COLLECTION OF EX-LIBRIS in a binding with the coat of arms o - Lot 22

COLLECTION OF EX-LIBRIS in a binding with the coat of arms of Nicolas Beaujon (1718-1786). The boards are richly decorated with foliate scrolls, with the Beaujon eagle in the corners. Numerous bookplates from a collection completed in the 19th century, including those of Madame Victoire de France, Princesse de Guemené, Marquise de Pompadour, Victoire de la Tour d'Auvergne, Cambacérès, Comtesse de Choiseul (...). About thirty pages completed. Wear, cracks. 34.5 x 26 cm Nicolas Beaujon (1718-1786) was appointed Receiver of Finances for the Generalitat of Rouen. In 1770, he became the King's and Court's banker, as well as general farmer and State Councillor under Louis XV. In 1773, he bought the Hôtel d'Évreux, now the Palais de l'Élysée, which he had converted by Etienne-Louis Boullée to house his prestigious collection of paintings.