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110 - Militaria: Official business card with a handwritten and signed autograph by Brigadier General Pierre Maurice Saisset-Schneider (1849–1921) Commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade, dated February 15, 1904, from his official residence, Ker-Siam, in Dinan (Côte d’Armor 22). Direct written order in the general’s own hand: “Send me immediately a case of ordinary red wine like the last shipment; the wine must not be green.” The period accounting note in pencil in the upper left corner serves as a billing memo for the wine merchant. It confirms the shipment of a barrel of the legendary 1899 vintage from Château la Rousserie (the historic estate of the Marquis de Chabans in Cadillac, Gironde 33), sold at a price of 140 francs per barrel (“1899 Château la Rousserie at 140 francs per barrel”). Cavalry, General Saisset-Schneider, 10th Cavalry Brigade, Dinan, Côtes d’Armor, Brittany, 22nd Dragoons, Saint-Cyr, General Officer, Belle Époque, 1904, Autographed calling card, Military manuscript, Historical documents, Old correspondence, French Army, Quartermaster Corps.

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Militaria: Official business card with a handwritten and signed autograph by Brigadier General Pierre Maurice Saisset-Schneider (1849–1921) Commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade, dated February 15, 1904, from his official residence, Ker-Siam, in Dinan (Côte d’Armor 22). Direct written order in the general’s own hand: “Send me immediately a case of ordinary red wine like the last shipment; the wine must not be green.” The period accounting note in pencil in the upper left corner serves as a billing memo for the wine merchant. It confirms the shipment of a barrel of the legendary 1899 vintage from Château la Rousserie (the historic estate of the Marquis de Chabans in Cadillac, Gironde 33), sold at a price of 140 francs per barrel (“1899 Château la Rousserie at 140 francs per barrel”). Cavalry, General Saisset-Schneider, 10th Cavalry Brigade, Dinan, Côtes d’Armor, Brittany, 22nd Dragoons, Saint-Cyr, General Officer, Belle Époque, 1904, Autographed calling card, Military manuscript, Historical documents, Old correspondence, French Army, Quartermaster Corps.

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"The Memory of Wars" by Vasari Auction: Testimonies, Documents, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps
Sunday, November 8
02:00 PM
86 cours Victor Hugo
33000 Bordeaux, France

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