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Auction 48 · Lot 82

Tarif tiré.

Estimate
$600–$900
Hammer price
$600

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(FRENCH JUDAICA).

Place

Toulouse

Publication

1783

Description

Fench royal crests (including fleur-de-lis). Added in manuscript: "Confirmé par arrêt du Conseil d'Etat du Roi, du 21. Aoust 1783, publié le 19 octobre. Conformément `a l'ordonnance du M. L'Intendant du 10 du mois d'octobre 1783."

references

Not in Szajkowski

summary

A proclamation levying new taxes, induding the following tarrif: "Each Jew shall pay 2f.6d - and those whose wives are pregnant, double." The proclamation was issued during the reign of the ill-fated King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette.
Printed single-sided broadside. A few light stains. Fold across middle. 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches
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