To modify your purchase order,
contact the auction house.
244 - Joseph François DUPLEIX (1697–1763), governor of Pondicherry and commander-in-chief of the French settlements in India. Signed document. Pondicherry, June 11, 1753. 1 folio page.
The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.
Registrations are closed for this sale. You cannot place a bid.
The converted amounts are provided for informational purposes only. Only the currency determined for the sale by the auction house is binding. You can select a different currency by going to the "Preferences" page in your profile.
Fees including the auction house's fees and the platform's fees. For further details, please refer to the auction house's General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
Estimation
€400 - 600Sale fees
Joseph François DUPLEIX (1697–1763), governor of Pondicherry and commander-in-chief of the French settlements in India. Signed document. Pondicherry, June 11, 1753. 1 folio page. Statement of account and receipt for the amount owed to the third surgeon, Anne Louis Fils, who embarked at Lorient aboard the East India Company ship “L’Auguste,” on October 18, 1752, and disembarked at Pondicherry on June 10, 1753, by order of Dupleix, “totaling seven months and twenty-three days.” Autograph signatures of Joseph François DUPLEIX, “Vu Le Marquis Dupleix”; by Jean-Baptiste Christy de LA PALLIERE (1719–1787), a naval officer of the French East India Company, serving under his cousin Mahé de La Bourdonnais and Kersaint. A fierce opponent of the English, he served as captain of the Sévère, then was appointed by Suffren as commander of the Orient (a 74-gun ship); by Pierre de BAUSSET Roquefort (1703–1775), governor of Pondicherry, with the handwritten note “For certification [sic]. Pondicherry, June 10, 1753” and by BABINET.
Auction details
Major Catalog Sale - Hôtel Couvent des Minimes, LilleAuction house
Wattebled & Portay +33 3 20 06 25 81 xwattebled@wattebled-portay.frDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.