Lot 1005 · Picasso Ceramics
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Endorsement signed ("Buonaparte"), on letter from E. Poussielgue to General Suchet, [28 November 1798]. 1 page, 4to, on decorative Republic of France stationery with Liberté and Égalité printed at top . Poussielgue asks General Suchet whether a certain "Arab Sheik" can be granted permission to return to his village. Napoleon signs an instruction granting the Sheik permission to pass south.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Endorsement signed ("Buonaparte"), on letter from E. Poussielgue to General Suchet, [28 November 1798]. 1 page, 4to, on decorative Republic of France stationery with Liberté and Égalité printed at top . Poussielgue asks General Suchet whether a certain "Arab Sheik" can be granted permission to return to his village. Napoleon signs an instruction granting the Sheik permission to pass south.
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Picasso Ceramics, New York · 14 June 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5800188
- Record
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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Endorsement signed ("Buonaparte"), on letter from E. Poussielgue to General Suchet, [28 November 1798]. 1 page, 4to, on decorative Republic of France stationery with Liberté and Égalité printed at top . Poussielgue asks General Suchet whether a certain "Arab Sheik" can be granted permission to return to his village. Napoleon signs an instruction granting the Sheik permission to pass south., NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Endorsement signed ("Buonaparte"), on letter from E. Poussielgue to General Suchet, [28 November 1798]. 1 page, 4to, on decorative Republic of France stationery with Liberté and Égalité printed at top . Poussielgue asks General Suchet whether a certain "Arab Sheik" can be granted permission to return to his village. Napoleon signs an instruction granting the Sheik permission to pass south. Christie's, 14 Jun 2005, lot 1005. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5800188.
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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Endorsement signed ("Buonaparte"), on letter from E. Poussielgue to General Suchet, [28 November 1798]. 1 page, 4to, on decorative Republic of France stationery with Liberté and Égalité printed at top . Poussielgue asks General Suchet whether a certain "Arab Sheik" can be granted permission to return to his village. Napoleon signs an instruction granting the Sheik permission to pass south., NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Endorsement signed ("Buonaparte"), on letter from E. Poussielgue to General Suchet, [28 November 1798]. 1 page, 4to, on decorative Republic of France stationery with Liberté and Égalité printed at top . Poussielgue asks General Suchet whether a certain "Arab Sheik" can be granted permission to return to his village. Napoleon signs an instruction granting the Sheik permission to pass south. Christie's, 14 Jun 2005, lot 1005. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5800188.
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|---|---|---|---|
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