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out of the stables at Louis' palace in Paris, and the price to be got for two of the horses, the Governor of Paris has withdrawn the guard, which makes the garden vulnerable, but Vincent sees no reason to engage extra footmen, most letters are about furnishing Huis ten Bosch ('Palais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)]
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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THE ROYAL FAMILY OF MONACO
LOUIS II
(1870-1949, from 1922 Reigning Prince of Monaco), his daughter Princess CHARLOTTE (Duchess of Valentinois, 1898-1977, Hereditary Princess of Monaco), her husband Prince PIERRE of Monaco (Duke of Valentinois, 1895-1964) and their children Princess ANTOINETTE (Baroness of Massy, 1920-2011) and Prince RAINIER III (1923-2005, Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death)
Fine page with three generations of Signatures
the Princess has signed with her nickname ‘Tiny’, 6½” x 5½”, no place, no date but circa
Item Date:
1930
Stock No:
42987
£275
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LOUIS II
(1870-1949, from 1922 Reigning Prince of Monaco)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Monsieur', in French with translation,
saying he has "already travelled several times (notably to Lisbon) under the assumed name of Villeneuve", asking him to put that name "on the letter in question" but to send it under cover of his own "to 10 Avenue du Trocadéro ... given that it will be Prince Albert [his father] who will be receiving it", 1 side 8vo., no place, 25th May
Item Date:
1906
Stock No:
19316
£225
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[LOUIS IV
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia) & his daughter Princess VICTORIA (1863-1950, Marchioness of Milford Haven)]
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Southwell Bros.,
showing the Duke standing behind Princess Alice holding the baby Princess Victoria on her knee, 4¼” x 2½”, no place, June
Item Date:
1864
Stock No:
25467
£225
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