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[ARTISANS] Collection of receipts, account balances, invoices, and work reports (a handwritten collection from the 18th and early 19th centuries) in quarto and folio formats, in loose sheets, primarily concerning a man named Ménard de Seillac, including: General statement of the costs for Mademoiselle de Tiseul’s herd in 1786 (list of supplies), Statement of work performed and supplied for Monsieur Ménard de Seillac’s cabriolet, carried out by Andrieu, the saddler… (1766). Statement for Monsieur Ménard de Seillac regarding work performed and supplied by me, Carsenac, tailor and merchant (1766), Mr. Ménard de Seillac owes Poussin, an upholsterer, as of June 3, 1774, Statement of household furnishings sold by Mr. D’Hericourt to Mr. Ménard de Seillac, residing in Paris on Rue Feydeau (undated), Invoice for work performed and delivered to Monsieur de Selliac for the mending of a pair of breeches (1774), Locksmith’s invoice (…), household expenses (butcher’s), Statement from a stationer (…), Statement from a painter (work)… A unique collection; authentic documentation of everyday objects in the 18th century in the home of a minor Parisian nobleman. Excellent condition.