Artcurial
295
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POSTHUMOUS TRIBUTES TO JEAN MERMOZ
See original version (French)
295
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POSTHUMOUS TRIBUTES TO JEAN MERMOZ
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
POSTHUMOUS TRIBUTES TO JEAN MERMOZ
Comprising:
- Two watercolours: the first depicting an allegory of France surmounted by an aeroplane in flight; the second, a planisphere summarising ‘La Ligne’, inscribed: ‘To Mrs Mermoz, as a token of affection from the children of the Viry-Chatillon centre / 30 May 1937’;
- A silver print depicting a child gazing at a display case containing relics of Jean Mermoz;
- A collage depicting a tricolour bouquet, inscribed: ‘Jeanne d’Arc Centre / The nursery school to Jean Mermoz’s mother’;
- An album of photographs of Father Joseph Bel Air’s nursery in Tananarive, Madagascar.
Posthumous tributes to Jean Mermoz
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Subsequently passed down through the family
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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