Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents
By International Autograph Auctions
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Mar 16, 2023
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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Sold for: €280
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
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363.54
Start price:
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250
Estimated price :
€250 - €350
Buyer's Premium: 25.5%
VAT: 17%
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ZAMET SEBASTIEN: (1549-1614) Italian-born French financier who entered the service of the court of France as a valet to King Henry III. Zamet later maintained a close friendship with King Henry IV who would regularly visit the financier's mansion in Paris, where many people were received, particularly gentlemen looking for amorous and discreet appointments. A rare D.S., Sebastien Zamet, with five additional words in his hand, one page (vellum), small oblong folio, n.p. (Paris?), 31st December 1600. The manuscript document is a receipt for the sum of 400 'ecus soleil' for one year of his salary as superintendent of buildings at the Chateau de Fontainebleau. Some very light, minor age wear and a few creases, otherwise VG
