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Important lot comprising archives, diplomatic passports and …
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255
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Important lot comprising archives, diplomatic passports and …
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Important lot comprising archives, diplomatic passports and photographic prints relating to the Radeff family, including :
- a set of six diplomatic passports, including two diplomatic passports of the Kingdom of Bulgaria granted to Dimitri A. Radeff, First Secretary of the Legation of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in Paris, dated 12 August 1938 and 30 August 1940 in Sofia, three others in the name of Piotr Radeff, with passport photo
- a set of group photographs representing different generations of the Radeff family, a wedding photograph of Simeon Radeff (Resen, 1879 - Sofia, 1967) and his wife Bistra Vinarova (Sofia, 1890-1977), portraits including a presumed portrait of their son Trayan Radeff (Sofia, 1929-2010), portraits of Simeon and Bistra Radeff, silver prints, some on albumen paper, various formats including CDV, small folds and stains;
- a set of brass and metal seals bearing the names of Dimitar Radeff, Alexandre Radeff, Nadine Radeff, some with blackened and turned wooden handles, etc.
- a handwritten diploma from the Bulgarian Horticultural Society of Saint George of Brno, proclaiming Dimitar Radeff an honorary member of the said society for services rendered for the upkeep and embellishment of the gardens of the city of Brno, dated 26 April 1942, presented in his briefcase and accompanied by a handwritten letter of confirmation;
- a collection of caricatures, etc.
Small folds, stains and tears.
Provenance
- The Radeff family.
- Then by descent.
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