Auction 08 March 2024 Historical memories - Paris

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Lot n° 1

L.S. “Louis” par le secrétaire du roi Louis XV,

partly printed. Elevation to the dignity of Chevalier de l'ordre de Saint Louis for Ignace Bermond d'Espondeilhan, capitaine, addressed to Mr. N. Rison, lieutenant at Verdun, made at Versailles on January 3, 1762, with the Duc de Choiseul's signature....

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Lot n° 2

[REVOLUTION].

Set of 12 documents. -AUBERT, abbé (1731-1814). 2 long L.A.S. and a P.A.S. S.l., January 28, 1772 and Paris, February 6 and May 8, 1789. 3 pp. in-4, 3 pp. in-folio and 1 p. in-12 oblong. Long letter concerning an article on the Prince of Helfenstein,...

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Lot n° 3

BACULARD D'ARNAUD, François-Thomas-Marie de (1718-1805),

playwright, poet and novelist, friend then rival of Voltaire. Set of 2 documents by him and addressed to him: -CARASI, Carlo (1734-1802), Italian man of letters and scholar. Long autograph letter addressed to the writer François-Thomas-Marie de BACULARD...

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Lot n° 4

[CUBA].

Set of 4 documents: 2 documents signed by the Count of Santa Clara with the 2 French translations, produced at the same time. Havana, May 23, 1798. 5 ½ pp. in-folio. Interesting documents relating to the prejudice caused by the presence of French privateers...

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Lot n° 5

LOUIS-ANTOINE D’ARTOIS, DUC D'ANGOULÊME (1775-1844), fils aîné du roi Charles X.

L.A.S. addressed to the Duc de Piennes (1762-1831), Warsaw, December 9, 1802. 1 p. in-4°; small tear. Emigration letter in which the Prince learns that the Duke is leaving England to join him, and takes advantage of the opportunity to entrust him with...

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Lot n° 6

[PALAIS DE LA LÉGION D’HONNEUR]. LACÉPÈDE, Charles de. L.A.S. Paris, 6 juillet 1808. 1 p. in-folio.

A fine, lengthy recommendation for the painter Louis Hersent, written by his friend Charles de Lacépède, son of the great French naturalist, zoologist and herpetologist Bernard Germain Etienne de LACÉPÈDE, member of the Société d'Horticulture de Paris. Commenting...

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Lot n° 7

Jeanne Charlotte Papillon d'Auteroche, comtesse de Luçay, dame d’atours de l'impératrice Marie-Louise (1769-1845)

Set of 3 L.A.S. concerning the settlement of the purchase of supplies by H.M. the Empress from M. Paisant de Couture l'ainé, lace manufacturer in Caen, during her visit to Caen on August 24 and September 1, 1813: - 2 LAS addressed to the Comtesse de...

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Lot n° 8

[HORLOGERIE & ARCHEOLOGIE].

LABARRE, Éloi (1764-1833), French architect. Set of 2 L.S. addressed to the famous mechanic Claude-Pierre Molard (1759-1837), member of the Académie des sciences. Paris, February 27 and August 30, 1827. 2 pp. ½ in-4. Addresses on versos of second leaves...

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Lot n° 9

AMY BROWN (1783-1876), première femme de Charles-Ferdinand d’Artois, duc de Berry (1778-1820).

L.A.S. addressed to Madame V. Sahnée, Paris, January 16, 1828. 1 p. ½ bi-feuillet in-4°, address on verso "Rue neuve de Berry aux Champs Elysées", with postmark. Letter in which she kindly recommends one of her former maids: "(...) I gave her a certificate...

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Lot n° 10

Ferdinand Philippe D'ORLÉANS, Duc d’Orléans (1810-1842)

"Testament du Duc d'Orléans fait / à Toulon et laissé à la Princesse Clémentine (sa soeur, 1817-1907) / le 9 avril 1840 (...) copié en août 1846. A.H.", initials probably of Julie Aimée HARTMANN (1826-1907), whose name is reported above the header. 4...

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Lot n° 11

Hélène Louise Élisabeth de Mecklembourg-Schwerin, duchesse d’Orléans (1814-1858).

