Lot 121 · Books and Manuscripts
lettre autographe signée "louis auguste", à "monsieur mon frere et oncle le roi d'espagne [charles iii]".a choisy, le 12 mai 1774.
Louis Xiv · 1 p. in-8 (205 x 154 mm) sur un feuillet plié en deux. Encre brune sur papier vergé
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $4,002–$6,670
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Books and Manuscripts, Paris · 24 November 2010
- Dimensions
- 1 p. in-8 (205 x 154 mm) sur un feuillet plié en deux. Encre brune sur papier vergé
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3967653
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Xiv, lettre autographe signée "louis auguste", à "monsieur mon frere et oncle le roi d'espagne [charles iii]".a choisy, le 12 mai 1774. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2010, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967653.
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Louis Xiv, lettre autographe signée "louis auguste", à "monsieur mon frere et oncle le roi d'espagne [charles iii]".a choisy, le 12 mai 1774. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2010, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967653.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonia mensurarum. Cambridge, Robert Smith, 1722. | [fontaine Des Bertins, Alexis] -- Cotes, Roger | €3,500–€4,500 | |
| Madame Edwarda. Paris, Georges Visat, 1965. | Bataille, Georges -- Bellmer, Hans | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| orphée de profil.dessin original.1957 ou 1958. | Jean Cocteau | €5,000–€8,000 | |
| le gitan.dessin original.1957. | Jean Cocteau | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| le pater. compositions de a.m. mucha.paris, champenois et piazza & ci… | Alfons Mucha | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| les soirées de médan.paris, charpentier, 1880. | Zola, Emile--Maupassant, Guy de--Huysmans, J.K.--Céard, Henry--Hennique, Léon--Alexis, Paul | €2,000–€3,000 |
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