Lot 232
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A gentleman's waistcoat, of ivory silk, the front embroidered overall in silver metal thread with floral sprays, the borders and pockets with stylised leaves, the covered buttons similarly embroidered with flowers, late 18th century, encased, with a wig, probably not associated
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A gentleman's waistcoat, of ivory silk, the front embroidered overall in silver metal thread with floral sprays, the borders and pockets with stylised leaves, the covered buttons similarly embroidered with flowers, late 18th century, encased, with a wig, probably not associated

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A gentleman's waistcoat, of ivory silk, the front embroidered overall in silver metal thread with floral sprays, the borders and pockets with stylised leaves, the covered buttons similarly embroidered with flowers, late 18th century, encased, with a wig, probably not associated
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Provenance
Jean-Paul Marat
Formerly in the collections of Monsieur Vedie, Monsieur Henri Lavedan of the Académie Française (sold April 1933 Maurice Ader, Paris), and Monsieur Sacha Guitry, the French actor/director/playwright/screenwriter (sold 17 February 1977, Ader-Picard-Tajan, Paris).
Exhibited
Paris Exhibition of 1900.
Exhibition of Paris and the Revolution, Musée Carnavalet, 1931.
Exhibition of the French Revolution, Musée Carnavalet, 1939.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793)
Marat was born into a middle class family in Boudry. Following a medical degree at St Andrews University and stints as a doctor in Soho and in Paris, he fell into poverty and survived only through government aid. He subsequently wrote two nationalist publications for which he won great distrust from the authorities. Marat became increasingly active in the Revolution and was involved in the decision to execute Louis XVI. The newspaper he founded in 1789 'L'Ami du Peuple' was intended as a means for common people to criticise the government. On 13th July 1793, Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday.

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