LETTERS OF EMPRESS
BATCH SOLD FOR £2BO
LONDON, Dec. 10. Marie Louise’s stoiy of tier event
fnl life as revealed in her heart-to-heart correspondence with her woman - confessor, Yietoire <1 it Punier, formed lino of the chief lots in the final day ’s, sale of ihe Broil wet Xapohmna. Mr. Ernosi Maggs won the huge hatch of letters at A2SO.
At Si. Helena. Napoleon knew that sin- was finding eonsnla I ion with ihe (tenure do Neipperg and forgave her —-as Ills will proves. Yet it is believed that he never knew Hint the pair had a daughter on May Day, IS 17.
As a reminder of his former glory Napoleon took, to St. Helena a superb Sevres porcelain service. Four surviving plates of ; his, painted with scenes from ills campaigns in Egypt, brought I'g’TiU, and I lie dossier of Gaiil liier’s and other Gcne.rals’ letters and papers on the IKITi campaign realised A 155 (Maggs). The chief single letter, with .just live words in Napoleon's hand, refined 1o the arrangements for his marriage hy proxy to Mario-I .ouise in 18111, and fetched A7O.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19241, 5 February 1937, Page 2
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