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CAMONDO
(Count Isaac de, 1851-1911, Member of the House of Camondo, Art Collector, Philanthropist)
Autograph Letter signed, in French with translation, to 'Madam'
acknowledging receipt “of a registered letter containing 1,500 francs which you deliver to me in the name of Mister Jules Huret. Please, Madam, accept the assurance of my respectful sentiments...”, 2 sides 8vo., no place, Saturday, October
He was an art collector, with a noteworthy interest in the then "avant-garde" artists of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements. He bequeathed his collection to The Louvre in 1908, for which a new suite of exhibition rooms were arranged on the second floor of the wing between the Pavillon Mollien and the Grande Galerie and opened in mid-1914.
Transcription
Samedi octobre 98
Madame,
Je m'empresse de vous accuser réception d'un pli chargé contenant 1500 francs que vous voulez bien me remettre au nom de Monsieur Jules Huret. Veuillez Madame agréer l'assurance de mes sentiments bien respectueux. I de Camondo
Translation
Saturday October '98
Madam, I hasten to acknowledge receipt of a registered letter containing 1,500 francs which you deliver to me in the name of Mister Jules Huret. Please, Madam, accept the assurance of my respectful sentiments.
Item Date:
1898
Stock No:
41857
£75
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