Lot n° 470
Sélection Bibliorare

PLANTIN, Christophe Signed autograph letter to "Pierre Gassen marchand" (Paris), requesting a payment to Nicolas de Castro. [Antwerp], 21 January 1567. In good condition.

Estimation : 2000 / 3000
Adjudication : 3200 €
Description
French document on paper, c. 3,5 x 21 cm, with on verso the address of Gassen, and the receipt signed by Nicolas de Castro on 1 February 1567.The "lingier" Pierre Gassen was a close Paris friend of Plantin and his foremost partner in the lace trade. Plantin’s daughter Catharina married Gassen’s son Jehan in 1571. Could this Nicolas de Castro be Nicolaas van der Borcht (1503-1573), bishop of Middelburg?
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