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out of the stables at Louis' palace in Paris, and the price to be got for two of the horses, the Governor of Paris has withdrawn the guard, which makes the garden vulnerable, but Vincent sees no reason to engage extra footmen, most letters are about furnishing Huis ten Bosch ('Palais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
(Eugene Jean Joseph, 1856-1879, Prince Imperial, killed while out with a reconnoitring party at Ulundi, Zululand)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo
showing the Prince Imperial three quarters length seated with his arms folded, 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
31852
£150
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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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[LOUIS IV
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine unsigned Albumen carte de visite photo by John Jabez MAYALL
(1813-1901, Photographers) showing him full length in informal dress with a hat and cane, standing with a balustrade behind him and a plinth and drapery beside him, 4¼” x 2½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1861
Stock No:
41998
£175
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