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323 - [MANUSCRIT]. Diners. S.l., 1905-1921. Small in-8, paperback,…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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[MANUSCRIT]. Diners. S.l., 1905-1921. Small in-8, paperback, blue boards. 30 handwritten pages out of 200, menus with rounded corners and gilt edges mounted on tabs. Interesting manuscript notebook of instructions, menus, guest lists and table plans of Baron and Baroness Théophile de JAMBLINNE DE MEUX (1905-1914). It shows how to set up different dinners, how to arrange the table according to the number of guests, how to place the plates, etc. The notebook contains around twenty small menus surmounted by the family's gilded coat of arms. 5 menus dated from 1919 to 1921 are attached but are not accompanied by details of the guests. Notebook distorted by the thickness of the documents added. Some scattered spotting.
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About the sale Gastronomy - A collection of menus
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Auction time 06/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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