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Lot 122 - SCRAPBOOK OF COUNTESS MARY-JOY DE LIMBURG-STIRUM. Set of 14 volumes, folio format (320x250 mm), hardback bound with string, covering the period from 1902 to 1924. Containing several hundred photographs taken by the Countess, press clippings, invitation cards, menus, wedding and royal announcements, drawings, engravings, show programs and correspondence. With numerous handwritten annotations in English and German, etc. Including young Mary-Joy Newland's pre-marriage tour of Europe. Includes photos of places visited, portraits, group scenes, reproductions of paintings, boat trips, meetings, museum visits, etc. - 1902-1904: Rotterdam, Cologne, Heidelberg, Lucerne, Paris, Versailles, London, Harwick Castle, Windsor, Oxford, Hamburg, Norway, Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Monaco, San Remo, Pisa, Rome, Sorrento, Pompeii, Venice, Vienna, Budapest. - 1905-1907: dedicated portrait of Mrs. Howard G. Meredith, wife of the British vice-consul in Detroit, whose sister is the wife of Count Menno de Limburg Stirum, conferences, receptions, invitations, military review in Detroit, visit to the Franciscan mission in Santa Barbara, Villa Miramar, Santa Barbara beach, Acheville, visit to Biltmore House at George Vanderbilt's, Charlotteville, etc. ... - 1910: Berlin, portraits of the Kaiser and the imperial Prussian family; 90 visiting cards of members of the court, Countess Brockdorff, Countess Keller, Countess zu Rantzau, Count and Countess Eulenbourg, Duke von Arenberg, Prince and Princess Münster von Derneburg, Prince and Princess of Fürstenberg, Duke of Ratibor, Prince and Princess Lichnowsky, Countess Oppersdorff, Jules Cambon (French ambassador in Berlin), Mr A. Pansa (Italian ambassador in Berlin), Lady Agnes Durham, Princess Antoinette von Isenburg, Prince and Princess Max Théodore von Thurn und Taxis; invitation to a gala at the Prussian court, menu, program, 20 invitations to the US embassy, British embassy, etc... - 1911: St. Moritz with Count Spielberg, cards and passes from the Cercle des étrangers de Monaco, visit to Villa Rosemary with Mrs. Arthur Cohen, visit to the Villa of the Duke and Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein, Villa Pamphili, autographed menu, invitation to the engagement party of Rodolphe von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, etc. - 1911-1912: plan and photos of the Nudersdorf manor house, Invitation to Baron Carl von Venningen, Baden-Baden racecourse, visit to Mecklenburg Castle, etc. - 1913-1916: photographic portraits of his daughters, menus, photographs, portrait and letter from Menno de Limburg-Stirum, autographed photograph of Mrs. Sarah Jane Cahier, opera singer (1870-1951), autograph visiting card from Mrs. French Vanderbilt, numerous documents on the Nudersdorf manor house, photographic portrait of the family, etc. - 1917-1919: various Baden-Baden show and opera programs, photographs of the family with a group of friends, etc. - 1920: posters, advertising and opera programs for the 1920 season in Baden-Baden, invitations, cards and passes for tennis and golf tournaments, photograph of a ball - 1921: menu, horse show, business cards of Count von Schaesberg-Thannheim, Countess von Hohenberg, Baroness de Graevenitz, photographs of horse races and fashion show, portrait of Princess Vicky de Shambourg-Lippe, a portrait of the Countess with an autograph dedication signed by the artist, etc. - 1922: series of photographs of the Countess and her daughters; photographs of the racing season with personalities of the time; Visiting card from Prince Eitel of Prussia, dinner menu from Albert Goldschmidt; visiting cards from Baron Vietinghoff, Dolly Groeninx van Zoelen, Wittelsbach, etc. - 1923: portrait of the Grand Duchess of Baden, dinner menu for the Thyssen family, program for a Nikita Balieff show; menu with autographed signatures, invitation card from Richard Haniel with a photo of his residence, etc. - 1924: passport, official documents in the name of the Countess of Limburg-Stirum, invoices and receipts on the letterhead of official signs, business cards from Countess Oberndorff with her photograph, Prince Tscharner, Baron and Baroness de Knorring; program for the Fête des Fleurs in Geneva; invitation to the wedding of the young Baroness van Hogendorp; invitation card from the Queen of Holland; invitation from Countess Granville and the US Ambassador, etc. Attached is a set of documents and miscellaneous correspondence. Good condition. A fascinating epic of this aristocratic family, tracing the important moments of the Limburg-Stirum family during this period.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 154 - ÉCOLE FRANÇAISE DU XIXe SIÈCLE. D'APRÈS FRANCOIS-HUBERT DROUAIS, DIT DROUAIS (1727-1775) - Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour, née Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (1721-1764). Oil on canvas. Good condition. H.: 76 cm - W.: 63.5 cm. Reference: the original version of this portrait is in the collections of the Château de Chantilly. HISTORICAL SOUVENIRS ON THE ROYAL FAMILY FROM THE VICOMTE ALCIDE DE BEAUCHESNE (1800-1873). ET A DIVERS (*) The historical souvenirs on the royal family presented below come from the collection of Viscount Alcide-Hyacinthe du Bois de Beauchesne (1800-1873), gentleman of the court of King Louis XVIII, head of the cabinet of the General Directorate of Fine Arts at the Ministry of the King's Household and famous author of the book: Louis XVII, sa vie, son agonie et sa mort ; captivité de la famille royale au Temple published by Plon, in 1853. The relics originally belonged to Jean-Baptiste Gomin (1757-1841), Laurent's deputy in charge of the children of France at the Temple prison between November 8, 1794 and March 29, 1795, and who in this capacity had eased the Dauphin's agony as much as he could. Then, at the request of the French government, he accompanied Madame Royale on her journey from Paris to Huningue (canton of Basel, Switzerland) in December 1795, to be exchanged on the evening of December 25, 1795, for five brigands of the Convention, prisoners of the Emperor of Austria. Upon Gomin's death on June 2, 1841, his wife bequeathed these precious documents and historical testimonies to Viscount Alcide de Beauchesne, and from then on they remained in his direct line of descent, before being offered for sale on March 3, 2015 and today by the purchaser at the time. Some of these pieces were presented at the "Louis XVII" exhibition organized by the Musée Lambinet at the Hôtel de Ville de Versailles from May to July 1989.

