Sold for:
$940

Guillotin, Joseph Ignace (1738-1814), Signed document, dated March 8th, 1796, to the Minister of Finance, concerning the effects of Citizen Leonard Bourdon and recommending the immediate sale of the personal property, framed with portrait, 9 1/4 by 7 1/8 in. , (minor, age typical defects). Note: French physician, famous for his defense of capital punishment and the proposed use of the beheading apparatus infamously referred to as the "Guillotine".


Skinner

Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2007-11-18