[LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine unsigned vintage carte de visite photo by E. & H.Anthony,
showing him full length wearing a kilt, leaning on his cane, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, c.
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0
Stock No:
25916
£175
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[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Group of 7 Autograph Letter Signed or LS, 4 from M. Chantal,
in the Comptroller's office at Huis ten Bosch, 2 from his colleague Heer v. Kerkhoff, addressed to M. de Sénégra, the King's Master of the Household currently in Paris, and 1 from M. Mésangère, probably to a colleague who has accompanied Sénégra, there is no news about the Household ('le Service') except that M. Suberbie has not come back from Het Loo with the documents needed for "the Commission" (apparently the Auditors) (2nd June 1807), "M. Mésangère not having fulfiled his promise I have put everything in order, both to satisfy the suppliers and to be in a position to close the account for May", the Commission have examined Mésangère's books and cash, but "no doubt believing that they were not authorized to work with an employee" have not made a finding, the Household debt is now over a million florins, he has drawn up the accounts for their Majesties' visits to Wiesbaden and the Queen's to Mainz, and encloses the current plans [not present] of architect Thibault for redesigning the interior of Huis ten Bosch (13th June 1807), in the next letters the items to be authorized by Sénégra keep piling up, Kerkhoff stands in for Chantal who has a fever, and discusses the case of the Royal Domains in what was Prussian East Friesland, Chantal explains why the Household expenses are up in spite of their Majesties' absence, being brought forward from May, finally there is the letter from Mésangère whose social life is clearly taking over, spending part of every day with the Vanderhoffs and their talented daughter, he compliments his correspondent on being able to mix pleasure and business in Paris, and ends with a complicated story of money being held for his account in the Treasury but not all available as cash, "What impertinence!" (23rd June 1807), together 16 sides 4to., The Hague, 2nd - 30th June
margins of letter of 30th June trimmed, barely touching two letters at top
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52085
£425
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THE EMPIRE STYLE FIRST COMES TO THE NETHERLANDS
[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Series of 10 AL, in French, signed 'Vincent',
Keeper of Louis' 'Cassette' (Privy Purse) in Paris, to 'Monsieur', (Louis' Master of the Household in Holland, Monsieur de Sénégra), the letters start with the letting out of the stables at Louis' palace in Paris, and the price to be got for two of the horses, the Governor of Paris has withdrawn the guard, which makes the garden vulnerable, but Vincent sees no reason to engage extra footmen, most letters are about furnishing Huis ten Bosch ('Palais Royal du Bois') on the edge of The Hague, giving many names of those supplying fabrics and furniture and interesting details of their shipment via Antwerp, Boulard "knows the Queen's taste" and has found a yellow fabric for her rooms at a much lower price, his foreman ('premier garçon') will go by land with one consignment and hang the curtains, many letters have requests for authority to pay named contractors, some of whom press Vincent almost daily, others reveal his tight control over accounting periods, he discusses a young man who is asking 48 florins' salary "owing to the high cost of living" in Holland, against an offer of 40, Vincent sees Boulard daily to check progress for the dispatch date of 26th November, while Duval, who has made the mirrors and already set them up, will see everything in at Antwerp, Vincent also mentions that Louis' sister Princess Pauline intends to stay for a few days at St. Leu, Louis' château north of Paris, together 23 sides folio, Paris, 9th July - 22nd November
Item Date:
1806
Stock No:
52080
£575
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[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Petition in French to the King by Euphémie Lefebvre, in a clerk's hand,
unsigned, for an augmentation of the money he allows to her sister-in-law Mademoiselle Lefebvre, who has no other means and supports aged and infirm parents, the petitioner contributes what she can "to fulfil this sacred duty", Mademoiselle Lefebvre is too reserved to ask for herself, with a note at the top in another hand (probably Louis' secretary, A. Cuvillier Fleury), referring it to M. de Sénégra, Master of the Household at Huis ten Bosch, 2 sides folio no date, the note 19th September
small defect in blank top margin (?from seal)
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52084
£150
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[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Autograph Letter Signed, in French, from architect Thibault,
about his plans for redesigning the interior of Huis ten Bosch on the edge of The Hague (since 1981 the main residence of the Netherlands royal family), addressed to M. de Sénégra, Master of the Household, the wing facing the Hague is to be for the King's private apartments, ending in the 'Pavillon' for his offices, the other on the garden side for the Queen, ending in the apartment of the Prince Royal (Napoleon, 1804-1832), he has rearranged where the footmen wait so that the King can go the whole way round without meeting them, there are resulting suggestions resiting the Library, Music Room, and Chapel, Heer Twent (later Interior Minister and responsible for Holland's dykes) and Heer Zogger are designing the parade ground, it cannot be on the meadow side which is flooded and frozen in winter, he reports progress at Het Loo, the palace at Apeldoorn in Gelderland, wondering if he should paint it white while the King is away "to let the odour evaporate", he talks most interestingly of the difficulties of creating a garden entrance at Huis ten Bosch, the staircase would invade the King's study and sacrifice "the best rooms in the Palace", accompanying the letter is an apparently unrelated item with a pencil note 'Album Thibaud p. 50', listing eight Etruscan Vases found in two chests "dug up from the Canals in 1831", and describing the painted figures of athletes, centaurs etc and their colours, signed "F.B. (?)", 1 side 3" x 5¼", the letter 3 sides folio, The Hague, 12th June
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52081
£275
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