Sales catalogue 454: Maggs Bros

Date:
1924
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/31
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 454: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T594 ARNOULD (MADELEINE SOPHIE, 1744-1802). Celebrated French Actress. POoTOGRAP A EV TTeR ~ SIGNED. TO. “OCITOYEN... BRANCAS LAURAGUATS.”’ 2° pp. 8vo. Paris, 18th nivose year 8 (7th January, 1800). £5 5s Charming letter to her old lover. He was the father of her son Constant Dioville de Brancas who was killed at Waterloo. 1595 AUGUSTA (1737-1512). Duchess of Brunswick. Mother of Queen Caroline. MO LOGRAPH LE VTER SIGNED TO Vy EGR DURE.’ I page, 4to.” Brunswick, 30th september, 1.705. 12s 6d Mentioning Lord Carmar, and referring to her daughter. ee it was no small satisfaction for me to see so worthy a Descent of my old friend, & your attachment to our Family in your third generation is very flattering, my most ardent wishes are for the continuation in respect to my daughter the Princess of Wales, to the third generation to come, not doubting but she will prove worthy of it, and use her utmost endeavours to endear herself to our good Country.”’ 1596 BACH (WILHELM FRIEDRICH ERNST, 1759-1845). Composer. Teacher to the Royal Prussian Families. The last grandson of Sebastian Bach. ARUPOGRAPH MUSICAL-SCORE. 10 pp., oblong folio. N.D. £5 5s The front page bears the autograph inscription:— ‘‘ Minuet a quatre mains, avec vil variations pour le Piano Forte composé et trés humblement dédié 4 8S. A. R. Madame la Princesse Guillaume de Prusse par W. Bach, Maitre de Chapelle au Bureau de Musique de ar