Bartholdi Signed Autograph Letter. Original Drawing. Bordeaux-lyon Fountain

  
For many years, the autograph library has specialized in the sale of autograph letters and manuscripts. Signed autograph letter to the Inspector General of Bridges and Roadways. A page in-4° on lined paper. "We will arrange for the bronzes (.) both for lion heads and for horns of abundance.

Magnificent document enriched with an original bartholdi drawing illustrating its fountain. Inspector General of Bridges and Roads in charge of the municipal burgundy service.

Inspector, I haveten to inform you in response to your very words. [Letter] dated May 13, that I assumed all the assizes of the fountain largely pierced; but only for the passage of the pipes. We will arrange for the bronzes so that they can be easily disassembled.

By means of nuts which would attach them to rods sealed in the stone, both for lion heads and for the horns of abundance which end up two small pipes that cast the water. I am of the opinion that it is always useful to make these bronzes easy to. Demonstrate for cases of repairs.

When the time comes, sir, you will give me your advice and I will have the stone executed accordingly. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my very distinguished feelings. This letter seems to be related to the fountain officially named "the rivers and the springs going to the ocean" now located place of the earths, at lyon, and more commonly known as bartholdi fountain. Originally planned for the town of bordeaux (which gave up the project that had been launched 30 years earlier), the fountain was acquired by the city of lyon thanks to its mayor, antoine gailleton, seduced by the opening discovered during the universal betting exhibition of 1889. The inauguration took place on 22 September 1892.

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This item is in the category "collections\letters, old papers\autographs\musical personality". The seller is "juniennn0" and is located in this country: en. This item can be shipped to the following country: whole world.

1. number of pages: 1
Time: beautiful epoch
2. modified object: no
3. subtype: autograph on paper
4. country of manufacture: france
5. theme: art