RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Manuscript DS in F

Youngest son (1648–1706) of John IV who became King of Portugal and the Algarves in 1683. Five LSs in Portuguese, signed “Rey,” each one page, approxi

Infamous French courtesan (1743–1793) who was the last mistress of Louis XV. Accused of aiding emigres from the Revolution, she was imprisoned, tried,

LS in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 7.5 x 9, March 31, 1760. Letter sent from Versailles to Pope Clement XIII, in full (translated): “Holy Father,

Important king of Poland and Sweden (1566–1632) whose long reign coincided with the apex of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's prestige, power...

Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Untranslated handwritten endorsement, in German, signed “M

Queen consort of France (1573–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medic

Original enameled cup made for the coronation of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna on May 18, 1896, featuring an elaborate design with

DS in Cyrillic, one page, 4.25 x 7, no date [but pre-1894]. A bill from the Preobrazhensky Regiment Officer’s Club, signed in Cyrillic in pencil. In f

LS in Cyrillic, one page, 7.25 x 9, August 16, 1796. Letter to General Swetchine. In part (translated): "The scrupulous and zealous execution o...