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A French woman accused of collaborating with the German occupiers, is forced to parade in the streets of Paris, on August 20th, 1944, barefoot, shaved off and with a swastika painted on her face. Digital silver print on baryta paper, AFP dry stamp lower right, AFP special edition 1/1 stamp on the reverse.

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Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. Typescript signed "LF Céline", Copenhagen November 6, 1946; 10pages in-4. Memorandum in his defense, mimeographed in approximately 75 copies, which Céline had sent to France and the United States, this one signed in his own hand. It is entitled: "Réponses aux accusations formulées contre moi par la Justice française au titre de trahison et reproduites par la Police judiciaire danoise au cours de mes interrogatoires". Attached are 4 mimeographed ff. (6p.) giving a copy of the April 30, 1948 judgment acquitting the Denoël publishing house, a paragraph of which is underlined in red pencil, with a comment that this paragraph clears Céline "of the charge of having published during the occupation writings of a nature to harm national defense". Cahiers Céline 7, p.245. Attached are 3 photographs of Céline: holding his cat in his lap (14 x 11 cm); with Lucette and the dog Bessy (6 x 3.5 cm); head (8 x 5 cm); and one of Lucette (8 x 5 cm).

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

DREYFUS case. Georges PICQUART (1854-1914). Autograph manuscript (minute), Requête adressée à M. le Ministre de la Guerre par le Lt Colonel en réforme Picquart au sujet de la poursuite dirigée contre lui devant le 2e Conseil de Guerre de Paris, July 14, 1899; 8pages in-fol. (edges a little faded, repaired). Draft of his petition protesting his dismissal after his revelations concerning Dreyfus' innocence. Picquart sets out the charges against him: "1° Communication to Me Leblois of the Boullot dossier; 2° Communication to Me Leblois of the pigeons-voyageurs dossier", offenses which will be brought before a military court; "3° Communication to Me Leblois of the secret Dreyfus dossier; 4° Faux et 5° Usage de Faux", referred to a civil court. He explains the Boullot file, which Henry accuses him of having communicated, and asserts that he did not exceed his rights "by requesting an informed opinion, on a legal question, from a lawyer at the Paris Court of Appeal". His statements were confirmed by his predecessor at the intelligence service, Colonel Cordier: "This accusation falls in the presence of Colonel Cordier's declaration, which he acknowledged, under oath, that the head of the intelligence service has the right to do whatever is useful to his service". He did not contravene the circular of October 10, 1896 on correspondence relating to espionage cases, since "the part of the judicial file studied by Me Leblois under the eyes of Lt Henry [...] did not include any piece of secret correspondence"... Finally, "the Indictment Division of the Paris Court of Appeal invalidated all the charges brought against me before it. It therefore acquitted me completely of the charge of having communicated the secret Dreyfus file to Me Leblois (exhibit: this scoundrel D.)". Gribelin's testimony, accusing Picquart of having requested "the carrier pigeon file only to see the cover of the secret Dreyfus file", does not hold water. With regard to the passenger pigeon file, Gribelin finally admitted "that he did not see me communicate the secret passenger pigeon file to Me Leblois, and he clearly indicates that he does not think I even opened this file in front of Me Leblois. [...] The truth is that in the spring of 1896, I communicated the administrative file to Me Leblois. [...] The administrative file did not contain any secret or confidential documents of any kind", and Gribelin confirmed that he handed it over when the carrier pigeon law was promulgated (June 30, 1896). Picquart blames archivist Gribelin and "his actions to harm me and save Esterhazy, the passion he brought to this sad task"... Picquart therefore asked the Minister to carry out "further investigations into the two facts of which I am still accused". The Military Governor of Paris, whose powers are more extensive than those of an indictment chamber, can order such a measure.

Estim. 260 - 400 EUR

Antiker Zigarrenhalter, Europäisch. 19. Jhdt.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 500 EUR

J. LACLOCHE MONTRE « RÉTRO »

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