Collection of 7 L.A.S. and one L.S., 1735-1770; to miscellaneous; each letter in a window mount. All bound in one in-fol volume
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CMV33483
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Christie’s- Lot 157 (H)
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Collection of 7 L.A.S. and one L.S., 1735-1770; to miscellaneous; each letter in a window mount. All bound in one in-fol volume
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ay repondu a M.de Salies a son adresse.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, written from Ferney and dated 26 November [1770].
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that he replied to M. de Salies at his address. He remarks that he has no doubt that Thieriot is familiar with the eulogy of Moukden in a verse by the King of China and that he will see in the answer the praise of France. He adds that it is the time to give Ninon and Gourville. He concludes by telling Thieriot that if he knows anyone who wants beautiful but inexpensive watches, he should contact the Ferney factory where Voltaire has welcomed the best artisans of Geneva, totalling thirty families.
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1 pp.
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1
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Undecorated
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Minor corrections have been made throughout the collection by Voltaire in the form of crossing out and underlining.
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History
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Ownership:
Owned by [?] Ashton.
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 12 March 1902 (Lot 512). It was bought by Ashton at another sale in London on 18 July 1904 (Lot 367). It then passed at the Frederick Barker sale in London on 18 December 1905 (Lot 829), the Quaritch sale in London in November 1906 (Lot 178), the Quaritch sale in London in March 1910 (Lot 1259), and the Anderson sale in New York on 26 January 1914 (Lot 468). Sold as a joint lot at auction by Christie’s on 6 November 2013 (Lot 157) for €54,300. All of the letters were sold again at auction by Drouot in Paris on 8 April 2022 (Lot 251).
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