[LOUIS XVI]. Manuscrit, Mémoire présenté au Roy par Mgr Comte d'Artois, M. le Pce de Condé, M. le Duc de Bourbon, M. le Duc d'Enguien et M. le Prince de Conty, [juin 1789] ; cahier de 7pages et demi in-fol. lié d'un ruban rose (lég. mouill.). Period copy of this memoir from the Princes warning Louis XVI on the eve of the Revolution: "The State is in peril; Your person is respected, the virtues of the Monarch assure him the homage of the Nation. But, Sire, a revolution is brewing in the principles of government; it is heralded by the fermentation of spirits" and the claims of the Third Estate... Care must be taken to maintain "the power of the King"... Etc.
Estimate
€200 - €300
Result
€659
Buyer's premium
32%
[LOUIS XVI]. Manuscrit, Mémoire présenté au Roy par Mgr Comte d'Artois, M. le Pce de Condé, M. le Duc de Bourbon, M. le Duc d'Enguien et M. le Prince de Conty, [juin 1789] ; cahier de 7pages et demi in-fol. lié d'un ruban rose (lég. mouill.).
Period copy of this memoir from the Princes warning Louis XVI on the eve of the Revolution: "The State is in peril; Your person is respected, the virtues of the Monarch assure him the homage of the Nation. But, Sire, a revolution is brewing in the principles of government; it is heralded by the fermentation of spirits" and the claims of the Third Estate... Care must be taken to maintain "the power of the King"... Etc.
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