claw set cushion shaped sapphire 7.45 x 5.5mm, estimated approximate weight 1.75ct, flanked by channel set rectangular faceted sapphires, further set with old European, Swiss and single cut diamonds, estimated approximate total diamond weight 0.50ct, head length 13.8mm, width 10.8mm, tapered shoulders, 'D' shaped shank, size M, unhallmarked, tested as platinum, weight 3.7gCondition report: Overall condition: GoodAll stones present and secureAbrasion and chipping to the central sapphire, together with a surface reaching fracture, visible with the naked eye and a 10X loupeMinor abrasion and chipping to rectangular sapphires and diamonds, visible with a 10X loupeHeavy wear/scratches/denting to mountVisible solder join in shank - possible re-size
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circa 1930, the unsigned cream coloured dial, 25mm diameter, with miniature black Roman numerals, each spaced with a gold coloured star, blued spade hands and chemin de fer chapter ring, jewelled mechanical crown wind movement marked 'M&F' in a trefoil within a triangle for Monnier & Frey, with pumpkin shaped winder and hand setting button at 1 o'clock, case, 28mm diameter, verso exhibition style, snap on with both front and rear crystals decorated with an outer ring of reverse cut etched and engraved leaves, 23.2g gross
mark of B.W. Van Eldik & A.F. van der Scheer, Zutphen and a further indistinct (probably standard) mark, with an additional 'Swan M' mark indicating items imported into France of at least 800/1000 silver standard and examined at Marseille Assay Office, of oval form, the pierced frame of repeating oval motifs between two plain rails, raised on six decorative tapering legs with ball and claw feet, cast foliate garlands swagged between each leg, blue glass liner supported on a lower frame, 25 x 17cm, 10.9ozt weighable silverFootnote: The partnership of Bernardus Warnerus van Eldik & A.F. van der Scheer (also known as Hollandia Zilversmeden) was founded by Eldik in 1917. He was a descendent of a prominent family of Dutch silversmiths and they produced a wide variety of silverware, mainly in the old Dutch style. The company closed in 1950.
A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE JEWELLERY Comprising of a silver and Marcasite cocktail ring, a silver and Marcasite watch head ring, a silver and Marcasite pendant and chain, a pair of turquoise flower head stud earrings marked 925 India, cocktail ring bezel at longest point 2.5 cm ring size O watch head ring 2.6cm x 1 cm, ring size M The Star of David pendant of open work design and set with purple glass and Marcasites marked 925, diameter 2.4 cm. chain length 45cm Pendant drop length 2.8cm, stud earrings diameter 0.8cm
Four Boxed Diecast Models of Mercedes including Paul's Model Art ' Minichamps ' Art Car Edition Limited Edition Mercedes 190 E 2.5 (no. 3492/4444), Paul's Model Art ' Minichamps ' Limited Edition Mercedes-Benz C111/II (no. 3287/9999) together with Andre M Ruf limited edition 1:43 scale diecast model of Mercedes AMG 500 SEC and Century 1:43 scale Mercedes 500 SL 1975
TWO 18CT GOLD DIAMOND AND PLATINUM VINTAGE DRESS RINGS the first a tension set cross over ring with diamond accented platinum bed, marked 18ct Plat, ring size L ½ - M, weight 1.6grams, the second a diamond accented boat ring in a platinum bed on a yellow gold shank with faded 18ct markings, ring size K ½, weight 1.3grams Condition Report : the boat ring has a yellow gold thin mount around the platinum, one small section has worn away/broken Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
A 9CT GOLD BELT AND BUCKLE RING With engraved pattern to one shoulder, Birmingham hallmark to the shank, ring size M, weight 5.5g Condition Report : Good for age Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
Six antique gold band rings, including an early 18th century posy ring, internal obscured posy reading 'nite, for a million', maker's mark W, (damaged); an 18ct gold band ring, of knife-edge design, maker's mark RS, Glasgow hallmarks possibly for 1866, size I 1/2; a gold ring, with 18ct Dublin import marks for 1927, size Q 1/2; a gold band ring, Chester import marks and maker's mark JMK, size L 1/2; a 22ct gold band ring, Birmingham marks for 1911, size M 1/2; and a gold band ring, with 18ct hallmarks (possibly Dublin 1927), size Q, 12.5g total Provenance: From the Collection of the late Tony Dove.