1 LAS "Hélène", to Madame la comtesse de La Redorte, Louise Honorine Suchet d'Albuféra (1811-1885), daughter of Rose Clary, on city of Bath letterhead, August 18, 1854 (city unidentified), 4p, in-12, with envelope. Provenance - Louise Honorine Suchet...

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Lot n° 12

MARIE-CAROLINE DUCHESSE DE BERRY (1798-1870), fille du Roi des Deux-Siciles, épouse du duc de Berry, mère du comte de Chambord.

L.A.S. "Caroline" addressed to Charlotte de Bourbon, Princesse de Faucigny-Lucinge (1808-1886), in Turin. Brunsee, March 21, 1858. 1 p. ¼ in-8°, enclosed her envelope with red wax seal with her arms (faded). Affectionate letter from the Princess, to...

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Lot n° 13

[POMPIERS].

"Précis historique sur les pompiers de Paris". Manuscript, 4 pp. in-folio. S.l.n.d. Mid-19th century. Very interesting document containing an "Etat ancien de la police des incendies à Paris", i.e., a precise history of the measures and ordinances taken...

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Lot n° 14

[DIVERS - XIXe siècle]. Ensemble de 27 documents :

BOUFFLERS, Mme de. L.A.S. S.l.n.d. 1 p. in-8. Her son has disappeared. -BRUNET, Charles (1805-1878), French bibliographer. L.A.S. S.l., 14 Floréal year 12. 1 p. in-12. About Benjamin Franklin's Gazette, which carries "the list of letters remaining at...

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Lot n° 15

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte , Napoléon III, empereur des Français (1808-1873)

L.A.S. "Napoléon Eugénie" addressed to Tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881) in Stuttgart, written in Paris on June 12, 1867, in French, 1 page, format in-16. He writes "In thanking Your Majesty for his new farewell, we wish to express our deep sympathy...

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Lot n° 16

Princesse Mathilde, fille du prince Jérôme Bonaparte (1820-1904)

1 LAS "Mathilde" to a Monsieur (probably Louis Maurice Mathieu de La Redorte), July 1, from Saint Gratien, 1p ½, in-12. She congratulates him on his son's marriage. Provenance - Louis Maurice Mathieu de La Redorte (1832-1908). - His son, Maxime Maurice...

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Lot n° 17

Lettres du prince Georges de Grèce (1869–1957) à sa tante la princesse Valdemar de Danemark, née Marie d’Orléans (1865–1907)

Lot of 17 L.A.S. "Georgie", dated from 1889 to 1907, sometimes with letterhead with his cipher under royal crown of Greece, some with envelopes. Including: - 1889 3/17; Nov. Athens, spleen: "We often talked about you with Valdemar, well I talked. The...

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Lot n° 18

Louis-Philippe d’Orléans, duc d’Orléans (1869-1926).

Lot of 4 LAS "P. d'Orléans", dated June 21, 1892, September 24, 1893, September 28, 1894, November 16, 1908, two from Château de Saint Firmin, one from Rue Jean Goujon in Paris and the other in mourning from Lugano, in-12. The mourning letter was written...

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Lot n° 19

LOUIS IX, ROI DE FRANCE (1214-1270).

Polychrome embroidery depicting Saint-Louis in a medallion, in coronation garb wearing the Crown of Thorns, on a paper background, face and hands painted in watercolor. In a rectangular natural wood frame, under glass on both sides. 18th century. H. 14.5...

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Lot n° 20

EDELINCK, d'après Charles LE BRUN.

Saint Louis Priant sous le regard des anges. Engraving titled "Qu'il s'elevoit en s'abaissant ainsy" // Dedié et presenté au roy // Par son tres humble tres obeissant et tres fidelle serviteur et sujet G. Edelinck. chevalier romain. Rousseurs. Framed....

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Lot n° 21

Pierre REYMOND (1513-ap. 1584), dans le goût de.

Portrait of François I, King of France (1494-1547). Portrait of Marie Stuart, Queen of France and Scotland (1542-1587). Pair of rectangular plates painted in enamel on copper, monogrammed on the back "P.R.", depicting them in bust form. In Renaissance-style...

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Lot n° 22

École française du XIXe siècle.

Portrait of François I. Portrait of Diane de Poitiers. Pair of repoussé copper bas-reliefs presented in wooden frames with fleur-de-lys at the corners. Slight oxidation and knocks. H. 56.4 x W. 47.3 cm (frames).

