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[GASTRONOMY]: [LOUIS XIV] (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715. An extraordinarily remarkable and detailed manuscript notebook entitled Estat et menu g[e]n[er]al de la Depence ordinaire de la chambre aux deniers du Roy, annee 1694 (i.e. the status and general menu of the King’s private rooms for the year 1694) compiled by a member of the Royal household of King Louis XIV charged with the responsibility of keeping accounts and records for the menus and gastronomic expenses associated with Le Grand Couvert and other meals. Penned in a small, neat and attractive hand the manuscript runs to over 160 pages and commences with a list of the status of persons who must and have the right to eat at the King’s table, as well as other named tables, followed by different ‘menus’ (that of bread, and of wine) and then details of the meals provided for the different private tables, including that of the King (remembering that his menus were only ‘for one’), ‘Menu de la table du roi de deux plats, deux assiettes et cinq services et hors d'oeuvre. Bouillon du dejeuner: Un chapon vieilli, 4 livres de boeuf, 4 livres de veau, 4 livres de mouton....Diners, potages: 2 chapons vieillis pour potage de sante, 4 perdrix aux choux. Petits potages: 6 pigeonneaux.....4 petits potages hors d'oeuvre: un chapon hache, une perdrix aux morilles, 3 poulets....un chapon por potage au blanc. Entree: Un quartier de veau et une piece autour, le tout 20 livres, 12 pigeons pour tourtes. 2 petites entrees: 6 poulets fricasses, 2 perdrix en hachis. 6 petites entrees hors d'oeuvre: 3 perdrix au jus, 6 tourtes a la braise, 2 dindons grilles, 3 poulets aux truffes, 4 perdreaux, 2 poulardes depecees aux truffes’ (Translation: ‘Menu of the King’s table of two courses, two plates and five courses and appetizers. Breakfast broth: an aged capon, 4lbs of beef, 4lbs of veal, 4lbs of mutton…..Dinners, soups: 2 aged capons for healthy soup, 4 partridges with cabbage. Small soups: 6 young pigeons….4 small soup appetizers: a minced capon, a partridge with morels, 3 chickens….a capon for white soup. Appetizer: A quarter of veal and a piece around it, in all 20lbs, 12 pigeons for pies. 2 small appetizers: 6 chicken fricassee, 2 minced partridges. 6 small appetizers: 3 partridge au jus, 6 charcoal-grilled pies, 2 grilled turkeys, 3 chickens with truffles, 4 partridges, 2 skinned chickens with truffles’) as well as the Grand Maitre de France, Henri Jules, Prince of Conde (which are no less copious) the Chamberlain, the Chaplains, the Valets de chambre, and various other courtiers and special servants etc., ‘Aux deux tapissiers: 8 livres de mouton; au Bidau, horloger: un chapon, au boulanger: 8 livres de veau, 4 livres de boeuf’ (Translation: ‘To the two upholsterers: 8lbs of mutton; to Bidau, watchmaker: a capon; to the baker: 8lbs of veal, 4lbs of beef’), also detailing different menus for ‘fish days’, for the soups ‘Une carpe de pied, un cent d'ecrevisses......un cent d'huitres’ (Translation: ‘A foot carp, a hundred crayfish….a hundred oysters’) and for the fillets ‘demi grand saumon, 6 soles, un grand brochet’ (Translation: ‘half a large salmon, 6 soles, a large pike’) and further specifying the smallest details of the distribution of bread and wine, precisely quantified, ‘Aux trompettes de la chambre: dix pains, 2 quartiers de vin de table, 4 gibiers, 16 livres de veau et de mouton, 2 livres de lard’ (Translation: ‘To the trumpeters of the chambre: ten loaves, 2 quarters of table wine, 4 game, 16lbs of veal and mutton, 2lbs of bacon’) although other musicians are not treated equally, the oboist receiving ‘une poule d’Inde, un lapin, un chapon’ (Translation: ‘a hen, a rabbit, a capon’) and the pipers are entitled to veal, mutton and bacon, whilst the jesters and actors seem to be the worst off, and are not entitled to meat. The manuscript also provides a record of the cakes and excellent wine which are distributed on certain commemorative days and at numerous festivals, as well as the expenses involved, and towards the conclusion there are also records of the special menus provided for the King’s confessor, or the preacher when he is in attendance to preach to the King, as well as that which is offered to the Brigade of Musketeers, the King’s bodyguard when he is on campaign, and even a note of ‘les biscuits qui se delivrent par jour a la Chambre pour les petits chiens du roi’ (Translation: ‘the biscuits which are delivered daily to the Chamber for the King’s little dogs’). The 12mo manuscript is contemporarily bound in brown calfskin leather with gilt borders and finial decorations to the corners, the spine with five raised bands, gilt title and decoration, and marbled endpapers. With the ownership signature of A. Simonetty (‘Ex libris A. Simonetty’) to the front free endpaper. A truly meticulous manuscript providing a wonderfully fascinating insight into the gastronomic activities of the Royal household of King Louis XIV. VG King Louis XIV was a gourmet who adhered to the convention and ceremony of Le Grand Couvert (‘The Great Serving’) on a daily basis. At 10pm the great public meal was served in the antechamber of the King at Versailles and was very much regarded as being symbolic of the power he held. Royal dinners meant that the King would sit and eat, and the members of the royal family and courtiers stood and watched the deed (although female members of the royal family were permitted to be seated, but little else). From time to time the Sun King would invite his family or a few guests and courtiers to join him at the meal, however all plates were cleared once the King indicated that he was done, regardless of whether the rest of the diners had finished their meals.