Two pairs of diamond-set hoop earrings, one pair by Mappin & Webb, each hinged earring collet-set to the front with brilliant-cut diamonds in platinum, maker's mark M&W, London hallmarks (date letter obscured), 1.3cm high, together with another pair of hoop earrings, each hinged earring set with three rows of round brilliant-cut diamonds to the front in 18ct white gold, London hallmarks, 1.5cm high
A Scottish provincial Arts & Crafts enamel silver necklace by Alexander Ritchie, the central pendant modelled as a dove in flight on blue enamel ground, the chain composed of Celtic motif links with blue enamel decoration, signed 'AR' and 'Iona', 49cm long Literature: for a similar examples see MacArhtur, E, M., 'Iona Celtic Art, the work of Alexander and Euphemia Ritchie' p.41, pl 9b
Four diamond rings, including an early 20th century five-stone ring set with circular-cut diamonds, stamped 18ct, size M, two hallmarked 18ct gold half eternity rings each set with nine brilliant-cut diamonds, sizes R and V, and a hallmarked 18 carat gold heart-shaped cluster ring set with brilliant-cut diamonds, size Q1/2
A diamond cluster ring, the marquise-shaped diamond weighs approximately 1.75cts, rubover-set in gold, with three marquise-shaped to each shoulder in white gold, size K 1/2 The marquise-shaped diamond is a natural diamond with M-Z colour and SI1-2 clarity, as per verbal report from GCS (assessed in mount).
An 18th century sardonyx intaglio depicting the bust of an Emperor (probably Julius Caesar), in profile and wearing laurels, accompanied by a palm leaf, set in a gold collector's swivel mount, intaglio 1.6cm high, size M approximately The palm became so closely associated with victory in ancient Roman culture that the Latin word 'palma' could be used as a metonym for "victory". When Julius Caesar secured his rise to sole power with a victory at Pharsalus, a palm tree was supposed to have sprung up miraculously at the Temple of Nike (the Greek counterpart of the goddess Victory).
Raffael. - Bartoli, Pietro Santo. Parerga, atque ornamenta, ex Raphaelis Sanctij prototypis, a Ioanne Nannio Vtinensi, in Vaticani Palatij xystis, partim opere plastico, partim coloribus expressa. Folge von 43 in der Platte nummerierten Kupfertafeln (inkl. Titel) von Petrus Sancti Bartoli nach Raffael. 26,5 x 37 cm. Halbleder des späten 18. Jahrhunderts (etwas berieben und bestoßen, VDeckel mit Schabspur) mit Rückenfileten. (Rom), Johann Jakob de Rubies, (um 1660).Thieme-Becker II, 556. Ornamentstichsammlung 4063. Getty Research Library Catalog (online) 84-B12210. Höper, Raffael und die Folgen G 19 (mit zahlreichen weiteren Literaturangaben). - Einzige Ausgabe der hier komplett vorliegenden Folge, dem 1670 zum Kardinal ernannten Camillo Massimo gewidmet. Die Loggien, im zweiten von vier Stockwerken des dem Vatikanischen Palast vorgelagerten Trakts, gehörten zu den Privatgemächern des Papstes, die Ausstattung sollte "al piacere solum del papa" - dem alleinigen Vergnügen des Papstes vorbehalten sein (vgl. Oberhuber, Raffael. Das malerische Werk S. 181). "Im Auftrag Leos des X. arbeiteten nach den Entwürfen Raffaels seine Mitarbeiter Giovanni da Udine (Leitung der dekorativen Ausschmückung), Giulio Romano (Leitung der figürlichen Malereien), Giovanni Francesco Penni, Perino del Vaga und andere ... von 1516-1519 in den 13 Jochen der 65 m langen und 4 m breiten Loggien" (Höper S. 425). Bartoli gibt in der vorliegenden Folge die Stuckfiguren - bis auf eine Ausnahme (Tafel 11 Opfernde Frau) seitenverkehrt - wieder. "Zum einen werden die stuckierten Figuren getreu wiedergegeben, zum andern scheut sich Bartoli jedoch nicht, auch Motive aus verschiedenen Zusammenhängen in einer Darstellung zu kombinieren, wie im Falle des Farbenmischenden und zeichnenden Mannes ..., die aus zwei Feldern eines Pilasters im zweiten Joch der Loggien stammen, oder Libertas, Victoria, Annona ..., die auf verschiedene Stuckfiguren an Pilastern aus Loggia II, III und XII zurückgehen. Ein Hinweis auf den Anbringungsort ist nirgends gegeben, der Titel verweist lediglich auf Ornamente, deren Prototypen von Raffael stammen" (Höper S. 105). Acht der Kupfer zeigen phantastische Meereswesen. - Etwas stockfleckig, sonst wohlerhalten. Sehr schöne gratige Abzüge auf festem Bütten.
ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT (Gorcum, Netherlands, 1564- Utrecht, 1651)."Saint Paul", 1631.Oil on canvas.Signed and dated in the upper right corner.Size: 74.5 x 63 cm; 104 x 93 cm (frame).In this painting, masterfully worked with firm and material brushstrokes, Abraham Bloemaert presents us St. Paul in the foreground on a neutral background, with his gaze directed towards the front. He is dressed in a dark red tunic, accompanied by the book that identifies him from the beginning and the sword, the instrument of his martyrdom with which he is later recognised, of which only the hilt is visible. Bloemaert presents the saint with great naturalism. The face is the absolute protagonist of the work, magnificently modelled through a skilful use of light and shade, with appropriate contrasts that enhance the plasticity of the features and define the artist as a faithful follower of Caravaggio's aesthetic postulates. The gaze is the focus of our attention, and it is reflected with a veracity typical of a careful study of life, with great drama and a deep mysticism.A renowned painter and engraver, Bloemaert initially worked in the style of the "Haarlem Mannerists", but in the 16th century he modified his style in accordance with the new Baroque of Caravaggio, becoming an important master of the Utrecht Caravaggists. He was a pupil of Gerrit Splinter, himself a pupil of Frans Floris, and of Joos de Beer. In 1581 he spent three years in Paris, furthering his studies with Jean Cousin the Younger and the Master of Herry. He completed his training at the Ecole de Fontainebleau in an environment dominated by the elegant and sensual models of the French court. On his return to Utrecht in 1611, together with the two other leading painters (Joachim Wtewael and Paulus Moreelse), he was one of the founders of the Guild of Saint Luke in Utrecht, a new painters' guild of which he became dean in 1618. An eclectic and versatile painter, he cultivated all genres of painting, from historical and allegorical subjects to still lifes, portraits and animal paintings. Bloemaert is represented at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the American Museum of Fine Arts in New York, the American Museum of Fine Arts in New York, the American Museum of Fine Arts in New York, the American Museum of Fine Arts in New York, and the American Museum of Fine Arts in New York. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minnesota, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts in Nancy, the Musée de Grenoble, the National Gallery of Canada and the Royal Academy of Arts in London, among many other art galleries.This work was requested by the Central Museum in Utrecht to be part of the largest retrospective on the artist to date, scheduled for 2001. The owner of the work has the museum's letter of request, sent in 1996 and signed by the curator of painting at the time, Liesbeth M. Helmus.