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Lot n° 23

École française d’époque Restauration.

Hugues de Romance, seigneur de Mesmont, squire in King Henri IV's stable in 1592. Pen drawing on paper. Captioned in ink at bottom. Insolation. Framed. On the back a period handwritten paper: "This pen-and-ink drawing was taken from the original portrait...

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Lot n° 24

Mariage du Dauphin, fils de Louis XV.

Invitation card for the Bal Paré at Versailles, celebrated on the occasion of the marriage of the Dauphin Louis de France to Marie-Josèphe de Saxe, Thursday, February 9, 1747 (door and bleacher access on the right). Printed and enhanced Bristol, preserved...

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Lot n° 25

Tabatière en corne blonde de forme ovale à une charnière,

the lid stamped in bas-relief with the double profile of the young Louis XV laureate and Marie Leczinska, facing each other within a crown of pearl frieze and Bérain-style motifs, fleur-de-lis and acanthus leaves, interspersed with the royal crown and...

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Lot n° 26

Gravure figurant Louis XVIII

in coronation dress after the 1776 portrait of Louis XVI by DUPLESSIS. Wavy, damp stains. Framed. Restoration period. H. 65.5 x W. 50 cm (when viewed). H. 89 x W. 70.5 cm (frame).

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Lot n° 27

Louis XVI, roi de France (1754-1793).

Terracotta pedestal bust of Louis XVI, three-quarter left, wearing his decorations, signed "Chinard de l'athénée à Lyon" on the back. Slight accidents. 19th century. H. 24 x L. 17 cm.

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Lot n° 28

Gravure colorée figurant Marie-Thérèse Charlotte,

Louis XVI's daughter known as Madame Royale (1778-1851), aged 17, in left profile in the Temple prison, telescoped from life on October 8, 1795. Small edge tears. Circa 1795-1800. H. 46 x L. 30 cm.

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Lot n° 29

“Almanach pour 30 ans, dédié à la Reine”, par LEQUIN, 1775.

Rare etching and burin engraving on strong laid paper, partly openwork, decorated with medallion portraits of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette. Signed at the bottom: "Par son très humble très soumis et fidel sujet Lequin" (active in the 18th...

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Lot n° 30

MAUDUISON père ou fils (XIXe siècle)

"Louis XVI" Blue passe-partout engraving in a pitchpin frame, depicting King Louis XVI in a three-quarter bust to the left. H. 30.4 x W. 24.9 cm (frame).

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Lot n° 31

École française vers 1780

Presumed portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). Oval miniature, unsigned, depicting a young woman in bust, three-quarter right, in a light white dress and powdered wig. Vertical crack. In a fine 19th-century gilt bronze rectangular frame with...

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Lot n° 32

Paire de profils en biscuit (ou métal?)

depicting Queen Marie-Antoinette on the left and King Louis XVI on the right, facing each other. On a blue velvet background. Slight wear. Late 18th century. In a rectangular frame in blackened wood, with a round view encircled by gilt bronze, under curved...

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Lot n° 33

Composition séditieuse en peinture sous verre de couleur noire,

depicting the mysterious urn flanked by the hidden profiles of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, in a medallion circled in gilded metal, framed. 19th century. Sight: D. 7.5 cm. Frame: H. 15 x W. 14.5 cm.

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Lot n° 34

Dessin séditieux inachevé à la plume et sépia sur papier,

depicting the profiles of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette on either side of the mysterious urn adorned with the Golden Fleece, around which is a sketch of a weeping willow with a snake coiled around it, symbolizing Evil. Framed. Recent manuscript...

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Lot n° 35

Augustin LEGRAND (1765-1856), d’après William BEYDELL

"Portrait of Madame, Duchesse d'Angoulême". Letter from the print below the image: "Madame Duchesse d'Angoulême. Daughter of Louis XVI. Born December 19, 1778". The portrait framed with vegetal ornaments and surmounted by a royal crown. Below, the left...

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Lot n° 36

MADAME ROYALE ou “L’ENFANT AUX COUSSINS”

Enameled porcelain group featuring Madame Royale bébé, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, future Duchesse d'Angoulême. The princess is seated on a stack of three draped cushions, leaning forward, holding her right foot with her left hand, and...

