Lot 1052
Marau Pomare, Queen Consort of Pomare V of Tahiti. Manuscript document signed as Queen, 10½ x 8½ in., Papeete, 1878, 10 Dec., 1p. Authorizing Mr. Vincent, a notary, to deliver a copy of a marriage contract to the French Commissioner on Tahiti: "S.M. la Reine Marau autorise Mr. Vincent notaire a délivrer une copie de son contrat de marriage à M. le Commandant Commissaire de la Republique a Taiti…." An unusual document written and signed in the year following the death of her mother-in-law Queen Pomare IV and a mere two years before the abdication of her husband Pomare V, which saw the full transfer of power to France under the annexation.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized $432 |
