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80 - LAMI Eugène (1800-1890), painter. L.A.S. to the Duchess of E…
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Estimate €40 - €50

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LAMI Eugène (1800-1890), painter. L.A.S. to the Duchess of Elchingen. Maison Baudelet, Étretat, Wednesday 29 August [1888]. 3 pages on a bifeuillet in-12. With envelope, postmarked 29 August. "I dined yesterday at the home of a Jew who has been convalescing here for 10 years [...] He told me that he had come back to life by getting back to sleep [...] by means of a spoonful of a liqueur that is not at all unpleasant. Immediately I thought of the dear Duchess whose precious existence is poisoned by these odious insomnia [...]" Joséphine Souham (1801-1889), Duchess of Elchingen, was Marshal Ney's daughter-in-law. Wrapper torn and missing.

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Auction time 06/23/2026 at 5:00 PM

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80 - LAMI Eugène (1800-1890), painter. L.A.S. to the Duchess of E… See original version (French)

80 - LAMI Eugène (1800-1890), painter. L.A.S. to the Duchess of E…
See original version (French)