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Auction 04 - No Reserve Timed Auction of International Autographs and Manuscripts
Lot 40:
HISTORY - BARDOUX Agénor (1829 - 1897) - Autograph letter signed - France
Description
A lawyer in Clermont, he did not hesitate to proclaim his Republican sympathies. In 1871, he was elected Member of Parliament, then re-elected in 1876 and 1877. In the Chamber, he was chairman of the centre-left group. He became Minister of Public Education in 1877. In December 1882, he was appointed senator for life.
Autograph letter signed, dated Versailles, 19.10. He promises to recommend a friend to the Garde des Sceaux to be awarded the Légion d’Honneur. – This lot is under temporary import in the UK. 5% VAT is due if delivered in the UK. Imnport VAT will be due if delivered within the EU.
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