Letter signed from Voltaire to Paul Vaillant, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 2 February 1764 [D11680]
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CMV37703
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RR Auction, Lot 702, ‘Voltaire Letter Signed’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Paul Vaillant, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 2 February 1764 [D11680]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai vraiment attendu pour répondre, Monsieur, à vôtre Lettre du 16e 9bre
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai vraiment attendu pour répondre, monsieur, à votre lettre du 16 septembre.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Paul Vaillant, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 2 February 1764.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
229 x 184 mm
Hands:
2
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method before sending. The wax seal is partially extant on f.2 and has caused some damage to the same. Two wafer seals are also extant on f.2v. They do not appear to have been used to seal the letter, suggesting instead that their either affixed the letter to another document or were used to attach another sheet of paper to the letter. There is a small hole in the upper right-hand corner of f.1r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A postmark has been stamped above the address panel on f.2v. Several words have been underlined on f.1r.
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History
Date:
2 February 1764
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Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the American Art Association’s William F. Gable sale in New York on 25 November 1924 (Lot. 1019) and again at the RR Auction sale on 8 December 2021 (Lot. 702) where it passed for $4,109.
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