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Jacques Necker ( IPA: [ʒak nɛkɛʁ] ; 30 September 1732 – 9 April 1804) was a Genevan banker and statesman who served as finance minister for Louis XVI . He was a reformer, but his innovations sometimes caused great discontent. Necker was a constitutional monarchist , a political economist , and a moralist , who wrote a severe critique of the new principle of equality before the law . Necker held the finance post between July 1777 and 1781, being “remembered today for taking the unprecedented step in 1781 of making public the country’s budget, a novelty in an absolute monarchy where the state of finances had always been kept a secret. ” [5] Necker was dismissed within a few months. By 1788 the inexorable compounding of interest on the national debt brought France to a fiscal crisis. Necker was recalled to royal service. His dismissal on 11 July 1789 was a factor in causing the Storming of the Bastille . Within two days Necker was recalled by the king and the assembly. Necker entered France in triumph and tried to accelerate the tax reformprocess. Faced with the opposition of the Constituent Assembly he resigned in September 1790 to a reaction of general indifference.
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Jacque Necker Autograph Letter Signed. Sold for over $1,000.
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Gutenberg Bible Leaf 193 Chronicles of Old Testament
Scarce leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, one of the earliest major books printed from moveable metal type, the invention that ushered in the Age of Enlightenment by democratizing knowledge through mass production of literature. Printed by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany from 1450-1455, less than 50 complete or near-complete copies of the Gutenberg Bible are now extant, with nearly all those housed in public institutions. Singular leaves are also scarce, with the leaf presented here having been acquired by bookseller Gabriel Wells, whose purchase of an incomplete Bible in 1920 gave way to selling the individual leaves alongside an essay by A. Edward Newton entitled “A Noble Fragment”. Leaf is number 193 of the full Latin Bible, with the recto being the Prologue to 1 Chronicles of the Old Testament, and the verso the first part of Chapter 1 of 1 Chronicles. Each page features two columns of 42 lines in dark black Gothic type, accented by red and blue rubrication. Each copy of the Gutenberg Bible differs in its rubrication and illumination, with buyers at the time deciding upon these embellishments after the Bible was printed. The six-line rubricated letters of this leaf were likely added later, restored to match the original style. Leaf measures 11.125″ x 15.375″, bound on edge to portfolio measuring 11.75″ x 16″. Paper quality is still bright with very little foxing or discoloration compared to other examples. A stunning example from the book that changed the course of history. Sold for $136,500.
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Watch, Engraved and Gifted by Napoleon to His Protege, Baron Desgnettes — Documented as Originally Owned by Monaco’s Royal Family
Beautiful pocket watch given by Napoleon Bonaparte to his Baron Rene-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes. Desgenettes was responsible for leading the French Army’s department of medicine during the Napoleonic era, and was highly regarded by Napoleon, who gave him the title of Baron of the French empire in 1810. Silver and vermeil watch contains a pocket watch key along with a cock mechanism to the inside. Cover is engraved with an eagle holding a branch in its beak, surrounded by detailed engravings on the silver half hunter cover, with ”Jn Javel a Geneve” engraved to the cover’s inside. Features enamel dial with Arabic figures and second hand, and a gold mechanism cover with an engraving reading, ”Jn Javel a Geneve / L’Empereur au docteur baron des Genets 1812”. Measures 2.3” in diameter and weighs 108 grams. Chip to 8 hour and overall light scratching and tarnishing to the inside of the watch; very good condition. Documented as originally from the estate of the Monaco royal family. Napoleon Bonaparte watch auction will be in 2017. Sold for $22,435.
Napoleon Bonaparte letter signed with exceptional content regarding funding his vast armies which, by 1811 when this letter was written, encompassed almost all of Europe and with preparations to invade Russia in the works. Dated 21 April 1811, letter translates in part, ”Count Mollien, I cannot sign this partial decree. It is necessary that you agree beforehand with the Minister of War Administration. It results from your report that, if you paid 4/5th of the 42 millions, he would have received only 27 million, and that you had 40 million paid. But the minister’s budget, considering the extraordinary arming which is being done, must be increased to 160 millions. Thereupon, I pray to God that he keeps you under his Holy protection. / Napoleon”. Single page measures 7.25” x 9”. Folds and light uniform toning, overall near fine. Sold for $5,125.
Napoleon Bonaparte Letter Signed, With an Exceptionally Large Signature
Napoleon Bonaparte letter signed, with an exceptionally large signature filling half the page. Bonaparte writes to one of his closest allies in the French government, Michel-Louis-Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d’Angely, who then served as president of the Interior at the Council of State.
