Daguerre Val de Loire
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Félix ZIEM (1821–1911), a French painter associated with the…
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150
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Félix ZIEM (1821–1911), a French painter associated with the…
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Estimate €50 - €70
Voluntary lot
Description
Félix ZIEM (1821–1911), a French painter associated with the Barbizon School. A signed autograph letter, addressed to a ‘Monsieur’. [Paris], 68 bis Rue de l’Empereur, Thursday 29 July, undated [before 1867]. One page, in-8°, on paper bearing the painter’s embossed initials (slight crease marks where folded in four).
The painter states that he has learnt from his friends that he was ‘nominated for the Cross on the list of awards presented this year to His Majesty the Emperor at the close of the Exhibition’. He asks the addressee to put in a good word for him with Achille Fould ‘in order to ensure a favourable outcome’.
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About the sale
Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
Auction location
Auction time
10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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