Pierre Berge and Associes: Jean Patou fashion, bibliophile and collector: Manuscripts Lafayette and America, 23563, Paris

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 22, 2015 - May 22, 2015

Page Size: 377 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
301	CAIRE, Louis T.	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette; et deux autres lettres (3) Nouvelle Orléans, 1er juin	1827	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
302	CHRISTY, William H.	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette Nouvelle Orléans, 24 juin	1826	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Unknown
303	BEACH, H. C.	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette; et une autre lettre (2) New York, 28 avril	1828	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
304	LEHMANOWSKY, colonel John Jacob	Lettre autographe signée au marquis de Lafayette; et une autre lettre du même à Georges Washington Lafayette (2) Philadelphie, 1er juillet	1828	EUR 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
305	IRELAND, William Henry	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette New York, 30 avril	1828	EUR 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown
306	RIDGELY, Eliza	Lettre autographe signée au marquis de Lafayette Baltimore, 1er octobre	1827	EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Unknown
307	[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de]	[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Lettre autographe signée de Nathaniel Hieleman et John D. Harrod; et deux autres lettres (3) Baltimore, 4 juillet	1828	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
308	LAFAYETTE, George Washington du Motier de	Notes autographes et une lettre (3) La Grange, 30 décembre	1825	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
309	CUSTIS, George Washington Parke	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette Arlington House, 10 juin	1828	EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Unknown
310	BLONSTIS, Eliza	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette; et 22 autres lettres (23) Washington, 23 décembre	1830	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
311	BOYER, Jean-Pierre	Lettre autographe signée au marquis de La Fayette Port au Prince, 26 décembre	1833	EUR 500.00 - 700.00	Unknown
312	WILBERFORCE, William	Lettre signée au général Lafayette Highwood Hill, Middlesex, 28 mars	1831	EUR 500.00 - 800.00	Unknown
313	[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de]	[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Lettre autographe signée de George Ticknor Boston, 2 juillet	1833	EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	Unknown
314	MORSE, Samuel Finley Breese	Lettre autographe signée au marquis de Lafayette New York, 6 janvier	1834	EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	Unknown
315	LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de	[Original letter from Lafayette] [New York, février	1834	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
316	[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de]	[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Lettre autographe signée de William Wood; et trois autres lettres (4) New York, 7 janvier	1834	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
317	COCKBURN, Sir George	Lettre autographe signée au marquis de Lafayette Shanganagh [castle], [Ireland], 10 février	1834	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
318	HOWE, Samuel Gridley	Lettre autographe signée au marquis de Lafayette Boston, 27 janvier	1834	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
319	CATLIN, George	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette Pittsburgh Penn, 28 février	1834	EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	Unknown
320	WEBSTER, Daniel	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette; et d'autres lettres adressées au même (12) Washington, mars	1836	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
321	KIRKLAND, John Thornton	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette Boston,		EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
322	SPARKS, Jared	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette; et une autre lettre du même (2) Boston, 12 janvier	1835	EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
324	SPARKS, Jared	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette Boston, 22 juillet	1836	EUR 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
325	ELLSWORTH, Henry Leawitt	Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette; et une autre lettre du même (2) Hartford, 14 février	1835	EUR 500.00 - 800.00	Unknown
326	COLDEN, David C.	Lettre autographe signée au marquis de Lafayette; et la copie d'une autre lettre (2) New York,		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown

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