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Auction 18 December 2019 Autographs - Archaeology - Tribal Art - Icons - European Ceramics - Paris

Bid on the lot list Thierry de Maigret : 18 December 2019 - Autographes – Archéologie – Art Tribal - Icônes - Céramiques européennes (lots 281 à 578) EXPOSITIONS PUBLIQUES : Mardi 17 décembre de 11 heures à 18 heures Mercredi 18 décembre de 11 heures à 12 heures Salle 11 - téléphone pendant l’exposition et la vente : 01 48 00 20 11 Autographes Thierry BODIN, Les Autographes Tél. : +33 (0)1 45 48 25 31 – <a href="mailto:lesautographes@wanadoo.fr" target="_blank">lesautographes@wanadoo.fr</a> Salle 11 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

Autographs - Archaeology - Tribal Art - Icons - European Ceramics

Wednesday 18 December 2019 - 14:00 (CET) - Live

Salle 11 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

Thierry de Maigret

Autographs - Archaeology - Tribal Art - Icons - European Ceramics

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Lot n° 281

Laure Permon, duchesse d'ABRANTÈS (1784-1838) écrivain, auteur de Mémoires, veuve du général Junot, maîtresse de plusieurs écrivains romantiques

L.A.,circa 832; 8 pages in-8 (freckles). Long letter talking about Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo. She talks about her work of proofreading for her Memoirs, then thanks her for the proposal to invite her sons to Alexandre Dumas' house. "Although it was...

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Lot n° 282

Laure, duchesse d'ABRANTÈS

2 L.A., one signed "la dsse d'A",circa 1832, to his publisher Hippolyte Fournier; 4 pages in-8 each. Strong reaction to the request to reduce a piece of news: "It is impossible to see - look at Balzac who excels in his short stories - see Le comte Chabert...

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Lot n° 283

Laure, duchesse d'ABRANTÈS

3 L.A.S. and 1 L.A.; 9 pages and a quarter in-8, most with address. Wednesday, December 301835 ?, to a ladyElise Rondonneau?. She did not want Mrs. Waldor to make it look like a complaint on her part: she only wants to carry out her project for New Year's...

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Lot n° 284

Marie d'AGOULT (1805-1876) femme de lettres, maîtresse de Liszt

3 L.A.S. and 1 L.A.,1856-1870 and n.d.; pages in-8. July 1856, to the editor of the Revue de Paris, on the last issue: "Mr. Montanelli's article is more than excellent. The work on Wallachia is very good. All this... is a clear indication of the magazine's...

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Lot n° 285

Gabriele d'ANNUNZIO (1863-1938) Écrivain italien

L.A.S., Le VictorialVittoriale April 30, 1926, to Jean Cocteau; 2 pages large in-fol., vignettes with his motto Ardisco non ordisco. "I spent several hours of musical friendship, and attentive youth, with Arthur Honegger. We have caused you, and your...

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Lot n° 286

Honoré de balzac (1799-1850)

L.A.S. "de B-c", 28 February1832, at the Marquise de Castries; 2 pages in-8 (repairs with tape on one edge). Second letter from Balzac to the Marquise de Castries, who has just renounced anonymity and invited Balzac to visit him. "Mrs. Daignez accept...

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Lot n° 287

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

L.A.S. "de Bc",June 2, 1834, to Charles Gosselin; 3 and a half pages in-8. Discussion with his editor. He wrote to her "about two months ago regarding the publication of two volumes", without an answer:" It is clear that for a long time the harmony that...

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Lot n° 288

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

L.A.,aux Jardies, 25 ? November 1838; 1 page and a half oblong in-12. Instructions to a commission agent for shopping at his publishers'. We must ask the Sovereign "if he has any trials", and take two volumes of Alphonse Karr: Genevieve and Friday evening;...

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Lot n° 289

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

L.A.S. "de Balzac",25 March ? 1848, to Alphonse de Lamartine; 1 page in-8. Letter to Lamartine in favour of his brother-in-law Surville. "My dear Lamartine, Mr. Marie told Mr. Surville, my brother-in-law to whom you promised your recommendation, that...

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Lot n° 290

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

L.A.S. "de Balzac", Berditcheff 23 March1849, to Charles Sauvageot; 4 pages in-8. Very beautiful and long letter to the famous collector, model of the Cousin Pons. He has obtained "the whisk, pure blood that you do me the pleasure of asking me. And so,...