Estim. 3 000 - 5 000 EUR

Lot 157 - HAIR OF KING LOUIS XVI (1754-1793). Small folded envelope containing locks of hair that once belonged to the king, inscribed in ink: "Cheveux de Louis XVI". This small envelope was originally kept in a larger envelope with other relics of the royal family, all of which were put up for sale in 2015. Provenance: collection of M. Jean-Baptiste Gomin (1757-1841), given to Vicomte Alcide-Hyacinthe du Bois de Beauchesne on his death by his widow on June 2, 1841. As the accompanying letter states: "Knowing how much affection Mr. Gomin had for you, I am sure I am paying tribute to his memory and fulfilling his intentions in a way, by bequeathing to you in his name the enclosed papers to which he attached such great and legitimate value: - 1°) a letter from Madame Royale indicating the post office from Paris to Huningue; 2°) the report of the trip made by H.R.H. and also written in his hand. 3°) Two pieces of verse composed by Madame in the Tour du Temple and written in S.A.R.'s hand. 4°) A note of audience for M. Gomin in Madame's hand. 5°) Hair of the King, the Queen, Madame Royale, and Louis XVII. Please receive, Monsieur, and keep this bequest as a memento of my excellent husband, and as a token of the high esteem with which I have the honor to be, your most humble and affectionate servant, Pontoise, June 2, 1841". On the back, the Viscount has noted biographical information about Mr. Gomin. Then the collection of Vicomte Alcide-Hyacinthe du Bois de Beauchesne (1800-1873), preserved by descent before being offered for sale on March 3, 2015, under no. 165 by the Coutau-Bégarie firm, then today by the purchaser at the time.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 159 - THE DAUPHIN'S WRITING ASSIGNMENT CORRECTED BY HIS FATHER KING LOUIS XVI. LOUIS-CHARLES, Prince of France, Duke of Normandy (1785-1795). Handwriting assignment of the young Dauphin of France, written during his captivity in the Temple prison, bearing annotations and corrections in the hand of his father King Louis XVI (in bold type), 4 pages, folio. Minor edge wear, but overall good condition. Text on reform: "[...] spread throughout France. In the same year, a number of anxious minds ventured propositions on indulgences, which the Faculty of Theology in Paris condemned. In 1521 appeared the Sorbonne's famous censure against Luther himself, who, having first taken this respectable body as arbitrator in his disputes with the Court of Rome, then poured out his insults against the Judges, whom his faint praise had not been able to corrupt. The glare of this censure, as is usually the case, awakened public attention to opinions that had perhaps been forgotten, or at least neglected: many were seduced by the appeal they presented. As early as 1528, they were supported by the clergy, the nobility and even the common people. In the years that followed, the faculty was occupied only with censuring preachers and authors who, sometimes under equivocal and obscure propositions, insinuated false and dangerous meanings; soon more daring, presented openly the forests of Bohemia and Hungary. Their numbers, swollen by the sectaries expelled from the Catholic states, increased in proportion to the attacks made on the privileges of these proud and warlike peoples: it took perfidious politics, treachery and cowardly assassinations to bring them under the yoke they feared. Heresy, triumphant in so many places, made only slight progress in Polonia, where there were no parties with an interest in spreading it: a few examples of severity were enough to intimidate it and almost make it disappear; but the lure of a crown made it sovereign in Prussia. This country belonged to the Teutonic Order: the Grand Master, Ambert of Brandenburg, threw off the yoke of his vows to marry, and make the scepter hereditary in his family. Most of his knights imitated him, passing on to their posterity, by way of inheritance, the commanderies, of which they were merely the trustees. The faction that had called the fierce Christian from Denmark to Sweden [...]". Provenance: collection of Jean-Baptiste Gomin (1757-1841), given on his death by his widow to Viscount Alcide-Hyacinthe du Bois de Beauchesne (1800-1873), kept by descent before being offered for sale on March 3, 2015, under no. 173 by the Coutau-Bégarie firm, then today by the purchaser at the time. Exhibition: this document was presented at the "Louis XVII" exhibition organized by the Musée Lambinet at the Hôtel de Ville de Versailles from May to July 1989.