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. An historically important Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, two pages, 4to, n.p. (Munich?) n.d. (February 1925), in German. The holograph notes were prepared by Hitler in advance of a speech (the first following his release from prison) he delivered in Munich's Burgerbraukeller on 27th February 1925. In the upper left corner Hitler has penned the year 1918 followed by the questions 'What had happened?' and 'Just what went wrong', continuing with a diagram separating the political parties 'on the Left "Proletariat"….Marxism….finished for good due to criminality' and 'on the Right "Bourgeoisie"……bourgeois parties….broke down due to cowardice' and also including the 'Volunteer Corps - Nationalist Organisations, Citizens Defending Themselves', the manuscript continuing with other relevant points he intended to deliver within the speech, 'Stick to the facts. Parties reject violence (cowardly). Associations are non-political (stupid. They keep pulling their chestnuts out of the fire). During all this the nation is destroyed, plundered domestically and internationally. Could anything still help? Founding of the NSDAP [National Socialist German Workers' Party, more commonly known as the Nazi Party] Goal. Programme', and to the second page Hitler writes further notes, 'Development. 1919-20-21-22-23. 8th November Result: Inflation. 1924 Parliament. Struggle within the movement. Did anyone care about us? No. My release. December 1924, February 27th 1925. Buttmann. The division is impending. I and Held. I and Rohm. I and Ludendorff. Lies. The old movement……The movement? In a different Germany. Here.' Autograph material of Adolf Hitler is extremely rare in any form, and the present notes are of particular significance in Hitler's rise to power, this particular speech representing a landmark moment in the re-establishing of the Nazi Party and Hitler cementing his position as 'der Fuhrer'. A couple of extremely minor, very small holes at the intersection of a couple of folds, VG'If anyone comes and tries to make conditions to me then I say to him: friend, wait and see what conditions I have to make to you. I am not wooing the masses. After a year you shall judge, my party comrades; if I have not acted correctly, then I shall place my office in your hands again. But until that moment this is the rule: I lead the movement alone, and no one shall set me conditions so long as I personally bear the responsibility. And I once more bear entire responsibility for everything that happens in the movement' (extract from Adolf Hitler's two-hour speech delivered at the Burgerbraukeller, Munich, 27th February 1925)Hitler joined the tiny German workers party in 1919, He quickly became its leader. On 9 November 1923, at the height of the great German inflation (on 20 November, one U.S. dollar was equal to four trillion German marks), Hitler risked a coup. He led his followers through the streets of Munich to the Feldherrnhalle, a war memorial, where waiting police opened fire. Sixteen of Hitler's followers were killed; Hitler himself was arrested, and after a trial that he turned into a political platform, he was sentenced to four years in prison. The party was banned, and its remnants degenerated into squabbling factions. Hitler stood outside the fray, using his time in prison to write Mein Kampf. He was released in December 1924 after serving only nine months of his term, and set about rebuilding the party. The authorities lifted the ban on the Nazi Party on 16 February 1925. Hitler now arranged one of his rhetorical masterpieces: a mass meeting on 27 February to re-establish the party. He chose the same beer hall from which he had launched his abortive revolution fifteen months earlier. Three thousand people packed the hall, and several thousand more were turned away. He entered to the passionate applause of the audience, and gave [a] two hour speech….Its first three-quarters offered nothing that most in the audience had not already heard, and would hear again in Hitler's future speeches. He reviewed Germany's history, claiming that past conservative parties had no contact with the masses, and that leftist parties pretended to address the problems faced by ordinary Germans, but actually served the interests of the Jews who controlled them. He also outlined his views on propaganda. In the last quarter of the speech, he moved to re-establish his control of the party. He claimed absolute authority. Anyone unwilling to obey could go his own way. Hitler 'forgave' those who had made mistakes in his absence, and demanded that there be no criticism of him or the party for a year. The audience responded with enthusiasm. After the speech, Hitler had arranged…..'a piece of pure theatre'. The Nazi leaders who had fought for supremacy while Hitler was in prison all 'mounted the platform and, among emotional scenes, with many standing on chairs and tables and the crowd pressing forward from the back of the hall, shook hands, forgave each other, and swore undying loyalty to the leader'……The speech succeeded. Hitler once again was absolute leader of the party' (from Landmark Speeches of National Socialism, edited by Randall L. Bytwerk, Texas A&M University Press, 2008)
