Lot 58
Heger (Claire Zoë) 4 Autograph Letters signed and one Autograph Postcard signed to Katie Douglas & one Autograph Letter signed to Meta Mossman, 1884-89, on a variety of subjects; and 4 other letters, from Louise Heger, referring to Charlotte Brontë as an artist etc. (9).
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Heger (Claire Zoë, directrice of the school in Brussels attended by Charlotte and Emily Brontë, 1804-90) 4 Autograph Letters signed and one Autograph Postcard signed to Katie Douglas & one Autograph Letter signed to Meta Mossman, together 13pp & 2 sides., in French, [Brussels], 25th April 1884 - 9th January 1889, on a variety of subjects including their 51st wedding anniversary, family remembrances, advice etc.; and 4 other letters, from Louise Heger, referring to Charlotte Brontë as an artist etc., v.s., v.d. (9).
⁂ Claire Zoë Parent (1804-90), was born in Belgium to a French father, and inherited from an aunt, a nun, a boarding school in Brussels, and it became known as the ‘Pensionnat de Demoiselles Heger-Parent,’ situated in the 32 rue d'Isabelle. In 1836, Clare married Constantin Heger (1809-96), a teacher at her school. Charlotte and Emily Brontë enrolled in the school in 1842 as pupils and teachers. Charlotte fell headlong in love with Constantin Heger and sent him numerous letters. Heger tore the letters up but Madame Heger rescued them and repaired them. They were given to the British Museum and were eventually published in The Times newspaper in 1913. Charlotte's time in Brussels with the Heger's furnished her with significant material for her later novels, especially The Professor and Villette.
Provenance:
Mme Zoë Claire Heger;
By descent to Louise Heger (1839-1933);
Gifted by Louise Heger to Miss Marion Douglas (sister of Katie Douglas);
Marion gifted her Bronte relics to her niece, Meta Mossman;
Gifted to Mr W.R. Cunliffe;
Thence by descent to the present owners
Description
Heger (Claire Zoë, directrice of the school in Brussels attended by Charlotte and Emily Brontë, 1804-90) 4 Autograph Letters signed and one Autograph Postcard signed to Katie Douglas & one Autograph Letter signed to Meta Mossman, together 13pp & 2 sides., in French, [Brussels], 25th April 1884 - 9th January 1889, on a variety of subjects including their 51st wedding anniversary, family remembrances, advice etc.; and 4 other letters, from Louise Heger, referring to Charlotte Brontë as an artist etc., v.s., v.d. (9).
⁂ Claire Zoë Parent (1804-90), was born in Belgium to a French father, and inherited from an aunt, a nun, a boarding school in Brussels, and it became known as the ‘Pensionnat de Demoiselles Heger-Parent,’ situated in the 32 rue d'Isabelle. In 1836, Clare married Constantin Heger (1809-96), a teacher at her school. Charlotte and Emily Brontë enrolled in the school in 1842 as pupils and teachers. Charlotte fell headlong in love with Constantin Heger and sent him numerous letters. Heger tore the letters up but Madame Heger rescued them and repaired them. They were given to the British Museum and were eventually published in The Times newspaper in 1913. Charlotte's time in Brussels with the Heger's furnished her with significant material for her later novels, especially The Professor and Villette.
Provenance:
Mme Zoë Claire Heger;
By descent to Louise Heger (1839-1933);
Gifted by Louise Heger to Miss Marion Douglas (sister of Katie Douglas);
Marion gifted her Bronte relics to her niece, Meta Mossman;
Gifted to Mr W.R. Cunliffe;
Thence by descent to the present owners
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