Sarah BERNHARDT (1844–1923). 4 autograph letters signed to h - Lot 21

Sarah BERNHARDT (1844–1923). 4 autograph letters signed to her notary, Maître Breuillaud, 333 rue Saint-Martin, undated, 1876, 1882, and 1925. 4 letters, 8 pages each, in-16 format, on Oriental Turkey Mill Kent laid paper, and 2 envelopes, including a mourning envelope bearing her monogram and motto “Quand même,” written in black ink or graphite. Regarding the settlement of her debts to Madame Moreau; a loan granted to her by her uncle, Monsieur Richard; the drafting of her will; and a meeting with Monsieur Nicolas-Félix Escalier, her architect and painter friend. ENCLOSED: - Certified copy or transcript of Sarah Bernhardt’s will dated June 24, 1910, registered with the Civil Court of the Seine on March 29, 1923. She bequeaths everything to her son Maurice Bernhardt, “instructing him to distribute mementos to my friends as he sees fit.” “I give him everything, everything.” - A typewritten letter in a pneumatic tube signed by Maurice Bernhardt, son of Sarah Bernhardt, to his notary, Maître Breuillaud. Paris, March 30, 1925. 1 p. in-8, on letterhead bearing the name of the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt (Place du Châtelet), expressing her frustration regarding the delay surrounding the sale of Belle-Isle. - Addendum to the lease of the Théâtre des Nations between the City of Paris and Madame Sarah Bernhardt. Copy from Maître Mahot de la Quérantonnais to Madame Sarah Bernhardt dated March 30 and July 16, 1900. 14 pp., front and back, in-4, stapled. Includes 1 autograph handwritten letter and a statement of expenses and fees owed by the notary’s office to Maître Breuillaud. - 3 lithographed architectural plans of the set storage facilities for the Sarah-Bernhardt Theater, including 1/Facade on Bolivar Street, 2/General Plan, and 3/Cross-section. (Folded, creased, with missing sections and tears). A few annotations and two signed by various parties involved. - File containing a copy of the judgment of the Commercial Court of the Seine Department and various documents concerning Madame Sarah Bernhardt’s debts to Monsieur Bouchart in 1879. 15 pp., front and back, in-4 format, stapled; and 13 pp., front and back or front only, in-8 format, stapled. - 5 invoices addressed to Sarah Bernhardt from the establishments of Madame Fardel, Adolphe Bergue, Jules Lousseur, Hellstern & Sons, and Guignard & Co. for the purchase of a velvet coat, black satin shoes, and even cartridges, the cleaning of various wrought-iron art objects, and horse-drawn carriage rides; 8 payment orders for goods from the Paquin haute couture house; and the repayment of a notarized promissory note from Madame Bernhardt in favor of Mr. Vaniere