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[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. An interesting, small group of T.Ls.S. and documents issued by various members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin and presented to Otto Meissner, all relating to requests made by various British subjects to have meetings with Adolf Hitler during 1937-38, including a T.L.S. by Boltze, an employee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two pages, 4to, Berlin, 7th August 1937, to Otto Meissner, in German. Boltze states that John Groth, the honorary German vice-consul in Bradford, has asked to be received by the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor and continues to comment 'Groth, the British national who has carried out the functions of honorary German vice-consul since 1926, has always represented German interests very ably, and has devoted himself completely and wholeheartedly to the strengthening of friendly relations between England and Germany. As a great admirer of the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor, Growth has expressed his long-cherished wish for arrangements to be made for him…..to be received by the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor at Berchtesgaden…..In view of Mr. Groth's services…..the request is supported by the head of the 'Germans Abroad' organisation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in spite of the basic attitude stated in your letter of 21st October 1935', an extract from the said letter appears as a postscript and states 'Except in cases where there are very special reasons, it is not the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor's practice personally to receive our honorary consuls from abroad during their visits to Germany. Deviation from this rule would lead to criticisms or to burdening the Fuhrer with such a number of audiences as to be insupportable', with a brief A.N.S. by Otto Meissner (1880-1953, German civil servant, Chief of the Presidential Chancellery 1920-45) at the head, signed with his initial ('M'), stating that the request is not feasible, accompanied by a typed document containing various biographical details of Growth including his date of birth, religion, education, spoken languages, family etc.; a T.L.S., von Bulow-Schwante, by Vicco von Bulow-Schwante (1891-1970; German Diplomat who served as Chief of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Office), two pages, 4to, Berlin, 17th April 1937, to Otto Meissner, on the printed stationery of the protocol department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in German. Bulow-Schwante announces that on 29th & 30th April a second meeting of the joint committee established by the German-French-British agreement of 1935 on the tending of German war graves on British and French territory, as well as of British war graves on German territory, will take place in Berlin and continues to list the British, French and German delegates to be involved, including Sir Fabian Ware, General Sir George MacDonogh, the French ambassador in Berlin, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Vice-Admiral von Trotha etc. Bulow-Schwante further states that the previous meeting took place in London in 1936 and that the 'German members, together with the French, were on that occasion received by the British King and by the Duke of York' adding 'The British members who will be at the meeting have made known their wish to be received by the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor' and remarking 'The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly supports the reception they have requested, in which the participation of other members of the Committee, particularly the French, would no doubt also be considered', together with a typed carbon copy, unsigned, of Meissner's reply, one page, 4to, Berlin, 19th April 1937, in German; and several other letters relating to proposed meetings with Joseph Lyons Broderick of Balliol College, Oxford, Margaret Langford of Cheshire, Howard Hawkins of London etc. All with two file holes to the left edges, a few neatly clipped corners, and various official pencil annotations etc. Generally VG, 8
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[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. [MENZIES ROBERT]: (1894-1978) Prime Minister of Australia 1939-41, 1949-66. An interesting series of T.Ls.S. and documents relating to a visit by Menzies to Germany in July 1938 with the hope of meeting Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi leaders, comprising a typed letter, unsigned, by von Scmieden of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two pages, 4to, Berlin, 16th July 1938, to the Presidential Chancellery of the Fuhrer, in German, announcing that a telegram has been received from the German Embassy in London informing them that 'Menzies, the Australian Attorney General, who will possibly be the next Australian Prime Minister, intends to travel soon to Berlin….with the aim of exchanging views with influential German personalities' and further stating 'He would be grateful if it could be made possible for him to have a talk with General Field Marshal Goring, Reich Minister Goebbels and Herr Schacht, the president of the Reich Bank', although also remarking 'In reply to his request for an audience with the Fuhrer, he was informed that this would hardly be possible in view of the short notice'. The letter concludes 'Since Menzies is apparently motivated by good intentions, and plays an important role in Australia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be grateful if the other aforementioned talks for which he asks could take place'. With a brief A.N.S. by Otto Meissner (1880-1953, German civil servant, Chief of the Presidential Chancellery 1920-45) in the margin, signed with his initial ('M'), in pencil, confirming that a reception with the Fuhrer would be impossible; a T.L.S., Ruter, by Ernst Ruter (1885-1954) a senior counsellor within the German Foreign Ministry, one page, 4to, Berlin, 19th July 1938, to the Presidential Chancellery of the Fuhrer, in German. The Express Letter states that the press in Australia are reporting that the Prime Minister has announced that Robert Menzies, the Australian Attorney General, will travel to Germany 'in order to