Estim. 8 000 - 10 000 EUR

Lot 160 - MARIE-THÉRÈSE, Princess of France, Madame Royale (1778-1851) Verses composed and handwritten by the young princess during her captivity in the Temple prison, addressed to Madame Renée Elisabeth Hilaire de Chanterenne, née de la Rochette (1762-1838), in the summer of 1795, 1 page, in-8. Traces of moisture and folds. "In this sad stay of horror, the virtue that pleases my heart always seemed banished; heaven held back my life too often ready to exhale through the tears it saw flowing; it ends to be inexorable, to this sweet lovable virtue it is necessary (that finally it can) to see it triumphing of a sad duty it calms and calms my soul it warms it of its soft flame and consoles me in this stay by the clearness of a new day it fled far from my sight, this moment returned it to me the sky makes me enjoy it now all here made me feel it each thing reminds me of it I do not see any more a rebellious heart finally it lives close to me all receives its soft law, shall I name this virtue that adorns man, that consoles the unfortunate that changes the horror of these places, that returns to this land, to be adored forever that near me in these moments returns to ease my torments she lives in the tower of the temple all to envy follows my example, sensibility is her name she reigns in my prison of my heart she makes the charm, it no longer fears any tears since it sees me near him only sensitive souls for support." History: Madame de Chanterenne was appointed governess to Madame Royale three days after the death of the young Louis XVII, in accordance with the decree of 25 Prairial An II (June 13, 1795). She took up her post on June 15, 1795, and the relationship between the two women was excellent. Madame de Chanterenne brought much-needed comfort to the orphan in her isolation. This lasted until December 18, 1795. The princess called Madame de Chanterenne "my dear Renète". Provenance: Collection of Jean-Baptiste Gomin (1757-1841), given on his death by his widow on June 2, 1841, to Vicomte Alcide-Hyacinthe du Bois de Beauchesne. As the accompanying letter states: "Knowing how much affection Mr. Gomin had for you, I am sure I am paying tribute to his memory and fulfilling his intentions in a way, by bequeathing to you in his name the enclosed papers to which he attached such great and legitimate value: - 1°) a letter from Madame Royale indicating the post office from Paris to Huningue; 2°) the report of the trip made by H.R.H. and also written in his hand. 3°) Two pieces of verse composed by Madame in the Tour du Temple and written in S.A.R.'s hand. 4°) A note of audience for M. Gomin in Madame's hand. 5°) Hair of the King, the Queen, Madame Royale, and Louis XVII. Please receive, Monsieur, and keep this bequest as a memento and keep this bequest as a memento of my excellent husband, and as a token of the high esteem with which I have the honor to be, your most humble and most affectionate servant, Pontoise, June 2, 1841". On the back the Viscount has noted biographical information about Mr. Gomin. Kept by the Viscount's descendants before being offered for sale on March 3, 2015, under no. 189 by the Coutau-Bégarie firm, then today by the purchaser at the time.

