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an old handwritten letter with a picture of a man ' s face on itan old letter with a stamp on it sitting on top of a piece of paperan old photo of a man in a military uniformsome old papers with pictures of men and women on theman old handwritten letter and a piece of paper with writing on itan old handwritten letter with a picture of a man and a womanan old book with a picture of a couple of crowns on itan open book with a handwritten poem on it
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80 - House of Orléans, House of France
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Estimate €200 - €400
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House of Orléans, House of France Collection of correspondence and miscellaneous items addressed to René Benjamin 2 P.A.S., in exile (manor house in Anjou near Brussels), 29 June and 24 December 1932, Jean d’Orléans, Duke of Guise (1874–1940) Last night, upon our arrival at the manor house following our return from Morocco, we received your remarkable study on Maurras, with which we were already familiar from the *Revue Universelle*. The Duchess of Guise joins me in thanking you most sincerely for this parcel, which has given us great pleasure... + invitation to lunch at the Manoir d’Anjou, 14 December 1928 3 handwritten letters, Brussels and Naples, 1929–1930, Isabelle d’Orléans, Duchess of Guise (1878–1961); apology for being unable to attend a lecture and expression of thanks 2 letters, Paris, 1929–1930, Isabelle de France, Countess Bruno d’Harcourt (1900–1983); apology for being unable to attend a lecture and expression of thanks Letter, Manoir d’Anjou near Brussels, 18 January 1929, Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris (1908–1999), with stamped envelope Dear Sir, please do accept my apologies. I wanted to thank you straight away for your letter and the little book you were kind enough to send me, but I have had, quite a lot of correspondence and I did not wish to reply to you without having read Madame de Noailles’ collection of poems. I’ve started… and finished! I had never read anything by this author before and these few poems have delighted me. They are truly very beautiful. You are mistaken, dear Sir; it was a great joy to me, a real treat, to attend your lectures, and I hope to have that pleasure again before too long. When your engagements bring you back to Belgium, I hope to see you again, for the time we spent together was far too short... 2 postcards, featuring a portrait of Princess Isabelle d’Orléans Braganza and Henri, Count of Paris, one of which is jointly signed and dated 19 January 1931 Lunch menu for 9 December 1931, signed by Jean d’Orléans, Isabelle, Countess of Paris, and Henri, Count of Paris Alain Mellet The Marriage of His Royal Highness Prince Henri of France, Count of Paris, to Her Imperial Highness Princess Isabelle d’Orléans-Bragance Paris, Librairie de France, 1931 Quarto Signed autograph copy Simon Arbellot The Count of Paris: Revolutionary Prince Celebrities of Yesterday and Today, No. 12 Paris, Denoël et Steele, 1936 Quarto, softcover. To the Friends of the Count of Paris, Letter No. 2, ‘The Count of Paris Speaks to the French’, interview by Bernard Simiot, September 1940, with a photograph of the Count of Paris in military uniform, 11 x 8 cm
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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