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Lot n° 37

Statuette séditieuse tournée et sculptée au profil d’un homme (Louis XVI?),

resting on an ebony pedestal, set on a fluted half-column with a square base, all on a round wooden base. Late 18th - early 19th century. H. 15 cm (total).

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Lot n° 38

Louis XVIII et la Duchesse d'Angoulême.

Rare embroidery depicting Louis XVIII and the Duchesse d'Angoulême haggling in the snow with a poodle. Restoration period, circa 1814-1820. H. 55.5 x L. 45 cm. Accents, tears History The Comte de Provence fled Paris on June 20, 1791, the same day as his...

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Lot n° 39

Boîte ronde en poudre de corne pressée,

the lid adorned with a bust of King Louis XVIII in left profile. Restoration period. H. 2 x D. 8 cm.

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Lot n° 40

Médaillon en cuivre doré ancien

Snuffbox lid featuring the profile of Louis XVIII facing left, captioned "Louis XVIII roi de France", and set in a copper mount under a glass plate. Metal pitting and oxidation. Restoration period. D. 3.5 cm.

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Lot n° 41

Louis XVIII. Bisque bust depicting...

Louis XVIII. Bisque bust depicting King Louis XVIII, in full regalia, wearing his decorations of the Saint-Esprit, Saint-Louis and Légion d'honneur. Good condition. Mounted on a later square wooden base. Manufacture de Dagoty, Paris, Restoration period...

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Lot n° 42

Profil du roi Louis XVIII,

left, in white bisque on a blue background imitating Wedgwood. Signed on the edge by the sculptor "Brachard". Good condition. Manufacture royale de Sèvres, Restoration period. In a rectangular frame in blackened wood, with a round view encircled by gilt...

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Lot n° 43

Bourbons.

Set of 2 engravings featuring the Royal Family of France, one depicting them in a lily decoration with King Louis XVIII in the center after Blanchard, the other featuring the same members with the addition of the Duc d'Orléans and the Prince de Condé,...

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Lot n° 44

Lot de 5 gravures séditieuses :

a colored pull-out featuring busts of Louis XVIII, the Comte d'Artois, the Duc de Berry Berry, the Duke and Duchess of Angoulême in a bouquet of pansies, titled "Read our thoughts" (tears). - one featuring the profiles of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette,...

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Lot n° 45

Bourbons

Set of 4 engraved portraits featuring Louis XVIII le Désiré, Monsieur Comte d'Artois, Madame, daughter of Louis XVI and Louis-Antoine Henri de Courbon-Condé, in medallions. Engraved by N. Bertrand, Paris, Restoration period. In rectangular blackened wood...

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Lot n° 46

Bourbons.

Set of 6 fine earthenware dessert plates, with contoured and openwork borders in shades of blue, featuring polychrome portraits in the center of the kings Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, the Regent Philippe d'Orléans, Queen Marie-Thérèse and Madame de...

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Lot n° 47

École française vers 1821.

Pen, ink and brown wash drawing featuring, within a fleur-de-lys, the profiles of the various members of the royal family: Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, the Dauphin Louis XVII, Madame Royale, the Duc d'Angoulême and the Comte d'Artois; in the center, the...

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Lot n° 48

Cadre ovale en argent à bordure émaillée guillochée bleu ciel,

with easel stand on back; it contains a miniature portrait of Emperor Napoleon I (crack). Germany, circa 1900. H. 9.5 x L. 7.5 cm. Gross weight: 112.0 g.

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Lot n° 49

École française vers 1798, d’après Andrea APPIANI (1754-1817) et Giuseppe LONGHI (1766-1831).

Portrait of General Bonaparte. Gouache on paper, mounted on canvas. Captioned at the bottom "Buona/parte". H. 35.5 x L. 28.5 cm.

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Lot n° 50

Figurine en bois tourné et noirci

with a seditious profile of Louis XVIII, resting on a stained wood half-column pedestal opening in two to form a secret box. 19th century. H. 11 cm.

