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two old postcards with a picture of a group of people on a stageseveral old postcards of buildings and a statue of a man on a horsethree old postcards of a group of people in a field
ENCHERES COTE D'OPALE - DEBACKER & RICHMOND

617 - ORLEANS (45) – EIGHT RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, circa 1861–65, by the…
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ORLEANS (45) – EIGHT RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, circa 1861–65, by the publisher Alphonse Gatineau of Orléans. CELEBRATION of the decorative bas-reliefs on the EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF JOAN OF ARC in Place du Martroi (1861) – Albumin bromide prints mounted on card in cabinet size 10.8 x 16.3 cm, rounded corners, surrounded by a red border, captioned and signed: - a front view of Orléans Town Hall. - a front view of Orléans Cathedral, photograph by Mieusement in Blois. - a photograph of the City Council chamber. - a close-up profile photograph of the statue and bas-reliefs in situ. - FOUR photographs showing the 10 bronze bas-reliefs on the statue depicting the life of Joan of Arc. 3 sets of 2 captioned bromide prints each, measuring 28 x 188 mm, plus 1 set of 4 bromide prints, each measuring 28 x 56 mm. Note: the statue, unveiled in 1855, is the work of the talented sculptor FOYATIER - The bronze bas-reliefs are the work of the sculptor VITAL DUBRAY and the foundry St DENIS in Paris. They were installed in 1860 and 1861 - The bas-reliefs are no longer on the statue today. They were removed following acts of vandalism and replaced with resin casts; as they were damaged, they are now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts. In these original photographs dating from the unveiling, they are perfect in every detail.
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About the sale SALE OF COINS – BANKNOTES – MEDALS – PHALERISTICS – OLD PAPERS – POSTCARDS – MILITARIA
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Auction time 11/25/2026 at 2:00 PM
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