AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION
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Jul 13, 2022
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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Sold for: €300
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BONAPARTE PAULINE: (1780-1825) Duchess of Guastalla. Favourite younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. Wife of Prince Borghese. Unusual and interesting L.S. 'P[rinces]se Borghese', one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. [1820], in French. Pauline approves a long list of expenses related to a trip from Livorno to Fiumicino, Rome. The detailed list includes purchases `Twelve liquor bottles… one swan´s skin, ..´, and transport expenses `The Baron has spent - given to the Princess, 15 piastres - for the coach to Livorno - for the boat - for a horse at Fiumicino - for the disembarkation and transport of all the belongings to the Palace..´ Also signed at the base by the Baron of Lindt. Large light water stain all over the page, although not affecting the text and signatures which remain perfectly legible. With a very small hole to the lower border. About G
