MARIE ANTOINETTE (Queen of France, 1774-1793). Warrant signed 'payez Marie Antoinette' to her Treasurer General Marc-Antoine-François-Marie Randon de la Tour, Versailles, 31 December 1783 , authorising him to pay to the 20 coachmen of her stable the sum of 300 livres, for the customary gift of wine, 'trois cens livres a raison de Quinze Livres a chacun donc nous leurs avons fait et faisons don pour leur vin de la St. Eloy', signed by the Queen on the left, beside a second signature ('Marie Antoinette') written by her secretaire de la main , 1 page, 2° , slightly browned, framed and glazed. One of the principal functions of the secretaire de la main was to imitate the Queen's hand on documents. If, as here, the document was of sufficient importance Marie Antoinette signed it herself in addition.
MARIE ANTOINETTE (Queen of France, 1774-1793). Warrant signed 'payez Marie Antoinette' to her Treasurer General Marc-Antoine-François-Marie Randon de la Tour, Versailles, 31 December 1783 , authorising him to pay to the 20 coachmen of her stable the sum of 300 livres, for the customary gift of wine, 'trois cens livres a raison de Quinze Livres a chacun donc nous leurs avons fait et faisons don pour leur vin de la St. Eloy', signed by the Queen on the left, beside a second signature ('Marie Antoinette') written by her secretaire de la main , 1 page, 2° , slightly browned, framed and glazed. One of the principal functions of the secretaire de la main was to imitate the Queen's hand on documents. If, as here, the document was of sufficient importance Marie Antoinette signed it herself in addition.
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