^Lot 290 King Louis XV

Ineffectual King of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Handwritten endorsement, in French, “Pay Louis,” in the lower right corner of a one page partly-printed DS, 9.5 x 14.25, dated July 1, 1772. An order for the Royal Treasurer financier Charles Pierre Savalete de Magnanville to pay 75 livres to Antoinette Bardou under terms of the yearly "pension which I have granted her." Document bears a secretarial “Louis” signature at the conclusion, with the King’s endorsement and signature at lower left. In very good condition, with a horizontal fold through signature, some scattered light toning, creasing, and soiling, and a couple of pencil marks.