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 163 - ÉCOLE FRANÇAISE DU XIXe SIÈCLE - Portrait of the young Prince Henri, Duke of Bordeaux (1820-1883). Watercolor on paper, preserved under glass in an antique gilded wood oval frame. Good condition. Sight: H.: 8.5 cm - W.: 7 cm. Frame: H.: 22.5 cm - W.: 18 cm. COLLECTION OF PRINCESS CLEMENTINE OF SAXONY-COBURG-GOTHA, NÉE PRINCESSE D'ORLÉANS, DAUGHTER OF KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE AND COLLECTION OF HIS SON KING FERDINAND I OF BULGARIA PRESERVED AND COLLECTED OVER MANY YEARS BY MMETHERESA DANKOVA, AN ENTHUSIAST FOR THE HISTORY OF HER COUNTRY AND THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BULGARIA, WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN ANCIENT GREEK, LATIN AND HISTORY, AND VARIOUS OTHER SUBJECTS (*). Born at the Château de Neuilly on June 3, 1817, Princess Clémentine, known as Mademoiselle de Beaujolais, was the youngest daughter of Louis-Philippe (1773-1850), first Duke of Orleans, then King of the French on August 9, 1830, and Princess Marie-Amélie de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles (1782-1866). She was barely 13 when her father ascended the throne. Brought up, like her elder sisters, with distinction and intelligence under the watchful eye of her parents, who ensured that she received a literary, religious and artistic education like all their children, Princess Clémentine followed the destiny that circumstances lay down for the daughters of kings. On April 20, 1843, at the Château de Saint-Cloud, she married Prince Auguste (1818-1881), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Major General in the service of the Kingdom of Saxony. Nephew of Ernest, then reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, of Leopold I, King of the Belgians, of Victoire, Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria of England, this prince was the brother of Ferdinand, King of Portugal, through his marriage to Queen Maria da Gloria II, of Princess Victoire, Duchess of Nemours, and of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, husband of the Queen of England. Through this alliance, Princess Clementine became closely related to most of Europe's sovereigns. From that moment on, her life was spent far from her homeland, but her heart always remained French. From her marriage to Prince Auguste, Princess Clémentine had five children: ?Philippe (1844-1921), Duke of Saxony, lieutenant in the 6th Austrian cuirassiers regiment, who married the eldest daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium, Princess Louise (1858-1924); Auguste (1845-1907), Duke of Saxony, captain in the Austrian navy, who married Princess Leopoldine (1847-1871), second daughter of the Emperor of Brazil, Pedro II, on October 15, 1864; Clotilde (1846-1927), Duchess of Saxony, married in Coburg on May 12, 1864 to the Palatine of Hungary, Archduke Joseph of Austria (1833-1905), grandson of Emperor Leopold II of Austria, major-general and owner of infantry regiment no. 37; Amélie (1848-1894), Duchess of Saxony, married the younger brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi), Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (1849-1893); and Ferdinand (1861-1948), Duke of Saxony, married Princess Marie-Louise of Bourbon-Parme (1870-1899) in 1893, and Princess Eleonore of Reuss (1860-1917) in his second marriage. He became Sovereign Prince of Bulgaria in 1887, then King of the Bulgarians in 1908. This correspondence and part of his diary are precious and priceless testimonies to an exciting period, when politics, historical events and family happenings united Europe's most important royal families. In contrast to the times, Princess Clementine was a caring mother who personally oversaw the education of her children and grandchildren. The princess's artistic side is also highlighted by a series of works inspired by great moments in European history and the poems of Walter Scott, created under the guidance of her drawing teacher, the celebrated Ary Scheffer (1795-1858), one of the most important painters of the Romantic school. In this way, we discover the daily life of a French princess traveling across Europe to visit her large family in England, Belgium, Austria, Bavaria, Germany, Brazil, Hungary, Bulgaria and France. This family saga reveals the daily life and intrigues of a brilliant, intelligent and cultured woman whose lifelong ambition was to see her children and grandchildren marry into the best parties of the gotha, in the hope that they would, in honor of her ancestors, accede to the throne of a powerful European kingdom. Her wishes were eventually granted, in the person of her youngest son, Ferdinand, who became the first Bulgarian king in 1908. Unfortunately, she did not get the chance to see him crowned, as she died a year before he acceded to the Bulgarian throne. By marriage, Princess Clementine was related to

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 167 - LOUIS-PHILIPPE, roi des Français (1773-1850) - L.A.S.: "L. P.", November 7, 1830, addressed to André Dupin (1783-1865), the famous jurisconsult and orator, 1 page, in-folio, text in French, creases, but overall good condition. Enclosed is the signed autograph minute of Dupin's reply to the king, dated November 8, 1830, evoking the July Revolution, and a signed autograph letter from Dupin. "I don't want to go to bed, however tired I may be, without having the satisfaction of announcing to you myself that I have just named you Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Believe me that it is with all my heart that I have done an act that I owed you not only as King, but as Duke of Orleans and that I enjoy having been able to give you this testimony of your public services & this mark of my friendship." "Sire, on waking, my first act is to thank V. M. for her kindness in making me a Knight of the Legion of Honor, and especially for the letter by which she deigns to announce this favor to me. This letter becomes for me the official diploma of my nomination; I place it among my most precious titles; next to these three colors that the Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom allowed me to take on his desk at the Palais-Royal in exchange for my tricolor cockade, on Saturday July 31st at 6am (one of those dates that one never forgets!) Sire, I pray to heaven that I may be made a knight of the Legion of Honor.) Sire, I pray to heaven that the King will not need the help of these friends too much; but I also beg S.M. to remain convinced that, in addition to all of them, the Duc d'Orleans' lawyer, who is now the King's Attorney General, will always be the first to defend Louis-Philippe, in support of the national cause of August 9, 1830. I have the honor to be with the deepest respect and purest devotion, Sire de V. M. the most obedient and faithful".

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 169 - CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1817-1907) - L.A.S.: "Clémentine", Ebenthal, October 1, 1847 addressed to her father, King Louis-Philippe (1773-1850), 3 pages, in-4, text in French, curls and folds, but good overall condition. "Dear Papa, this is unfortunately the second year in which this day has passed without my being able to come and join your other children in offering you my most tender wishes and wishing you with all my heart Many happy returns of the day!" (...) coming from far away and via an insignificant letter, these wishes are quite ardent and quite sincere. My heart will be in your office in Saint-Cloud on the morning of October 6th, and my prayers will be with God that he will shower us with his blessings and keep you long in the measure of your children's love and the happiness of us all. Mama will have given you all the details of our trip to my beautiful and beloved Hungary, we have been here for a week, but we will stay for another fortnight to see a bit of all our relatives here and to rest, then we will head for Dresden where the King's words have completed our decision to go. Finally, with God's help, I hope to embrace you before the end of the year, which will be a great joy for me after this long absence. I was very pleased to see that the race to Compiègne went so well, and that your tireless riding did you nothing but good. Farewell, dear Papa, I don't want to trouble you with a long letter and I kiss you, Maman and my Aunt with the best of my heart." Correspondence ADDRESSED TO QUEEN MARIE-AMÉLIE FROM HER DAUGHTER PRINCESS CLÉMENTINE

