Subasta Bidspirit | ZAMET SEBASTIEN: (1549-1614)

ZAMET SEBASTIEN: (1549-1614) - 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?), 31 st 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