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an image of a drawing of a group of men riding horsesan old handwritten letter from a man who is writing on a piece of papera letter written in blue ink on a piece of papera handwritten letter from a man who is writing in a notebookan old postcard with a red cross on it sitting on top of a piece of paperan old handwritten letter from a man who is holding a penan old letter from a woman who is holding up her handwritten letteran old envelope with a red cross stamp on it and a handwritten letter
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234 - [Literature – Art – Feminism]
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Estimate €150 - €300
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[Literature – Art – Feminism] Women writers, artists and aviators during the Great War and the interwar period Lot of 11 letters and postcards, 1896–1932, addressed to Marcelle Boulanger-Driant, daughter of General Boulanger and wife of Colonel Émile Driant, including: 2 L.A.S. and 1 P.A.S., 1916–1932, Marie Marvingt (1875–1963), nicknamed ‘the fiancée of danger’, aviator, nurse and First World War soldier, sportswoman and journalist Letter from the author (L.A.S.), 24 March 1929, Jeanne Méa (1864–1939), actress 2 L.A.S., 1916, Anne de Mortemart, Duchess of Uzès (1847–1933), sculptor and writer + programme for the lecture-performance at the Théâtre Fémina on 15 June 1912 + press cuttings Letter from the author, 25 April 1916, Thérèse Quinquaud (1880–1928), sculptor, pupil of Rodin, and painter; she offers to sculpt the figure of Colonel Driant, ‘Dead for France’ Letter from the author, on Juvisy Observatory letterhead, 7 July 1896, Sylvie Pétiaux (1836–1919), feminist and pacifist, first wife of the astronomer Camille Flammarion; invitation to lunch on 14 July Letter from the author, Wissant, 5 November 1930, Paule Crampel (1867–1964), painter and wife of the explorer Paul Crampel + pencil sketch Letter from the author, 4 March 1918, Mathilde Démians d’Archimbaud (1883–1960), woman of letters and novelist FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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