1769 French Royal-Period Notarial Contract on Vellum (Gray Ribbon)
1769 French Royal-Period Notarial Contract on Vellum (Gray Ribbon)
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Gray Ribbon: 1769 French royal-period notarial contract
Handwritten on Vellum, Royal stamp, notarial sigantures
Involves:
A widow (Marie-Agnès Regnault)
Her late husband René Vallette, entrepreneur des bâtiments du Roi (“contractor of the King’s buildings”)
Transfer, sale, or formalization of property rights
A house in Compiègne, including dependencies, yards, boundaries, and rents
Multiple named heirs, neighbors, and prior owners
A purchase price noted later as “Dix mille livres” (10,000 livres — a very significant sum at the time)
This is a royal-era legal deed, a complete notarized property transaction with signatures, vellum, and royal tax stamps.
These are much rarer and more valuable than simple 19th-century letters.
A magnificent 1769 French notarial deed, handwritten on vellum under the reign of Louis XV. Created before a Royal Notary in Compiègne, this contract records the property rights of Marie-Agnès Regnault, widow of René Vallette — a contractor for the King’s buildings. Featuring sweeping calligraphy, royal tax stamps, multiple signatures, and detailed descriptions of houses, tenants, and boundaries, this is an exceptional Old-Regime legal artifact. A rare survival of pre-Revolution France, perfectly suited for collectors of historic manuscripts and French décor.
Gray Ribbon: 1769 French royal-period notarial contract
Handwritten on Vellum, Royal stamp, notarial sigantures
Involves:
A widow (Marie-Agnès Regnault)
Her late husband René Vallette, entrepreneur des bâtiments du Roi (“contractor of the King’s buildings”)
Transfer, sale, or formalization of property rights
A house in Compiègne, including dependencies, yards, boundaries, and rents
Multiple named heirs, neighbors, and prior owners
A purchase price noted later as “Dix mille livres” (10,000 livres — a very significant sum at the time)
This is a royal-era legal deed, a complete notarized property transaction with signatures, vellum, and royal tax stamps.
These are much rarer and more valuable than simple 19th-century letters.
A magnificent 1769 French notarial deed, handwritten on vellum under the reign of Louis XV. Created before a Royal Notary in Compiègne, this contract records the property rights of Marie-Agnès Regnault, widow of René Vallette — a contractor for the King’s buildings. Featuring sweeping calligraphy, royal tax stamps, multiple signatures, and detailed descriptions of houses, tenants, and boundaries, this is an exceptional Old-Regime legal artifact. A rare survival of pre-Revolution France, perfectly suited for collectors of historic manuscripts and French décor.