5 - 1900 [COCHINCHINA – PAGODAS, TEMPLES AND LOCAL SCENES]
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Estimate €200 - €250

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1900 [COCHINCHINA – PAGODAS, TEMPLES AND LOCAL SCENES] A collection of approximately 220 postcards. Collections of P. Dieulefils (Hanoi), A. F. Decoly (Saigon), J. Brunet (Saigon), the Phénix collection of Mottet & Cie. (Saigon), Poujade de Ladevèze, Torelli... Pagodas and religious scenes: the pagodas of Tu-dau-mot, Cholon and Dakau. The Têt festival, Buddhist ceremonies, Buddhist deities… Local scenes: Canton chiefs and deputy chiefs, schoolmaster, Annamite rifleman. The dragon procession in Cholon, the funeral of an Annamite mandarin, Annamite theatre performance. Fishing, portraits of indigenous young women. Sights of Cochinchina: Saigon, the Botanical Gardens, Bien Hoa, Cholon, Gia Dinh, the bush, tropical vegetation… The collection includes colour postcards from the 1950s. (Some postcards show signs of travel.)

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Auction time 09/08/2026 at 11:00 AM

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5 - 1900 [COCHINCHINA – PAGODAS, TEMPLES AND LOCAL SCENES] See original version (French)

5 - 1900 [COCHINCHINA – PAGODAS, TEMPLES AND LOCAL SCENES]
See original version (French)