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Lot n° 291

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

L.A.S. "de Bc",Berditcheff April 9, 1849, at Hippolyte Souverain; 3 pages in-8, address (repair with tape to the central fold). Letter from Russia to his editor, whom he charges with various commissions. He warned him that he would be given a violin to...

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Lot n° 292

Ève de BALZAC (1801-1882)

2 L.A.S.,1855-1864; 1 page and a quarter in-8 and 3 pages in-12, both at its number. 1855 ?, to Charles-Edmond Chojecki, thanking him for sending his Alkhabar, "one of the most remarkable books not of our country, but of all countries"; she hopes that...

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Lot n° 293

Ève de BALZAC

2 L.A.S., Villeneuve Saint-Georges 1864-1877; 2 pages and a half and 2 pages in-12 to its number. October 15, 1864. She was summoned to the Commercial Court by an "extravagant bookseller", after an article accusing her of "having married under the regime...

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Lot n° 294

[Ève de BALZAC]

36 L.A. (7 signed "Louise" or initials) to her, by Louise von Starhemberg, Countess von THÜRHEIM (1793-1859), 1835-1844 and n.d.; 120 pages in various formats, most with address (some fringed edges). Friendly correspondence with Mrs. Hanska, where Balzac...

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Lot n° 295

Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (1808-1889)

L.A.S., April 1857, to André Basset, editor-in-chief of the country; 3 pages in-8 in red ink. Virulent critique of Théophile Poydenot's POEMS AND POETIES. He had promised to report on the volume of Poydenot's verses, but he spent his morning looking for...

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Lot n° 296

Jules barbey d'Aurevilly

L.A.S., La Bastide d'Armagnac (Landes) February 21, 1863, to Jean Wallon, in the Journal des villes et campagnes; 4 pages in-8 in red ink, envelope with red wax stamp to his arms. Amazing letter where Barbey wants to castigate Buloz. Without an answer...

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Lot n° 297

Jules barbey d'Aurevilly

3 L.A.S., 1877 ?-1887 and n.d.; 4 pages in-8, 2 in red ink, under his motto Never more. Friday1877?, to a friendAlphonse Lemerre. Request for bibliographical details on Alfred de Musset's biography by Paul de Musset, and to communicate one or two editions...

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Lot n° 298

René-Auguste de CHATEAUBRIAND (1718-1786) comte de Combourg, capitaine de navire puis armateur, père de l'écrivain

3 L.A.S. and 2 P.S., Saint-Malo 1770-1771; 12 pages in-4, 2 addresses. September 3, 1770. Power of attorney given as owner of the Dauphin, La Providence and La Pauline, to request payment from Mr Walsh frères, traders in Marseille (name of the prosecutor...

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Lot n° 299

François-René de chateaubriand (1768-1848)

L.A.S. (initials), Cauterets 28 July 1829,to his wife; 2 pages in-8 "Here is finally a letter from you from the 23rd, dear little one. My letters will have continued to reassure you. I'm sorry for all the hassles of the infirmary. I want you to have a...

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Lot n° 300

François-René de chateaubriand

3 letters or pieces. * P.S. as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paris, July 29, 1823. Passport for the Count of Boissy, "Secretary of the French Legation in Tuscany, going to Florence with Made la Ctesse his wife, two servants and a chambermaid" (1 p. large...

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Lot n° 301

Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)

3 L.A.S. "Jean" or "Jean Cocteau",1909-1911 ?; 6 pages in various formats, 2 headings Scheherazade and Cap Martin Hôtel. Maisons-Laffitte 1909?, to a great friend. "I just arrived from the castle-Gilda where I spent a few days and I was received at home...

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Lot n° 302

JEAN COCTEAU

2 L.A.S. "Jean Cocteau" and "Jean",1920-1924; 1 page small in-4 and 1 page in-12 on the back of an illustrated postcard. Monday 20December 1920, to a friend of the Gallic: "You must come tomorrow (21) to Parade - either in Mrs Muhlfeld's dressing room...

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Lot n° 303

JEAN COCTEAU

3 L.A.S., Paris 1921-1941, to the musicologist Paul Landormy; 4 pages in-4 (some fringed edges and small creases). On the Group of Six. October 23, 1921. His article on the Group of Six is tainted with an error that distorts his perspective. "Read again...

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Lot n° 304

JEAN COCTEAU

9 L.A.S. "Jean", including 2 with drawing,1928-1961, to André and Simone Maurois; 10 pages in- 4, 6 envelopes (2 letters with labels stuck on the back, traces of adhesive on the back of the drawing). Beautiful ensemble with two illustrated letters, notably...