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Auction 08 March 2024 Historical memories - Paris

Bid on the lot list Millon : 08 March 2024 - <p>Contact: Mariam Varsimashvili sh@millon.com</p><p>Expert: Maxime Charron expert@maxime-charron.com</p><p><br></p><p>RETRAIT DES LOTS: sur rendez-vous à partir du 12 mars 2024 </p> 19GB - Paris

Historical memories

L.S. “Louis” par le secrétaire du roi Louis XV,

partly printed. Elevation to the dignity of Chevalier de l'ordre de Saint Louis for Ignace Bermond d'Espondeilhan, capitaine, addressed to Mr. N. Rison, lieutenant at Verdun, made at Versailles on January 3, 1762, with the Duc de Choiseul's signature....

[REVOLUTION].

Set of 12 documents. -AUBERT, abbé (1731-1814). 2 long L.A.S. and a P.A.S. S.l., January 28, 1772 and Paris, February 6 and May 8, 1789. 3 pp. in-4, 3 pp. in-folio and 1 p. in-12 oblong. Long letter concerning an article on the Prince of Helfenstein,...

BACULARD D'ARNAUD, François-Thomas-Marie de (1718-1805),

playwright, poet and novelist, friend then rival of Voltaire. Set of 2 documents by him and addressed to him: -CARASI, Carlo (1734-1802), Italian man of letters and scholar. Long autograph letter addressed to the writer François-Thomas-Marie de BACULARD...

[CUBA].

Set of 4 documents: 2 documents signed by the Count of Santa Clara with the 2 French translations, produced at the same time. Havana, May 23, 1798. 5 ½ pp. in-folio. Interesting documents relating to the prejudice caused by the presence of French privateers...

LOUIS-ANTOINE D’ARTOIS, DUC D'ANGOULÊME (1775-1844), fils aîné du roi Charles X.

L.A.S. addressed to the Duc de Piennes (1762-1831), Warsaw, December 9, 1802. 1 p. in-4°; small tear. Emigration letter in which the Prince learns that the Duke is leaving England to join him, and takes advantage of the opportunity to entrust him with...

[PALAIS DE LA LÉGION D’HONNEUR]. LACÉPÈDE, Charles de. L.A.S. Paris, 6 juillet 1808. 1 p. in-folio.

A fine, lengthy recommendation for the painter Louis Hersent, written by his friend Charles de Lacépède, son of the great French naturalist, zoologist and herpetologist Bernard Germain Etienne de LACÉPÈDE, member of the Société d'Horticulture de Paris. Commenting...

Jeanne Charlotte Papillon d'Auteroche, comtesse de Luçay, dame d’atours de l'impératrice Marie-Louise (1769-1845)

Set of 3 L.A.S. concerning the settlement of the purchase of supplies by H.M. the Empress from M. Paisant de Couture l'ainé, lace manufacturer in Caen, during her visit to Caen on August 24 and September 1, 1813: - 2 LAS addressed to the Comtesse de...

[HORLOGERIE & ARCHEOLOGIE].

LABARRE, Éloi (1764-1833), French architect. Set of 2 L.S. addressed to the famous mechanic Claude-Pierre Molard (1759-1837), member of the Académie des sciences. Paris, February 27 and August 30, 1827. 2 pp. ½ in-4. Addresses on versos of second leaves...

AMY BROWN (1783-1876), première femme de Charles-Ferdinand d’Artois, duc de Berry (1778-1820).

L.A.S. addressed to Madame V. Sahnée, Paris, January 16, 1828. 1 p. ½ bi-feuillet in-4°, address on verso "Rue neuve de Berry aux Champs Elysées", with postmark. Letter in which she kindly recommends one of her former maids: "(...) I gave her a certificate...

Ferdinand Philippe D'ORLÉANS, Duc d’Orléans (1810-1842)

"Testament du Duc d'Orléans fait / à Toulon et laissé à la Princesse Clémentine (sa soeur, 1817-1907) / le 9 avril 1840 (...) copié en août 1846. A.H.", initials probably of Julie Aimée HARTMANN (1826-1907), whose name is reported above the header. 4...

Hélène Louise Élisabeth de Mecklembourg-Schwerin, duchesse d’Orléans (1814-1858).

1 LAS "Hélène", to Madame la comtesse de La Redorte, Louise Honorine Suchet d'Albuféra (1811-1885), daughter of Rose Clary, on city of Bath letterhead, August 18, 1854 (city unidentified), 4p, in-12, with envelope. Provenance - Louise Honorine Suchet...