Datelined Paris on 3 January 1810, Napoleon writes in part, translated from the French, ”I read with interest the table you sent to me on the situation of the budget of cities in 1808. This leads me to extend the measure and to submit to the Council of State the budgets of cities whose income does not rise more than 5000 francs. I see that the cities have 14 million of assets and 85 million of liabilities…I would like you to send me a report on these debts on the mechanism adopted to the amortization fund to turn them off and on what there would be to do for that and to bring them up to date. I see that the municipal expenses amount to 8 million which seems to me a very high sum. Reviewing the table, I see the City of Niort, which is paid for 216 thousand francs in annuities and the granting of which is 140 thousand francs. There must be something against the law about this amount because the grant from Niort cannot return 140,000 francs…”
Two page document on a single sheet measures 7.25” x 9”. Ink stain at bottom of second page, and shallow folds, else near fine. Sold for $5,000.
Napoleon Bonaparte Document Signed — With PSA/DNA COA
Document signed by Napoleon Bonaparte, who boldly signs ”Bonaparte” at upper left, a signature he used as he was gaining power in the early 1800’s. Document in French concerns the memorial service of a member of the French army. Measures 7.75” x 12”, matted and framed to 13.75” x 18”. Slight detachment to upper corner of frame and uniform toning to document. Very good condition. With PSA/DNA COA. Sold for $3,125.
Winston Churchill Signed “The Second World War” — Volume I: “The Gathering Storm”
Winston Churchill signs a copy of Volume I of his memoir “The Second World War.” Cassell & Co. Ltd: London: 1948. The volume, entitled “The Gathering Storm,” is signed upon the half title page: “Inscribed for M. Jacques Robert by Winston S. Churchill / 1948”. The theme of the book, covering the years from WWI to 1940, is “how the English-speaking peoples through their unwisdom, carelessness and good nature allowed the wicked to rearm.” Churchill was no longer Prime Minister when he wrote his six volume memoir, and controversy erupted over his use of official records to write his book. He was, however, granted special access by Prime Minister Clement Attlee because of Churchill’s exceptional status. The elegantly bound volume with 5.5″ x 8.25″ red boards and gold edges is housed in its original wooden slipcase. Overall in very good condition. A riveting signed account of WWII signed by England’s tireless guardian. Sold for $2,756.
Napoleon Bonaparte autograph note signed as general-in-chief of the French Army in Italy during the First Italian Campaign in the French Revolutionary Wars. Bonaparte here orders the arrest of a Genoa governor. Written in French, it translates: ”Send to General to carry out right away the mission suggested by citizen [Minister] Faipoult. / The general in chief / Bonaparte”. He writes the order upon a letter sent to him by Guillaume Charles Faipoult de Maisoncelle, French minister to Genoa. Also written in French, it’s datelined Genoa, 17th of Vendemiaire [October] in the 5th year of the French Republic [1796]. The minister reports: ”…Another new arrest of the 46 recruits who were sent here for Naples and who stopped in Novi, where Governor Oliveri gave them a certificate and declared them for the King of Naples…” Napoleon’s signed note appears on the upper margin of the first page of the minister’s 2pp. letter on 2 sheets. Measures 8.5” x 12”. Near fine. Matted in a gilt wooden frame to an overall size of 46.25” x 28.75”. Document is flanked by a printed translation and a print of Jacques-Louis David’s 1812 portrait called ”The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries.” Sliver of chipping to frame left and bottom edges, else near fine. Sold for $2,291.
Maximilien De Robespierre Document Signed
French revolutionary and leader of the Montagnards, Roberspierre signed document, as a member of the Committee of Public Safety. Paris, 3 June 1794, 2pp. folio. Document is an extract from the Register of Orders of the Committee, recording the Committee’s decision on the subject of the Department of Commission which oversaw appointments and salaries. Co-signed by Lazare Carnot, Barere Couthon, and Collot-D’Herbois, who were instrumental in bringing about Robespierre’s downfall just months later. Fine condition. Sold for $2,115.
King Louis XVI of France Document Signed From 1781
The first part of his reign was marked by attempts to reform the French government in accordance with Enlightenment ideas. These included efforts to abolish serfdom, remove the taille (land tax) and the corvée (labour tax), and increase tolerance toward non-Catholics as well as abolish the death penalty for deserters. The French nobility reacted to the proposed reforms with hostility, and successfully opposed their implementation. Louis implemented deregulation of the grain market, advocated by his economic liberal minister Turgot, but it resulted in an increase in bread prices. In periods of bad harvests, it led to food scarcity which, during a particularly bad harvest in 1775, prompted the masses to revolt. From 1776, Louis XVI actively supported the North American colonists, who were seeking their independence from Great Britain, which was realised in the 1783 Treaty of Paris. The ensuing debt and financial crisis contributed to the unpopularity of the Ancien Régime. This led to the convening of the Estates-General of 1789. Discontent among the members of France’s middle and lower classes resulted in strengthened opposition to the French aristocracy and to the absolute monarchy, of which Louis and his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, were viewed as representatives. Increasing tensions and violence were marked by events such as the storming of the Bastille, during which riots in Paris forced Louis to definitively recognize the legislative authority of the National Assembly.
King Louis XVI untranslated document signed. Dated 1781, he signs “Louis” to the partially-printed military document. Sold for $1,283.
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