Premier Auctions | Session III
Sat, Dec 5, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 630
Two Napoleon Bonaparte Signed Letters
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
accompanied by translations and related lithographs, framed, 36-1/2 x 34 in. - Note: These two letters complement nicely as bookends to Napoleon's career. The earlier correspondence (November 16, 1798) addressed to Jean Rapp, aide-de-camp of General Louis Desaix, inquires the proximity of Desaix's house. The second letter (June 10, 1814) instructs General Henri-Gatien Bertrand to appoint sufficient staff in Longone with details of salaries and duties.ÿ - Provenance: Les Autographes, Thierry Bodin, Paris, France, purchased in 1991 for 14,500 FRF; Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina
good condition overall, documents with typical foxing, light staining, folds, loss at periphery, not removed from frame for examination, some excess ink around signature of 1798 letter from folding before dry
Condition
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