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A LOVELY COLLECTION OF CHILDHOOD PHOTOGRAPHS OF JEAN MERMOZ
See original version (French)
44
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A LOVELY COLLECTION OF CHILDHOOD PHOTOGRAPHS OF JEAN MERMOZ
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
A LOVELY COLLECTION OF CHILDHOOD PHOTOGRAPHS OF JEAN MERMOZ
Including:
- Two visiting-card-sized photographs: one taken when he was around 1 year old by FEREZ in Hirson, and another when he was around 5 years old by DUMESNIL MARGUIN in Vincennes.
- A lace collar with openwork decoration featuring plant motifs.
- A lock of blond hair housed in a black plastic box bearing an inscription in his mother’s handwriting: ‘A LOCK OF JEAN MERMOZ’S HAIR’
A fine collection of Jean Mermoz’s childhood memorabilia
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Subsequently passed down through the family
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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