Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) Autograph poem signed, Fils de la reine, 1962; half-page in-4 on Santo-Sospir letterhead. Quatrain, dedicated "to Clergue": "Puisque de toi la mort détourne ses yeux pers Empty at his bastard feet your horns of plenty And on the widowed dance floor after the gold of a dance Te voilà devenir cette ombre où tu te perdions". Œuvres poétiques complètes (Pléiade), p. 1251. Lots 24 to 68 are sold by provisional auction with the option of reunion.
Live Thursday 10 April 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 67

Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) Autograph poem signed, Fils de la reine, 1962; half-page in-4 on Santo-Sospir letterhead. Quatrain, dedicated "to Clergue": "Puisque de toi la mort détourne ses yeux pers Empty at his bastard feet your horns of plenty And on the widowed dance floor after the gold of a dance Te voilà devenir cette ombre où tu te perdions". Œuvres poétiques complètes (Pléiade), p. 1251. Lots 24 to 68 are sold by provisional auction with the option of reunion.

Estimate
€800 - €1,000
Result
Not communicated
Buyer's premium
30%
Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) Autograph poem signed, Fils de la reine, 1962; half-page in-4 on Santo-Sospir letterhead. Quatrain, dedicated "to Clergue": "Puisque de toi la mort détourne ses yeux pers Empty at his bastard feet your horns of plenty And on the widowed dance floor after the gold of a dance Te voilà devenir cette ombre où tu te perdions". Œuvres poétiques complètes (Pléiade), p. 1251. Lots 24 to 68 are sold by provisional auction with the option of reunion.
Sale
YOLANDE AND LUCIEN CLERGUE COLLECTION - PART I
Thursday 10 April 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris