Lot 33
Printed on silk.- French Revolution.- Discours du roi, Prononcé le 5 mai 1789, jour où Sa Majesté a fait l'ouverture des Etats-Généraux, silk broadside, [1789].
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Printed on silk.- French Revolution.- Discours du roi, Prononcé le 5 mai 1789, jour où Sa Majesté a fait l'ouverture des Etats-Généraux, silk broadside of the speech given by King Louis XVI of France at the opening of the Estates-General in Versailles on May 5, set within decorative borders with profile portraits of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, engraving on silk, 515 x 380 mm (20 1/4 x 15 in), under glass, some damp-stains and surface dirt, areas of rubbing and minor abrasion, framed, De l'imprimerie de Didot l'Ai?ne?, Paris, [1789].
⁂ Scarce. The speech alludes to the kingdom's debts that have resulted in tax increases, and outlines the necessity of finding solutions to appease the people. Other examples of the broadside are held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty.
Description
Printed on silk.- French Revolution.- Discours du roi, Prononcé le 5 mai 1789, jour où Sa Majesté a fait l'ouverture des Etats-Généraux, silk broadside of the speech given by King Louis XVI of France at the opening of the Estates-General in Versailles on May 5, set within decorative borders with profile portraits of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, engraving on silk, 515 x 380 mm (20 1/4 x 15 in), under glass, some damp-stains and surface dirt, areas of rubbing and minor abrasion, framed, De l'imprimerie de Didot l'Ai?ne?, Paris, [1789].
⁂ Scarce. The speech alludes to the kingdom's debts that have resulted in tax increases, and outlines the necessity of finding solutions to appease the people. Other examples of the broadside are held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty.
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