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STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian composer, pianist and conductor. A.N.S., with a truncated form of his signature I Str, to one side of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name to the centre, Hollywood, 1st July 1963, in full, 'Back home for a few days before a new concert tour, I find your kind birthday greeting with this pleasant present which will be converted to a bottle of good wine to be drunken to your health'. One very slight, minor trace of former mounting to the verso, otherwise EX
DESGROUETTES PÉPIN: (?-1805) Pierre Athanase Desgrouettes, also called Des Grouettes, was one of the most odious figures of the French revolution during the Reign of Terror. A stool pigeon in the prisons of terror. Malignant and misshapen, he was imprisoned during the reign of Louis XVI for prevarication and later again imprisoned in La Bastille for printing pamphlets, but became with the French revolution a judge in few revolutionary tribunals as member of the Commune. Rare A.L.S., `Pépin Dégrouhettes´, two pages, 4to, n.p., [Paris], 8th October 1792, First year of the Revolution, to the Minister of war, in French. Desgrouettes, on behalf of several “good citizens”, denounces their boss and indicates his address in order to arrest him, stating in part `Permettez que je vous adresse la réclamation de plusieurs bons citoyens… les sacrifices qu´ils ont fait pour la chose publique ont réduits á la nécessité de travailler à la journée au camp sous Paris, et dont un chef infidèle retient le salaire et par consequent les moyens de subsistance. Ce chef est le S. Chevreau, demeurant rue de Fauxbourg Saint Denis nº 24…´ (“Allow me to address to you the complaint of several good citizens... the sacrifices they have made for the public affairs has reduced their lives to the need of having to work by day in the camps beneath Paris, and their salaries are withheld by an unfaithful boss and consequently their livelihoods too. This chief is S. Chevreau, residing rue de Fauxbourg Saint Denis nº 24…“ Desgrouettes explains in detail the days they worked, the small amount received on account, and the refusal of Chevreau to pay the amount agreed and due and the way he harshly ousts them, and further again states invoking the principles of the revolution `Il n´entre point dans l´esprit de la Nation et de ses ministers que les citoyens malaisés qui servent la Patrie soient volés et maltraités; je vous prie donc avec instance, citoyen minister, de faire justice… et de punir l´infidèle et brutal Chevreau. Dans une République bien organisée il faut que tout homme….´ (“It is not in the spirit of the Nation and its ministers that the weak citizens who serve the Fatherland are robbed and mistreated; I therefore beg you insistently, citizen minister, to do justice... and to punish the unloyal and brutal Chevreau. In a well-organized Republic every man must...”) Desgrouettes adds beneath his signature that he acts in his capacity as `Membre du conseil general de la Commune et Président du tribunal criminel´ (“Member of the General Council of the Commune and President of the Criminal Court”). In very fine condition, about VG Desgrouettes is well-remembered and described by imprisoned people in Paris, as a provocative agent and a stool pigeon of the revolutionary committees. During the Reign of Terror, Desgrouettes was picking out at the prison of Saint Lazare the arrested persons to be executed. It is reported that when the number of executions was important he was celebrating with joy and wine and returning home drunk and singing.
WALEWSKI ALEXANDRE: (1810-1868) Alexandre Florian Colonna-Walewski. Polish and French Politician and Diplomat. Alexandre Walewski is widely recognized to be the illegitimate son of Napoleon I by his mistress Countess Marie Walewska. An interesting A.L.S., `Le Comte Walewski´, signed twice and in the third person, three pages, 8vo, 11 rue Blanche, Paris, n.d., to Monsieur le Marquis de las Marismas, in French. Walewski, in the third person, tries to sell some jewels to a wealthy banker, and states in part `Le Comte Walewski prend la liberté…. Et qui désirerait montrer a Monsieur le Marquis des bijoux qu´il a apporté ici. Le Cte Walewski profite de cette occasion pour offrir a Mr. le Marquis de Las Marismas l´assurance de ses sentiments distingués´ ("Count Walewski takes the freedom to…. and who would like to show to Monsieur le Marquis some of the jewels he brought here. Count Walewski takes this opportunity to present to Mr. the Marquess of Marismas del Guadalquivir the assurance of his distinguished sentiments") Very small overall minor age wear and very small creasing, otherwise G Alejandro Maria Aguado (1784-1842) 1st Marquess of Marismas del Guadalquivir. Spanish Banker, originally from Sevilla. Aguado was first a soldier fighting in the Spanish War of Independence against the French, and later on the side of Joseph Bonaparte. He rose the rank of Colonel and aide-de-camp to Marshal Soult. Aguado went in exile to Paris in 1815, and through his family connexions in Cuba and Mexico, became a powerful banker. He was naturalized French and possessed large estates in France, including the Chateau Margaux, famous for its wine. He died in Spain leaving an immense fortune and a fabulous collection of paintings which sold at auction.
