Lot of two handwritten letters: - Letter in brown ink reporting the receipt given by Eustache du Bellay to Thibaut de Beaumour. Dated December 11, 1480. Second half of the 15th century, 1480 Height: 16.6 cm - Width: 34.8 cm (minor wear) - Handwritten letter from Charles de France, Duke of Guyenne (1446-1472). Dated August 20, 1470 in the upper left corner. Wax seal of the Duke of Guyenne. Second half of the 15th century, 1470 Height: 20.7 cm - Width: 29 cm (accidents and missing parts)

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