Antique French Royal Court Document

Antique French Royal Court Document – 18th–Early 19th Century

This original handwritten French legal manuscript dates to the late 18th or early 19th century and was issued under royal judicial authority. Written in flowing period script using iron-gall ink, the document records a formal sworn declaration made before a King’s Counsellor — the legal equivalent of a personal courtroom appearance in historic France.

These official records governed everything from property rights to family affairs and personal obligations. Each one was recorded by hand, signed, and stored as a permanent legal acknowledgment in the era before standardized printing.

Today, this document stands as a remarkable piece of French legal history — both decorative and deeply historic — ideal for collectors, Francophiles, historians, or anyone drawn to the poetry of antique paper and old-world institutions.

A unique artifact of European legal tradition and royal bureaucracy.

11” x 9”