Simon, Andre L. (Editor).MareMagnum
Wine purchases for the palaces of Emperor Napoleon III
18617777Bordeaux: Maison Clossman & Cie 1861. Four handwritten invoices or envoi each 21 x 13.5 cm. on stationery with the blindstamp of Normand & Duplessy Entrepot Transit & Cammoinage and with the oval ink stamp of same. Receipts for four simultaneous purchases of wine from the Bordeaux wine merchant Maison Clossman each for delivery to a different palace of Emperor Napoleon III: Palais des Tuileries Palais de L'Elysée Palais de St. Cloud Palais de Fontainebleau. The items are numbered across the four invoices in consecutive order with one hundred seven items in all. A total of one hundred seven items most large quantities in barrels or cartons of fifty bottles each. The fourth and final invoice contains an additional stamp in green ink "Maison de ill. Service de la Regie de Palais de Fontainbleu". Folded with creases. Near fine. Maison Clossman & Cie unknown books