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 170 - CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1817-1907) - L.A.S.: "Clémentine", Laeken, July 2, 1840, addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie of the French (1782-1866), 3 pages, in-folio, text in French, tear. Attached is a lithograph depicting her after the portrait painted by Henri de Caisne (1799-1852), presented at the 1833 Salon. And a L.A.S.: "Clémentine", undated, addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie of the French (1782-1866), 1 ½ pages, French text, tear. "I did not write to you yesterday, dear maman, leaving that care to Aumale. Louise is very well, she is a little pale, says she is better, but I have not noticed her strength is returning daily, and she reads that none of the other times she has recovered so quickly. Every day she puts on your pink bathrobe which is very pretty and suits her very well, she comes to lunch and dinner with us, her walk is not yet very brilliant, but she is upright and her waist is straightened: she will come back positively, if nothing new happens around July 20 or 22, she is decided to do so and so is Leopold, they will stay until the first days of August and then come directly to England. Léopold told me he liked his good mother, especially as she always gives him something. Philippe has become even more beautiful and seems to continue to have the same tenderness for me. Charlotte is doing wonderfully, she's very well-behaved, at night she sleeps all at once, we never get her up or leave the room, she falls asleep all by herself in her crib, your little (...) suits her wonderfully, she wears no other. I wrote yesterday about the plans for England, he will have told you about them, I won't tell you anything more. My aunt has a project to come to Liège (...) all this beautiful valley of the Meuse which is said to be really remarkable, Ardennes and (...), that enchants me and I hope that it (...), it will be at least a visit which will change us a little from this continuation of masses which I already made 21 times and which is odious to me. Leopold will go with us to Ardennes to show it to us, then after dinner we'll leave directly for Paris, where we'll still be on Wednesday evening. The weather is fine, but warmer. Aumale walked to Brussels yesterday to do some shopping, and then we went for a walk together. Thank you a thousand times my dear mother for your kind letter, I am happy to know dear Leopold better, I hope that it is now an affair over and that I will find him on his feet when I return. I am thinking of you today, my dear mother, and of (...). I'll be praying to God for him at Mass today. The news from the East seems most satisfactory and has given us great pleasure. The christening is still scheduled for Sunday at 1 a.m. Louise will be there, and I hope Pilus hasn't forgotten to send the sabers today. Adieu, my dear Maman, I embrace you and Aumale with all my heart. My fondest regards to your household (...) 2 a.m. I receive your kind letter, dear Maman, a thousand thanks, I am happy for our dear Philippe's improvement. The Belgians are very agitated about the reply from ..., especially as yesterday's letters ... perhaps change their minds. Aumale went to Brussels with Leopold (...)" "We will arrive here fortunately my dear mother, but after having been very badly led as you see on the road. The night was very mild, but around three o'clock fell, a cold and penetrating fog that left us as in a cloud, it begins to disperse. I won't tell you, dear Mom, about the grief I felt when I left Neuilly yesterday evening, my poor H... whom I left for six months! You, without whom I am never (...) However, I am happy at the thought that I am going to see Louise! We have had no accidents (...) All our company has slept well and is in good health. Farewell my dear Mother, I embrace you and your excellent father with all my heart, a thousand tendernesses (...)".

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 172 - CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1817-1907) - L.A.S.: "Clémentine", Laeken, July 5, 1840, addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie of the French (1782-1866), 2 1/2 pages, in-folio, text in French, folds, foxing. Attached is a photographic portrait of her in bust form signed Cavrapp, in Philippopolis, print on albumen paper mounted on cardboard with photographer's name at bottom and back of document. "I couldn't thank you yesterday for your kind letter, my dear mother, because the package from Paris didn't arrive until after the post office had left; we were out walking when the guide arrived and we read your letters in front of the Orangery. I am very pleased that Father has decided to leave for England, it is, I believe, the best time to make this trip. Certainly V.R. [Queen Victoria] is annoying in her remarks and a little despotic in her desires, but this may be mistaken for eagerness and it is derogatory not to ... but I can see from here the horror it will cause this dear Father tomorrow, I think, like you, that this... shared for them more, H... will be good for them and establish a more intimate relationship between them. I was at this point in my letter, dear Maman, when I was called by Louise, so I'll continue, after the christening and in a great hurry, it went very well, everyone was gathered in the tapestry room, we hooped and then set off for the parish chapel arranged in the dining room, the two children in the lead. Léopold and my aunt and Aumale and me. Louise at the back with the little one. The ceremony was very long; I'd never have heard so many prayers. The little one was very kind and very wise, she was awake, her big black eyes open; and she didn't cry out once, after the christening, we made a second circle, of great length, we then received the package from Paris, a thousand thanks for your good letter dear maman, I'm sure Henri won't leave the command of his ship without orders, but I would have liked to have been given permission, there are some serious things in Montevideo, they have been happy for him, for his career (....) I'm very happy about all this agitation and preparation for his departure for Paris, that (...) and I hope that his morale will be well; as for our dear Philippe, I believe, dear Maman, that you mustn't torment yourself and that it's only the work of his (...). Louise is also convinced. The cardinal asked me to remind our sovereign and was very concerned about your health. The Aumale bracelet is charming and I send you all my thanks, dear maman, as well as the pin for the valet de chambre, I ... my lorgnette in Aumale immediately after the christening. The little one was superb, dress, pillow, bonnet, blanket, all in lace, lined with pink, she was a great success, it was Mme Stirenlot who held her, I am delighted as you well think of the return for mass, but I am very much afraid of the bad weather, it is raining heavily, farewell my dear maman, Aumale and I embrace you tenderly. Please send this package to Hélène immediately, I recommend it to you, it's in a hurry. Louise's dresses and hats arrived on time and are charming".