discuss two-way trade, even if there is no question, for the time being, of the conclusion of a German-Australian trade agreement' continuing 'This report confirms the view held here that the visit of the Australian minister could serve not only for a general exchange of views, but for substantial negotiations on trade' and concluding 'The German Consul-General has said, in a telegram, that he considers it certainly the right course to give a friendly reception to Menzies, but warns against giving too great weight to the statements he may make', accompanied by a four page report prepared by Ruter on Menzies and two other related letters including an unsigned carbontyped copy of a letter sent by Walther Hinrichs (1882-1964), one page, 4to, Berlin, 20th July 1938, to the protocol department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in German, stating, in full, 'You are requested to inform Menzies, the Australian Attorney General, who is currently in London, in whatever way seems appropriate, that - in view of the short notice - an audience with the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor can no longer be made possible, on account of other arrangements which have already been fixed'; also including Greg McGirr (1879-1949) Australian politician who represented the Labor Party. T.L.S., Greg McGirr, one page, 4to, North Sydney, New South Wales, 7th February 1938, to Adolf Hitler. McGirr announces that he expects to make a tour of Germany in the coming months, adding 'I am very interested in your good self, and closely connected with a lot of your people in this country. I am an ex-Minister of the Crown here, having been Minister of Public Health, and having introduced the Motherhood Endowment Scheme in New South Wales' and continuing 'I would like to have the pleasure of seeing and meeting you, if only for a few minutes, as I am a great admirer of a great man'. Accompanied by a series of T.Ls.S. and documents relating to McGirr's request for an audience with Hitler including a T.L.S. Augst, by Martin Augst, an employee of the Chancellery, one page, oblong 8vo, Berlin, 18th March 1938, forwarding McGirr's letter to the competent department within the Presidential Chancellery and noting that no acknowledgement of receipt has been made, a T.L.S., v. Mackensen, by Hans Georg von Mackensen (1883-1947; German diplomat who served as a Secretary of State at the Foreign Ministry), one page, 4to, Berlin, 31st March 1938, to the Minister of State, in German, providing some background details on McGirr, in part, 'McGirr….was one of the protagonists of the Australian Labour Party, and became Minister of Health in 1922, in which capacity he brought in the law on maternity benefits; at the next elections (in 1925) he left the Labour Party and joined the Conservative Party (the opposition), subsequently he became a political lone wolf, who found little following, and today also still has scarcely any influence on public opinion; since 1925 he has acted as vice-consul to Brazil in Sydney', and concluding 'In view of his highly-chequered past, and his currently more or less insignificant position, it would seem not only undesirable, but pointless, so far as foreign affairs are concerned, for him to be received by the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor', and a few other related letters; and further including three carbon typed unsigned copies of letters relating to requests for meetings with Adolf Hitler by Albert Dunstan (1882-1950; Australian politician, Premier of Victoria 1935-43, 1943-45) in 1937 and by R. B. Bennet (1870-1947; Prime Minister of Canada 1930-35). All with file holes to the left edges and some with neatly clipped upper right corners and the majority with various official stamps and pencil and ink annotations etc. Generally VG, 17
LOUIS XI: (1423-1483) Louis the Prudent. King of France 1461-83. A rare L.S., Loys, one page, oblong 8vo, Plessis-lez-Tours, 12th February [1481], to 'his cousin' [Louis d'Amboise], Bishop of Albi, in French. Written in the hand of the clerk, Gassault, and with one concluding line of text in another hand (possibly that of the King?), Louis XI instructs the Bishop to bring them both if he sees fit, concluding 'if you think Charles ought to stay, do it'. Countersigned by Gassault at the foot. With address panel and a contemporary endorsement to the verso. Some light staining to the edges and two neat splits at the edges of the folds, one only very slightly affecting the text. G The letter, transcribed in French, reads, in full - 'Monsieur Dalbi j'ay receu voz lettres; s'il vous semble que vous les devez menez tous deux s'il le faictes. Et du tout en faictes ainsi que bon vous semblera. Et adieu monsieur Dalbi. Escript au Plessis du parc les tous tours le xij jour de Fevrier '.Provenance: This letter, then in the possession of M. Mazens, a notary at Lagraisses, Tarn (17 km south-west of Albi), was published in Joseph Vaesen et Etienne Chavaray, Lettres de Louis XI roi de France publiées d'après les originaux pur la Société de l'histoire de France (11) 1481-1482; Paris, Librairie Renouard, 1905, number 1577, substituting the word rester for demorer in the postscript.Louis d'Amboise (1433-1503) Bishop of Albi, son of Pierre d'Ambroise, courtier to King Charles VII and Anne of Brittany, and elder brother to Cardinal George d'Amboise. He had been sent to Savoy to fetch Philibert Duke of Savoy (1465-1482) and his brother Charles Duke of Savoy (1468-1490), children of Louis XI's sister Yolande de France (1434-1478), Duchess of Savoy and her husband Amadeus IX Duke of Savoy. Both children died of tuberculosis.Louis XI died in the Chateau de Plessis-lez-Tours (which he had acquired on 15th February 1463) on 30th August 1483.
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