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Lot n° 305

JEAN COCTEAU

2 original graphite drawings on the front and back of a cardboard box from the SCHIAPARELLI fashion store; 14 x 10.5 cm (very light spots). Two faces in profile; the one on the back, full page, in a bust, has abundant hair. A facsimile printed cardboard...

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Lot n° 306

colette (1873-1954)

2 L.A.S. "Colette Willy" and "Colette - et Maurice",1907 ?-1953; 1 page and a half in-8, and 1 page oblong in-12 on the back of his photograph (postcard, Lipnitzki) with envelope. Hôtel Métropole, Brussels,around November 1907?, after an article by a...

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Lot n° 307

Benjamin constant (1767-1830)

L.A.S., Ivry sur Seine 21 September 1823, at the bookseller Adolphe Bossange; 1 page in-8, address. Indisposed, he postponed their appointment and asked him to inform Mr. Fourmier; on Wednesday, "I could be at Mr. Didot's house at the time you tell me"... An...

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Lot n° 308

Benjamin Constant

L.A., 7 August 1827, to M. Teste, lawyer in Liège; 2 pages in-4, address. Important letter on the death penalty and punishment of crime. The Belgian Member of Parliament whom his friend addressed to him was very interesting to him. "I have not tried to...

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Lot n° 309

Georges courteline (1858-1929)

Photograph with signed autograph dedication, 1892; 16.5 x 11 cm, on a card bearing the mark of photographer I. Simonet. Portrait of a young Courteline, with this amusing dedication: "The Courteline assassin to the police commissioner Albert Michaut Courteline...

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Lot n° 310

Maxime DU CAMP (1822-1894) écrivain et voyageur, ami de Flaubert

3 L.A.S., 1879-1888; 1 page in-8 each. May 5, 1879. He will go to see his correspondent's brother, "a finished job giving me some freedom"... Baden- Baden 3 November 1887. He was very touched by the "so benevolent and courteous appreciation of Virtue...

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Lot n° 311

Alexandre DUMAS père. (1802-1870)

2 autograph manuscripts, the first one signed; 1 page in-8 and 2 pages in-fol. De profundis clamavi ad te, dated "31 Xbre 10 heures du soir". This poem of four quatrains was inserted in Urbain Grandier, a drama in 5 acts by Dumas and MaquetThéâtre-Historique,...

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Lot n° 312

Alexandre DUMAS père

L.A.S.,June 1845, to a friend; 1 page in-8 to his crowned arms. Funny letter. "I have one thing in mind. It may be an embarrassment for our friend from FlorencePrince Napoleon to stay in a hotel or with his brother-in-lawDemidoff - in one he will be spied...

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Lot n° 313

Alexandre DUMAS père

2 L.A.S.,1845-1856, to Victor Hugo; 1 and 3 pages in-8. Beautiful testimonies of the friendship between Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo. Saint-Germain Place des Medicisend of June 1845. "Bishop Price Napoleon comes to my house on Monday. He would be happy...

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Lot n° 314

Alexandre DUMAS père

L.A.S., May 291860, to Charles Robelin; 3 pages in-8 (small slits in the fold). On his mistress Emilie Cordier. It is certain that a man like Robelein "who had 14 children" and experienced the misfortune must feel sorry for himself: "The dear little child...

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Lot n° 315

Alexandre DUMAS père

Signed autograph manuscript, La Rue de Toledo,July 1862; 5 pages in-4 on blue paper. Chronicle published in Italian, La Via di Toledo, "on the front page" of Dumas' Neapolitan newspaper, L'Indipendente, on 22 July 1862. "It has been something like seven...

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Lot n° 316

Alexandre DUMAS père

5 L.A.S., mostly to Adolphe Laferrière; 5 pages in-8 or in-12, 2 addresses. "Can you play Antony's last act for me at Princess Matchinska's concert - a great friend of mine. I think Duverger will refuse what you would say about Made Doche if she wanted".......

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Lot n° 317

[Alexandre DUMAS père]

6 letters or documents addressed to him or concerning him. Albert FAVRE: A poet's dream, epistle a.s. "to Mr. Alexandre Dumas" in Alexandria and Octosyllables, Paris, October 30, 1837 (5 p. in-fol.). Long L.A.S. in Dumas by Désiré Laverdant,1852: evangelical...