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 174 - CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1817-1907) - L.A.S.: "Clémentine", Laeken, July 9, 1840, addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie of the French (1782-1866), 2 pages, in-folio, text in French, folds, foxing. "Our return to Ardennes has been decided, my dear Maman, and I am delighted as you can well believe, we shall leave on Tuesday at 6 a.m., traveling by rail to Liège, then from there by carriage along the beautiful Meuse valley to Ardennes and from Ardennes to Paris then G... Mézière and Reims, arriving on Wednesday around 9:30 or 10:30 in the evening. Louise was a little tired from her day, so we left yesterday evening at 9.1/4, to let her go to bed early. The children had dined at the table and were charmingly sweet and sensible. In the morning, Aumale left at 6 for Ghent with Il..., returning for dinner. ...Léopold gave him a ... in the green wing, we have...here with sorrow, Aumale wanted to write to you this morning in order to stop the thing if there is still time to sell what he had left here of the Duchy of Roussillon, beautiful land situated in a pretty country. A historical mass full of memories he is sorry for and is not the only one, there was only one priest yesterday in the cabinet of Louise, of ... The Duchy of Roussillon is a beautiful and good historic land that Aumale is very sorry to sell like so many others. The weather is bad today, it's cold and raining, but I hope it's only temporary. He wrote me an excellent letter yesterday which touched me deeply. I have nothing more to add from here my dear Mother, Léopold ... yesterday a letter deeply from V R to know when she would have the Nemours, we have not yet ... yesterday's answer as final, wanting to know the effect produced for the letters written by the day before yesterday, in August, she can not receive them. I hear that Pan's case for Africa has been settled, I'm delighted, I think it will be excellent for him. Louise has a little ... here ... about pecuniary matters, I hope her words have had some effect. Please tell the Queens that I was careful to speak in the sense that he would have indicated to me, but that he would have written to Louise that he would not charge her with any curious message, that he must remember that he said nothing to me, which she seemed extremely disappointed about. Adieu, my dear Maman, I kiss you with all my heart, I would so much like to see you here with us! My love to Father, my love to the whole family including the two dear beautiful sisters."

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 178 - CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1817-1907) - L.A.S.: "Clémentine", Randan, May 22, 1842 addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie of the French (1782-1866), 2 ½ pages, in-4°, text in French. Bends, but overall good condition. "Mille mercis ma chère maman de votre bonne et aimable lettre (...) Les réponses me paraissent très satisfaisantes sous tous les rapports, même celui de la pension sur lequel on pourra obtenir quelques modifications sur les autres points, il me semble que le père en doit être content, il me impatience bien d'être avec lui et avec vous. I'm very relieved this morning, because my aunt took what I said well, she welcomed me when I arrived at her house, saying, well my dear, it's much better than I thought! My poor little girl, your father is much happier, etc. On the contrary, she seems to me to be very nervous about her first ideas: it's only the pension that, like me, stops her, because it's for the best part of life, poor Pce Ferdinand can live for a very long time, and I want him to! Finally, we'll talk about all this together next week, and I can't tell you how much it means to me (...) Yesterday we went for a walk in the forest, I was on horseback with my brothers, my aunt in the carriage with the ladies (...) the weather was very hot, but very fine, in the evening we had a reception of all the authorities of (...), then a big dinner in the evening, and I played whist until nearly 11 o'clock. Today, Sunday, we saw no one but short walks in Paris, then we dined at (...), tomorrow dear Mama I won't be able to write to you, we're leaving at 4 a.m. for the Saint-Guilbault race, which I'm going to make a big party (...)".

