LOIRE ATLANTIQUE. NANTES. ST JULIEN DE VOUVANTES (44). Contract of the emancipation and ennoblement of two Feuz and half of Fouages for the Inhabitants of the parish of VOUVANTES located at the said Bishopric of NANTES. Done September 7, 1638, in the Auditory of the Seat of the City of NANTES - Parchment printed 4 pages large in-folio, filled in ink, on the Heading of "Claude de MARBEUF, Lord of the Pilletière, Baron of Blaizon, Viscount of Chemeliers, Counselor of the King in his Councils, President in his Court of Parliament...". - Headband illustrated with a hare hunt Lettrine.

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.