, Jacques de Sibour etc.), circus (the...

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Lot n° 49 

49 - CORSICA - César CAMPINCHI...

49 - CORSICA - César CAMPINCHI (1882-1941), Corsican lawyer and politician. Set of 24 signed autograph letters, 2 signed autograph cards and 1 signed autograph postcard, numerous headings (including "Etudiant de Paris," "Le Temps", "Ministère de la Marine"),...

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Lot n° 50 

50 - Henri d'ORLÉANS Count of Paris....

50 - Henri d'ORLÉANS Count of Paris. Original terracotta bust from the 40's, representing him as the new pretender to the Throne of France. The sculptor is Robert Henri BUSNEL (1881-1957), he signed at the base of the left shoulder (height 40 cm width...

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