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 181 - MARIE-AMÉLIE, princesse de Bourbon-Siciles, reine des Français (1782-1866) - L.A.S.: "Marie Amélie", Eu, September 1, 1843, addressed to her cousin Prince Ferdinand de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1785-1851), father-in-law of Princess Clémentine, 1 1/2 pages, on headed paper with his monogram under royal crown, text in French, creases, but overall good condition. "Counting on the kindness and friendship you have shown me, I am writing you these lines for (...) our children if they do not arrive with you as soon as you expected them and as they will have wished. We have been expecting a visit (...) from the Queen of England for a few days, and we are very touched, to make this stay more pleasant for her, we have wished for Louise and Clémentine's presence that she (...) and she herself knew the best thing, Clémentine and Auguste have felt it and have resigned themselves to wait for her, but I am sure that you (...) like you that he (...) everything towards Queen Victoria, that towards the King. If they were to leave here while she's still here, and I know your feelings well enough to think we wouldn't want them to. I don't need to tell you that despite all the tenderness we have for our beloved daughter, we are the first to want her to follow her wishes and be eager to go to the august family who have adopted her and who are so kind (...)....) please remember me to the Duke your august brother, to the Duke and Duchess Ernest and to Prince Leopold, and accept for ourselves the expression of the sincere friendship with which I am Monseigneur of Your Royal Highness' dear cousin". History: This letter was written on September 1, 1843, the evening before the arrival of Queen Victoria, who was visiting France from September 2 to 7, 1843. This historic event took place at the Château d'Eu in Normandy. It was the first official visit under the "entente cordiale" between France and England. Victoria was the first English monarch to visit France since her distant ancestor, King Henry VIII, in 1520. To immortalize the event, court painter Franz-Xaver Winterhalter painted a magnificent picture in 1845. The scene in the painting takes place in the Victoria Gallery, named in honor of the sovereign, at the Château d'Eu. She describes it in her diary (September 8, 1845): "it is a very pretty room, full of pictures showing scenes of our last stay here, and of the King's visit to Windsor". Indeed, one of the large canvases on the left wall depicts Louis-Philippe's reception at Windsor. In the painting, entitled "Queen Victoria and Prince Albert received by Louis-Philippe and his family at Château d'Eu", in addition to members of the d'Orléans family, Princess Clementine appears in the right foreground, holding her newborn son, Auguste, on her lap, and tenderly wrapping her left arm around the eldest, little Philippe.

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 183 - MARIE-AMÉLIE, princesse de Bourbon-Siciles, reine des Français (1782-1866) - L.A.S.: "Marie Amélie", Frankfurt, August 4, 1853, addressed to her dear cousin (probably Queen Victoria), 2 1/2 pages, text in French, creases, but overall good condition. "My dearest cousin, I must thank you once again for the kind visit you paid us yesterday aboard the steamer, and for this charming Madonna you kindly gave me, I shall treasure it as a memento of a friend I appreciate as much as I love her, and this image will remind me of the short, good times I spent with you, and I would invoke the one it represents to obtain for you and may all that is dear to you. Your good heart had made you more far-sighted than I, and despite my strong desire to hasten my journey, I found myself so tired yesterday evening when I arrived here that my children and the Duchess demanded that I rest all day today in order to be able to go as far as Basel tomorrow. I found a letter here from our good Hélène, from the day before yesterday, she is being looked after in Paris, she still has a cough and she herself had a voice extinction. Farewell, dear good cousin, the whole grateful family offers you its respectful and affectionate tributes and the old lady loves you and embraces you with all my heart. Your devoted cousin and friend, allow me to give a tender embrace to Princess Louise, whom I was so happy to see for a moment". PORTRAIT OF PRINCESS CLEMENTINE COLLECTION OF HER FATHER KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE FOR THE CHÂTEAU D'EU

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Lot 184 - GODEFROY Eléonore (1778-1849), attribué à - Portrait of the young Princess Clémentine d'Orléans (1817-1907), age 4. Oil on canvas, unsigned, bears n°424 bis in the upper left-hand corner, preserved in a non-original antique carved wood frame. Stenciled on the back in black letters: "Marie Clémentine Caroline d'Orléans, 4ème fille de Louis-Philippe Ier, roi des Français & de Marie Amélie Thérèse, princesse des Deux Siciles, reine des Français, née à Neuilly le 3 juin 1817", the collection stamp of the Duc d'Orléans (1773-1850), future King Louis-Philippe (LPO) under ducal crown and the collection stamp of Prince Louis d'Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896), brother of Princess Clémentine. Period wear, but overall good condition. Sight: H.: 64 cm - W.: 54 cm. Frame: H.: 80 cm - W.: 79 cm. Reference: this unsigned work, from the collections of the Duc d'Orléans, can be compared to the one painted by Melle Godefroy entitled "Princesse Valentine (Clémentine) d'Orléans, mademoiselle de Beaujolais", exhibited at the same time as a portrait by the same artist of the Prince de Joinville, at the Paris Salon, January 1, 1822, under no. 593. We also know that Melle Godefroy painted several portraits of members of the Orléans family, which were exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon between 1819 and 1827. Provenance: collection of the Duc d'Orléans, future King of the French, for the Château d'Eu, referenced in the inventory drawn up by M. J. Vatout, "Galerie des portraits, tableaux et bustes du château d'Eu", published in 1836, under no. 424bis, see illustration below. Then the collection of his son, Prince Louis d'Orléans, Duc de Nemours. Princess Clémentine's diary of the attempted assassination of Louis-Philippe.