Royal Doulton stoneware 'Army Club' cigarettes advertising ashtray, with painted black marks, 14cm high, a Don Jones (1936-2019) for Winchcombe pottery stoneware bottle-shaped vase in cream glaze, impressed seal marks, a turquoise glazed studio pottery vase, a Regency cut glass boat-shaped salt on lemon squeezer base, two engraved wine glasses with faceted notched cut stems, a small tear-shaped glass vessel and a 19th century globe-shaped decanter engraved with ferns Condition ReportArmy club ashtray with surface marks, accretions, crazing throughout. Crack to rim of ashtray bowl. General wear and tear.
From The Collection Of Valerie Leon - Last Of The Summer Wine - a collection of production used ephemera from Leon's appearance in the series (Who's That Merry Man With Billy, Then?), including; shooting schedule for 13th & 14th September 2005, Location Safety Document, several call sheets, and 3 personal photographs of Leon on-set (one signed). All from the actresses personal collection. Valerie Leon is an English actress and model who has had roles in film and television productions, including six of the 'Carry On' film series and in two James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Never Say Never Again (1983) alongside Roger Moore and Sean Connery. She also had roles in high profile films such as The Italian Job (1969), The Wild Geese (1978) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) and had a starring role in the Hammer horror film Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971).
Circa 15th-16th century A.D. A scale-tanged iron knife with one cutting edge and wood scales, sub-rectangular brass pommel with an incised figure to each face: a female figure holding a communion wafer and goblet of wine, one hand seemingly in the benison gesture of blessing; a couchant hart facing right to the other face. Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record ids. SF-355926 and NLM-9CB648, for comparable examples. 30.1 grams, 17.7 cm long (7 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Beer labels etc, a good selection of approx. 210 mixed labels including soft drinks, cola, ginger wine, whiskey, Drambuie, cyder, sherry, Babych am, charmaine , gin etc. (various manufacturers, Whiteway's, Showerings, Gaymers). Beer labels include Bent's, J & J Morison Ltd, Edinburgh, Home Ales, McMullens, Ruddles, Wrexham Lager Beer Co, Eldridge Pope & Co, Holes, T & J Bernard Ltd & Guinness. Some labels showing contents amount and some duplication (gd/vg)
ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES 9CT GOLD JEWELS (2) - both have presentation inscriptions verso 'This Order of Merit and Honour of Knighthood was Confirmed upon Brother Alfred Chatt CP, by the Marquis of Bute, Lodge No 3409, 22nd December 1931, as a Mark of Appreciation for Services in the Cause of Buffaloism and Their Regard for him as a Man and a Brother', the other marked 'Brother William T Barnet CP by the Edward VII Lodge No 1111 15th April 1931', and all other inscription matching, both on wine colour suspensions with additional bars in white metal and gilt metal, 43.5grms gross approx the 9ct
Good quality mid 20th Century teak side cabinet with a full length panel door enclosing a shelved interior beside a fall front, enclosing a wine rack and four small drawers, raised on turned supports, 45ins x 47insDoes have minor marks and scuffs from age related wear, overall in good original condition, would benefit from gentle clean/ polish.
Waterford Colleen pattern part suite of drinking glasses, forty-seven pieces including wine glasses, tumblers and liqueur glassesPhoto 2 - 10x glasses - 19cm tall, 7cm diameterPhoto 3 - 10x glasses - 15cm tall,6cm diameterPhoto 4 - 5 tumblers - 11cm tall, 7cm diameterPhoto 5 - 6x glasses - 12cm tall, 6.5cm diameterPhoto 6 - 6x glasses - 10cm tall, 5.5cm diameterPhoto 7 - 6x glasses - 8cm tall, 3.5cm diameter
A 19th Century Regency period mahogany wine cooler champagne ice bucket stand having an inset brass bucket with swing handle atop. The ogee middle slatted section terminating to a stepped circular base raised on ball feet supports. Inlaid bands throughout. Measures approx 39cm x 36cm diameter.
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