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MEMORIES AND TESTIMONIES OF FRIENDSHIP (Guillaumet…)
See original version (French)
290
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MEMORIES AND TESTIMONIES OF FRIENDSHIP (Guillaumet…)
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
MEMORIES AND TESTIMONIES OF FRIENDSHIP (Guillaumet…)
Including:
Portrait of Jean Mermoz
Engraving
Inscribed: ‘In memory of my brother, who, like him, fell victim to the same ideal.
A respectful tribute to his mother / signed Guillaumet and dated June 1937’ in the bottom right-hand corner
32 x 25 cm
Sun-faded and with numerous pinholes
Also included:
Portrait of an airline pilot
Silver print
Inscribed: ‘To Mrs Mermoz, with much affection, Buenos Aires 20/7/50’ and signed …
17.5 x 24 cm
Photograph faded with age
Commemorative bas-relief: Saint Michael the Archangel protecting Jean Mermoz
Silver print
25 x 19 cm
Very damaged
Portrait of a man wearing a peaked cap (to be identified)
Silver print
Dedicated ‘To my big little Mermoz, a memento of …’ Signed …
17 x 12.5 cm
A collection of mementos and tributes to Jean Mermoz
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Then 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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