Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel von Marschall, baron von Marschall, dated ‘ce samedy’ [1751/1752] [D4649]
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CMV33993
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Seller Inventory # 27788, ‘Autograph letter signed (“V”).’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel von Marschall, baron von Marschall, dated ‘ce samedy’ [1751/1752] [D4649]
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Incipit Modernised:
Vous avez manqué la comédie ces jours passez.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel von Marschall, baron von Marschall, dated ‘ce samedy’ [1751/1752].
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with an indistinguishable watermark, part of which is missing due to the paper being cut.
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Binding:
Unbound
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Undecorated
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Notes by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol have been added to the manuscript by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol. The first note above the letter situates the letter in Cayrol’s edition of Voltaire’s correspondence. The secon note beneath the letter identifies the recipient as ‘Mr le Baron De Marschall’.
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History
Date:
ce samedy’
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
[Potsdam]
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 1 March 1955 (Lot.403), and the Maggs sale in London in 1955 (Catalogue 828, Lot.837). Placed for sale by Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH (Vienna, A, Austria) on Abe Books in 2024 with an asking price of £7,
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