Daguerre Val de Loire
31
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19th-century French school
See original version (French)
31
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19th-century French school
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
19th-century French school
The giraffe Zarafa.
Painting made from glass beads.
17 cm in width.
The giraffe presented to Charles X by Mehmet Ali, later named Zarafa, was the first giraffe to arrive in France, where it lived for eighteen years, from 1827 to 1845, in the menagerie at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Country House in the Loir Valley – Furniture and Works of Art, Ceramics, Tableware, Game Controllers and Miscellaneous Items.
Auction location
Auction time
11/05/2026 at 12:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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