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Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 493

An unusual letter from Countess Orloff, dated Geneva, December 1818, and addressed to Abraham Louis Breguet, with a postmark from Geneva and Ferney, and wax seal. To be sold without reserve

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

USD 5,600 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 5,400

Count and Countess Orloff, Russian aristocrats, were important clients of Breguet. Countess Orloff apologizes for a misunderstanding concerning a sum owed to Breguet, and signs, "votre toute dévouée A".


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