Estim. 12 000 - 15 000 EUR

Lot 185 - CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, née princesse d'Orléans (1817-1907) - Autograph manuscript, Neuilly July 19-23, 1835, 4 pages in-4°, fragment of the princess's diary, paginated in pencil 13 to 16, text in French, folds, small tears. Attached is a small engraving of the princess at that time. End of Tuesday 19: Fortunately it was not given, it had been replaced by the Huguenots to which we also returned. I had a great time, and the dinner at Chartres first gave me great pleasure, I love it so much! Then I always find pleasure in hearing the Huguenots music, it's so beautiful, and it's so worth hearing several times. We left in the middle of Act 4 (...). - Wednesday 20: Yesterday I spent a very hectic day: the question of whether or not the revue will take place is a serious and difficult one. My father has sad forebodings. He thinks he's going to be shot at, and even let himself be heard to say to my elder brother that he's afraid he won't have time to tell him everything he wants to say, but as he's the most (...) man I know, he'll go to the review and expose himself to danger calmly and coolly. It seems to me, however, that we shouldn't go against such forebodings. Among the reasons for concern: the Société des Familles is on permanent standby; Marrast and Carmignac have been to Ramsgate, wanting to cross over to France; refugees have gathered in Brussels, and everything points to them preparing something. A review in the midst of all this seems to me to expose us to the greatest danger. You have to weigh up the advantages of a review against the dangers it exposes you to, and compare the two. For me, the advantages are minimal. When the review is over, will we be any further ahead? Will the King be less exposed to assassins? Will public opinion be reassured? No, perhaps we'll only gain a reaction against the foreboding we feel today, which we might find useless after a review that has happily passed. What dangers do we not run, a shot fired at the King anyway (...) How can we know all the National Guards? How can we import all their rifles? As for me, I would fervently like this review not to take place, it worries me a great deal. My Father's forebodings and those of the kings arriving from all sides, the departure of the Royal Prince of Wurtemberg, who had already left Paris before the 28th of last year, all this frightens me greatly. What a sad life, always full of suspicions and fears! My poor older brother is so agitated by all this that I'm really afraid he'll fall ill. I commend myself to God that he will finish everything as well as possible! The ministers themselves are beginning to think that by doing this review, they are taking on too great a responsibility. I didn't go to Paris. - Thursday 21: Yesterday we were still debating whether or not the review should take place. Nothing was decided at last night's council of ministers, but on all sides they're making us believe more and more that we shouldn't do it. There are certainly major drawbacks to the latter course of action. It will set off alarm bells in the départements and abroad, but all that cannot, it seems to me, be weighed against the dangers we expose ourselves to by doing it. We went to the show yesterday evening, to see the ballet Les Diables boiteux. - Friday 22: At last night's council meeting, nothing was decided yet, but all the ministers are worried. It's "positive" that there's been a set-up. What, we don't know. In the last few days, 900 suspicious people have entered Paris in the hotel industry alone. (...) The police reports all speak of plots and attacks. How can we risk a review after all that? Gisquet [Henri (1792-1866), Prefect of Police], however, was still very reassured; but in the evening he came to Thiers [Adolphe (1797-1877), President of the Council], before the council, to tell him that he was arriving in a hurry to retract what he had given in the morning, that he could no longer count on his agents in the Family Society because they were distrusted. He even signed a bill that read: I vouch for my devotion, my zeal and my activity; but I vouch for nothing else. The evening council decided that the review would not take place, but that it would not yet be announced.L..., recommending the review because he was one of those who had most wanted it (...). For me, if the review takes place, the danger seems certain. I made my devotions this morning, I prayed to God as best I could for my salvation, for the improvement of my soul, and for him to grant us his protection, which we alas need more than ever - Saturday 23: We leave Neuilly today; the minis

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 189 - CLÉMENTINE, princesse d'Orléans (1817-1907) - Large sketchbook belonging to the princess, containing around 88 drawings and graphite studies produced around 1830-1831 by King Louis-Philippe's youngest daughter, then in her teens. These include portraits of Dürer, Machiavelli, Rabelais, Jacques Auguste de Thou, Eleonora of Toledo, Montaigne, Luther, scenes from the Romance of the Cid, Pope Pius V, Giovanni della Robbia's Nativity, Judith by Cristofano Allori, Raphael's Madonna of the Chair, works from the Palazzo Pitti collection, and more. Attached is a second large sketchbook belonging to the princess, containing around 66 drawings and graphite studies made by her around 1832. Including Dürer's Three Wise Men, the Virgin Mary, the Knight, Death and the Devil, La Belle Jardinière, Anne de Clèves, the three children of King Charles I of Great Britain, several Raphael covers, etc. Half-bound, blue and green leather spine and corners, Italian in-folio format (330x430 mm), one signed Alphonse Giroux in Paris. Works by Princess Clementine are rare. Some are in private collections and in The British Royal Collection Trust belonging to the King of Great Britain. These include a historical scene depicting the Elector of Saxony as prisoner of Emperor Charles V (RCIN 922926). History: most of these works are revivals of Old Master paintings, and many are her own compositions, drawn under the direction of her painting master, the famous Ary Scheffer (1795-1858), when she was 13-14 years old, just as her father Louis-Philippe was ascending the French throne. Here we see that the princess copied Dürer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Holbein and Titian. These are her earliest known works, showing the remarkable talent she developed under the guidance of Ary Scheffer. Some of the figures she drew resemble those in the drawings of her sister, Princess Marie, future Duchess of Württemberg, suggesting that they attended the same drawing classes together. Provenance: preserved and then offered for sale by the InLibris Gilhofer bookshop in Vienna, which was responsible for inventorying the princess's archives in 1920. This famous firm was founded in 1883. An attestation from this establishment, dated 1997, certifies that these two albums did indeed belong to Princess Clémentine d'Orléans, and that all the drawings are by the Princess.

Estim. 3 500 - 4 000 EUR