Lot 32
- 32
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de
- Autograph endorsement signed (“le Cte. de Rochambeau”), in French, with autograph note
- ink and paper
2 pages folio on a bifolium (11 3/4 x 9 5/8 in; 300 x 220 mm), Vendôme, 1 April 1780; ink and damp stains, tiny restauration with paper not affecting the text, mounted on paper.
Condition
ink and damp stains, tiny restauration with paper not affecting the text, mounted on paper.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
On a petition to him signed by officers of the Bourbon Regiment in favor of an old soldier, Charles Joseph de Tremault, Rochambeau’s lengthy endorsement has agreeably certified that: "Mr de Tremault ancien mousquetaire a toujours passé pour un bon et ancien gentilhomme, que c'est assez triste que l'on doit avoir recours pour prouver sa naissance dont j'ai toujours ouï parler en si bons termes [...] le douze avril 1780".
This is only about three weeks before the French expeditionary fo🦩rce under Rochambeau sailed 🐻for America.