Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph de Seytres, marquis de Caumont, dated 25 October 1733 [D669]
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CMV37402
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Sotheby’s, Lot. 20, ‘Voltaire, François Marie Arouet dit’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph de Seytres, marquis de Caumont, dated 25 October 1733 [D669]
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People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
J’avois mis, monsieur, à la diligence de Lyon, un paquet contenant deux Henriades a votre adresse, a Avignon.
Incipit Modernised:
J’avois mis, monsieur, à la diligence de Lyon, un paquet contenant deux Henriades à votre adresse, à Avignon.
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Joseph de Seytres, marquis de Caumont, dated 25 October 1733.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
138 x 95 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is some foxing throughout. Fragile fold lines have been repaired with paper.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
25 October 1733
Ownership:
In the possession of Charles Romey in 1830.
Origin (transcript):
paris
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby’s sale on 27 June 2024 (Lot. 21) where it did not sell. Passed again at the Sotheby’s sale on 18 December 2024 (Lot. 20) where it sold for €4,200.
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