JEAN STERN and MARIA STAR. A glimpse into... - Lot 211 - Kâ-Mondo

JEAN STERN and MARIA STAR. A glimpse into the Parisian world of finance and its mundane activities at the dawn of the 20th century, with this collection of prints, manuscripts and autographs from Maria Star and her son Jean Stern. Ernesta Stern (1854-1926), known under the pseudonym Maria Star, was a French woman of letters and philanthropist. She held a salon in her private mansion at 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, reputed to be one of the most brilliant in Paris before the First World War: she hosted Marinetti and Marcel Proust, among others. It is there that she wrote many tales and stories of Venetian inspiration. In 1874 she married banker Louis Stern (1840-1900); from this union was born Jean Stern (1875-1962), who also became a banker, but also owner-breeder of racehorses; a remarkable fencer, he was also the author of historical works, as well as many pieces of circumstance that have become rare. STERN (Jean). Set of pieces of circumstance, reviews, fantasies, composed by Jean Stern, and presented on the occasion of worldly meetings, or for a small circle of friends; handwritten or typed [towards 1907 - towards 1930], they were very probably not published: Provenance: Bibliothèque Rohan-Chabot.