AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION
Por International Autograph Auctions
Contactar leiloeira
25.11.17
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Espanha
Termos de venda
Ver demonstração
O leilão terminou
|
LOTE 692:
CATHERINE II: (1729-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, known as Catherine the Great. An excellent L.S., Caterine, a ...
mais......
|
|
|
Vendido por: €3 000
Preço inicial:
€
2 000
Comissão da leiloeira: 25.5%
IVA: 17%
Sobre a comissão apenas
|
CATHERINE II: (1729-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, known as Catherine the Great. An excellent L.S., Caterine, a good and clean signature, one page, 4to, Saint Petersburg, 10th January 1766, to Count Princess heiress of Courland, in French. The Empress congratulates her correspondent for her recent marriage, stating in part 'My affection for the House you have recently entered will remain steadfast. Your marriage with the Prince, who will someday become its ruler, guarantees that you will share and receive that affection but your own merits give you special rights upon it, rights that I will grant you with great pleasure...´ Very attractively mounted, with a picture painting showing Catherine the Great, in full red morocco clamshell case with gilt-lettered spine, `Czarina Catherine II´, to an overall size of 10 x 15. VG £2000-3000 Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1748-1782) married at the age of 17 the Duke of Courland Peter von Biron (1724-1800) in October 1765. He abused her and the unhappy relationship ended in 1772 with a divorce.