MARIE-CAROLINE DUCHESSE DE BERRY (1798-1870), fille du Roi des Deux-Siciles, épouse du duc de Berry, mère du comte de Chambord.

L.A.S. "Caroline" addressed to Charlotte de Bourbon, Princesse de Faucigny-Lucinge (1808-1886), in Turin. Brunsee, March 21, 1858. 1 p. ¼ in-8°, enclosed her envelope with red wax seal with her arms (faded). Affectionate letter from the Princess, to...

[POMPIERS].

"Précis historique sur les pompiers de Paris". Manuscript, 4 pp. in-folio. S.l.n.d. Mid-19th century. Very interesting document containing an "Etat ancien de la police des incendies à Paris", i.e., a precise history of the measures and ordinances taken...

[DIVERS - XIXe siècle]. Ensemble de 27 documents :

BOUFFLERS, Mme de. L.A.S. S.l.n.d. 1 p. in-8. Her son has disappeared. -BRUNET, Charles (1805-1878), French bibliographer. L.A.S. S.l., 14 Floréal year 12. 1 p. in-12. About Benjamin Franklin's Gazette, which carries "the list of letters remaining at...

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte , Napoléon III, empereur des Français (1808-1873)

L.A.S. "Napoléon Eugénie" addressed to Tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881) in Stuttgart, written in Paris on June 12, 1867, in French, 1 page, format in-16. He writes "In thanking Your Majesty for his new farewell, we wish to express our deep sympathy...

Princesse Mathilde, fille du prince Jérôme Bonaparte (1820-1904)

1 LAS "Mathilde" to a Monsieur (probably Louis Maurice Mathieu de La Redorte), July 1, from Saint Gratien, 1p ½, in-12. She congratulates him on his son's marriage. Provenance - Louis Maurice Mathieu de La Redorte (1832-1908). - His son, Maxime Maurice...

Lettres du prince Georges de Grèce (1869–1957) à sa tante la princesse Valdemar de Danemark, née Marie d’Orléans (1865–1907)

Lot of 17 L.A.S. "Georgie", dated from 1889 to 1907, sometimes with letterhead with his cipher under royal crown of Greece, some with envelopes. Including: - 1889 3/17; Nov. Athens, spleen: "We often talked about you with Valdemar, well I talked. The...

Louis-Philippe d’Orléans, duc d’Orléans (1869-1926).

Lot of 4 LAS "P. d'Orléans", dated June 21, 1892, September 24, 1893, September 28, 1894, November 16, 1908, two from Château de Saint Firmin, one from Rue Jean Goujon in Paris and the other in mourning from Lugano, in-12. The mourning letter was written...

LOUIS IX, ROI DE FRANCE (1214-1270).

Polychrome embroidery depicting Saint-Louis in a medallion, in coronation garb wearing the Crown of Thorns, on a paper background, face and hands painted in watercolor. In a rectangular natural wood frame, under glass on both sides. 18th century. H. 14.5...

EDELINCK, d'après Charles LE BRUN.

Saint Louis Priant sous le regard des anges. Engraving titled "Qu'il s'elevoit en s'abaissant ainsy" // Dedié et presenté au roy // Par son tres humble tres obeissant et tres fidelle serviteur et sujet G. Edelinck. chevalier romain. Rousseurs. Framed....

Pierre REYMOND (1513-ap. 1584), dans le goût de.

Portrait of François I, King of France (1494-1547). Portrait of Marie Stuart, Queen of France and Scotland (1542-1587). Pair of rectangular plates painted in enamel on copper, monogrammed on the back "P.R.", depicting them in bust form. In Renaissance-style...

École française du XIXe siècle.

Portrait of François I. Portrait of Diane de Poitiers. Pair of repoussé copper bas-reliefs presented in wooden frames with fleur-de-lys at the corners. Slight oxidation and knocks. H. 56.4 x W. 47.3 cm (frames).

École française d’époque Restauration.

Hugues de Romance, seigneur de Mesmont, squire in King Henri IV's stable in 1592. Pen drawing on paper. Captioned in ink at bottom. Insolation. Framed. On the back a period handwritten paper: "This pen-and-ink drawing was taken from the original portrait...

