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05 April 2019 - 13:30 (CEST) -
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
From 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871, Paris was surrounded by German troops, and was rapidly cut off from the rest of the country. The population suffered from bombing and an exceptionally hard winter when temperatures sometimes dropped to minus 12°. On 30 December 1870, Castor and Pollux, the two elephants in the...
Collection of 15 manuscript letters and envelopes sent in the diplomatic bag by the American ambassador in Paris between 3 October and 4 November 1870. Estimate: €250,000/320,000
Collection of 15 manuscript letters and envelopes sent in the diplomatic bag by the American ambassador in Paris between 3 October and 4 November 1870. Estimate: €250,000/320,000
From 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871, Paris was surrounded by German troops, and was rapidly cut off from the rest of the country. The population suffered from bombing and an exceptionally hard winter when…
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