18th Century Closet Minutes For An Important Real Estate Sale In Paris

Interesting and rare legal document from the old regime, dated 1786, in fact a poster, the only one intended to be kept by the bailiff as proof of the displays in the city, to announce here the auction of a large real estate complex located in particular rue des Maçons and rue Coupe-gueule, in the context of the minority of a young heiress. . This complex of buildings includes a private mansion, the Hôtel de Ferrieres. The starting price is for the whole, one hundred and thirty thousand pounds, which seems very high. On the back of the document, is found, carried by hand, the mention of the various places in Paris where the poster was posted, here 45 times, which shows the importance of the case. This process of preserving a procedural document is the perfect ancestor of what is still practiced in studies, but today electronically. It would nevertheless remain valid. Printed on very thin paper, it is in good condition, but remains fragile, a coaster will be ideal to protect and display it.