Mariage du Dauphin, fils de Louis XV.

Invitation card for the Bal Paré at Versailles, celebrated on the occasion of the marriage of the Dauphin Louis de France to Marie-Josèphe de Saxe, Thursday, February 9, 1747 (door and bleacher access on the right). Printed and enhanced Bristol, preserved...

Tabatière en corne blonde de forme ovale à une charnière,

the lid stamped in bas-relief with the double profile of the young Louis XV laureate and Marie Leczinska, facing each other within a crown of pearl frieze and Bérain-style motifs, fleur-de-lis and acanthus leaves, interspersed with the royal crown and...

Gravure figurant Louis XVIII

in coronation dress after the 1776 portrait of Louis XVI by DUPLESSIS. Wavy, damp stains. Framed. Restoration period. H. 65.5 x W. 50 cm (when viewed). H. 89 x W. 70.5 cm (frame).

Louis XVI, roi de France (1754-1793).

Terracotta pedestal bust of Louis XVI, three-quarter left, wearing his decorations, signed "Chinard de l'athénée à Lyon" on the back. Slight accidents. 19th century. H. 24 x L. 17 cm.

Gravure colorée figurant Marie-Thérèse Charlotte,

Louis XVI's daughter known as Madame Royale (1778-1851), aged 17, in left profile in the Temple prison, telescoped from life on October 8, 1795. Small edge tears. Circa 1795-1800. H. 46 x L. 30 cm.

“Almanach pour 30 ans, dédié à la Reine”, par LEQUIN, 1775.

Rare etching and burin engraving on strong laid paper, partly openwork, decorated with medallion portraits of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette. Signed at the bottom: "Par son très humble très soumis et fidel sujet Lequin" (active in the 18th...

MAUDUISON père ou fils (XIXe siècle)

"Louis XVI" Blue passe-partout engraving in a pitchpin frame, depicting King Louis XVI in a three-quarter bust to the left. H. 30.4 x W. 24.9 cm (frame).

École française vers 1780

Presumed portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). Oval miniature, unsigned, depicting a young woman in bust, three-quarter right, in a light white dress and powdered wig. Vertical crack. In a fine 19th-century gilt bronze rectangular frame with...

Paire de profils en biscuit (ou métal?)

depicting Queen Marie-Antoinette on the left and King Louis XVI on the right, facing each other. On a blue velvet background. Slight wear. Late 18th century. In a rectangular frame in blackened wood, with a round view encircled by gilt bronze, under curved...

Composition séditieuse en peinture sous verre de couleur noire,

depicting the mysterious urn flanked by the hidden profiles of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, in a medallion circled in gilded metal, framed. 19th century. Sight: D. 7.5 cm. Frame: H. 15 x W. 14.5 cm.

Dessin séditieux inachevé à la plume et sépia sur papier,

depicting the profiles of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette on either side of the mysterious urn adorned with the Golden Fleece, around which is a sketch of a weeping willow with a snake coiled around it, symbolizing Evil. Framed. Recent manuscript...

Augustin LEGRAND (1765-1856), d’après William BEYDELL

"Portrait of Madame, Duchesse d'Angoulême". Letter from the print below the image: "Madame Duchesse d'Angoulême. Daughter of Louis XVI. Born December 19, 1778". The portrait framed with vegetal ornaments and surmounted by a royal crown. Below, the left...

MADAME ROYALE ou “L’ENFANT AUX COUSSINS”

Enameled porcelain group featuring Madame Royale bébé, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, future Duchesse d'Angoulême. The princess is seated on a stack of three draped cushions, leaning forward, holding her right foot with her left hand, and...

Statuette séditieuse tournée et sculptée au profil d’un homme (Louis XVI?),

resting on an ebony pedestal, set on a fluted half-column with a square base, all on a round wooden base. Late 18th - early 19th century. H. 15 cm (total).

Louis XVIII et la Duchesse d'Angoulême.

Rare embroidery depicting Louis XVIII and the Duchesse d'Angoulême haggling in the snow with a poodle. Restoration period, circa 1814-1820. H. 55.5 x L. 45 cm. Accents, tears History The Comte de Provence fled Paris on June 20, 1791, the same day as his...

Boîte ronde en poudre de corne pressée,