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Published on , by Claire Papon et Anne Foster
Auction on 28 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

With basket-makers' planes, lace winders, nutcrackers and more, Pierre Bellemare brought together a range of objects providing final testimony of an increasingly rare rural heritage.

18th/19th century, model of The London, a three-decker ship armed with a hundred... Popular Art on Deck

18th/19th century, model of The London, a three-decker ship armed with a hundred cannons, decks and rigging in bone, marquetry wood base inlaid with bone, 38 x 40 x 16 cm (model).
Estimate: €7,000/10,000

Almost day for day nearly a year ago, on 26 May 2018, this major French TV and radio figure died at the age of 88. Fifteen years ago, he had gone to live…
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Tuesday 28 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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