Apr 11, 2002 - Sale 1930

Sale 1930 - Lot 62

Price Realized: $ 5,980
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
ANNOUNCING THE BIRTH OF "THE LOST DAUPHIN"LOUIS XVI. Autograph Letter Signed, to his brother-in-law (Emperor Joseph II?), in French, announcing the birth of his son Louis Charles the Duke of Normandy. 1/2 page, folded small 4to sheet with integral blank; usual folds. Versailles, 27 March 1785
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"It is with a great deal of pleasure, my dear brother-in-law, that I inform you that the Queen has just given birth very happily to a boy whom I have named the Duke of Normandy. I know well enough your friendship for me, my dear brother-in-law, to be sure that you will share all my satisfaction . . ."<