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Lot n° 318

Alexandre DUMAS fils (1824-1895)

L.A.S., October 181844, to Joseph Méry, librarian in Marseille; 6 pages in-8, address (small tear by broken seal). A LONG LETTER RECOUNTING HER LOVE AFFAIR WITH AN ACTRESS SHE MET IN MARSEILLES, BEFORE GETTING INVOLVED WITH MARIE DUPLESSIS. He recalls...

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Lot n° 319

Ida FERRIER (1811-1859) comédienne, elle épousa Dumas père

13 L.A.S. "I. Dumas", Naples, Florence and Rome 1847-1852, to M. Lacan, lawyer in Paris; 56 pages in-8, most with envelope or address. Correspondence relating to the separation of the property of the Dumas spouses. Ida complains about the conduct and...

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Lot n° 320

Marie Alexandre DUMAS (1831-1878) écrivain et peintre, fille de Dumas père et de Belle Kreilssamner

L.A.S. "Marie Dumas",Paris 28 August 1847, to her mother-in-law Ida Dumas; 3 and a half pages in-8. A poignant request to come and live with Ida Dumas, her "very dear and beloved Mother". The life she leads is not tolerable, she is saddened by the demands...

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Lot n° 321

Gustave flaubert (1821-1880)

L.A.S., Tuesday eveningNovember 15, 1859, to Ernest Feydeau; 4 pages in-8 on blue paper. Extraordinary letter on the end of his relationship with Louise Colet, on Alfred de Musset, and on the writing of SALAMMBÔ. He is delighted to see that Feydeau is...

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Lot n° 322

Anatole France (1844-1924)

4 L.A.S. and 2 L.A.,1890-1910, to Léontine Arman de Caillavet; 10 pages in-8 or in-12, 3 envelopes. Letters to his mistress. May 12, 1890, announcing the death of his father (the bookseller Noël- France Thibault): "My father died last night without regaining...

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Lot n° 323

Anatole FRANCE

2 L.A.S.; 2 and 1 pages in-8, headings. Hotel Brun Bologna,to Albert Arman de Caillavet. "We are in Bologna, in the land of mortadella and colonnades. I am very tired, and I miss Tuscany, where I found my homeland. All I dream about now is dying in Florence....

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Lot n° 324

[Anatole FRANCE] Léontine Lippmann, Madame Arman de CAILLAVET (1844-1910) femme de lettres, l'égérie d'Anatole France

11 L.A.S.,1884 ?-1895 and n.d., to essayist Jean Bourdeau; 43 pages in-8 or in-12, most by its number or heading Domne de Caillavet. She remembers her by laughing at herself: "I hide my failures behind my pedantry, which is perhaps abominable. However,...

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Lot n° 325

[Anatole FRANCE] Léontine Arman de CAILLAVET

19 L.A. (including 3 signed),circa 1888-1909, to Anatole France; 48 pages in-8 or oblong in-12, most to its number (a mourning). Testimony of a passionate relationship. February 7. She applauds her courage, "adding to paraphrase you a beautiful page in...

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Lot n° 326

[Anatole FRANCE] Léontine Arman de CAILLAVET

11 L.A.S.,September-December 1909, at Noël Charavay; 27 pages in various formats, 5 Château Caillavet headers, addresses and envelopes. Curious confidential correspondence to Anatole France's bookseller and close friend, on the French liaison with actress...

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Lot n° 327

Théophile gautier (1811-1872)

L.A.S.,London July 1846, to MademoiselleRachel; 2 pages in-8. Nice letter to the actress. "I stayed in London for several days on the basis of the colossal posters wandering the streets and bearing the sacramental words "Miss Rachel for six nights" but...

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Lot n° 328

André GIDE (1869-1951)

L.A.S.,circa 1900, to Joseph-Charles Mardrus; 2 pages and a half large in-fol. on Dutch paper (slit on the last sheet). Superb enthusiastic letter for the first volumes of the translation of the THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHT. "O Madrus, my eye! I need to see...

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Lot n° 329

ANDRÉ GIDE

L.A.S., Pontigny, August 20, 1939,to André Maurois; 1 page in-4 "I therefore sent the day before yesterday to M. Clairouin, for Macy, ten pages of text to preface Les Liaisons Dangereuses. (They had given me until the end of the month.) The great desire...

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Lot n° 330

Joseph-Léopold-Sigisbert HUGO (1773-1828) général, père de Victor Hugo

L.A.S., Blois 24 November 1823, to his son Victor Hugo; 3 pages in-8, address (small gaps due to broken seals, without affecting the text). He speaks with praise of the "charming portrait of the friend of your heart", executed by Adèle herself, which...

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