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an old plaque with a picture of a man and a womana plaque on the side of a building with a picture of a man and a womana plaque on the side of a building with a picture on ita brown book with writing on it sitting on a table
LE HAVRE ENCHERES - Maxence MAZZONI & Vincent NEYT

240 - LE HAVRE – Tragedy of 26 March 1882
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Estimate €100 - €200
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LE HAVRE – Tragedy of 26 March 1882 Engraved copper plaque, a record of the medals of honour awarded to the 11 Le Havre lifeboatmen who perished in the storm that engulfed the crew of a British fishing vessel, the Vivid, on 26 March 1882. 45.5 x 46 cm Signs of wear and oxidation A memorial stone in honour of these rescuers (Henri Lecroisey, skipper of the lifeboat; Alphonse Ménéléon, Paul Dessoyers, Pierre Ollivier, Victor Jacquot, Édouard Cardine, Eugène Varescot, Henri Fossey, Pierre Moncus, Édouard Leblanc, René Leprovost) was erected at the Sainte-Marie cemetery in Le Havre.
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About the sale MARITIME - TRAVEL & TRANSATLANTIC CRUISES - PAINTINGS - TABLEWARE & SILVERWARE - MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - DECORATIVE OBJECTS
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Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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