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1934 Her Majesty Nam Phuong in court dress at her wedding in…
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109
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1934 Her Majesty Nam Phuong in court dress at her wedding in…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
1934
Her Majesty Nam Phuong in court dress at her wedding in 1934.
A rare photographic print on albumen paper. Inscribed and dated on the reverse in ink: ‘Mademoiselle Marie-Thérèse Nguyen Huu Thi Lan (Mariette Jeanne Nguyen Huu Thi)’ on 24 March 1934.
Dimensions: 20x16 cm
(Crease).
It was in Dalat, an elegant health resort, that the young Marie-Thérèse Nguyen Huu Thi Lan (known as Mariette to her family) met the young Bao Dai at a soirée hosted by Governor Pierre Pasquier.
The two young people, who had received a Western education, married in 1934; the ceremonies took place over four days, from 20 to 24 March, at the Imperial Palace in Hué.
See original version (French)
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