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Auction 21 November 2023 THE EXCEPTIONAL SALE 2023 - INCLUDING MASTERPIECES FROM THE ROTHSCHILD COLLECTIONS - Paris

Bid on the lot list Christie's France : 21 November 2023 - THE EXCEPTIONAL SALE 2023 - INCLUDING MASTERPIECES FROM THE ROTHSCHILD COLLECTIONS VENTE EN LIGNE:21 Novembre 2023 à 15 heures Lien pour la page de la vente :<a href="https://www.christies.com/en/auction/the-exceptional-sale-including-masterpieces-from-the-rothschild-collections-30176/browse-lots" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.christies.com/en/auction/the-exceptional-sale-including-masterpieces-from-the-rothschild-collections-30176/browse-lots</a> NUMÉRO ET CODE DE LA VENTE:Pour tous renseignements ou ordres d’achats, veuillez rappeler la référence22162 - CAROLINE ORDRES D’ACHAT ET ENCHÈRES TÉLÉPHONIQUES:<a href="mailto:bidsparis@christies.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">bidsparis@christies.com </a>- Tél. : +33 (0)1 40 76 84 13 Horaires d’exposition :Tuesday 14 Nov 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMWednesday 15 Nov 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMThursday 16 Nov 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMFriday 17 Nov 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMSaturday 18 Nov 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMSunday 19 Nov 2:00 PM – 6:00 PMMonday 20 Nov 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMTuesday 21 Nov 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Contact :LIONEL GOSSETVice Président,Directeur des Collections,<a href="mailto:lgosset@christies.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">lgosset@christies.com</a>Tél. : +33 (0)1 40 76 85 98 HIPPOLYTE DE LA FERRONNIÈREDirecteur du départementMobilier Européen, Paris<a href="mailto:hdelaferonniere@christies.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">hdelaferonniere@christies.com</a>Tél. : +33 (0)1 40 76 85 73 9, avenue Matignon - Paris

THE EXCEPTIONAL SALE 2023 - INCLUDING MASTERPIECES FROM THE ROTHSCHILD COLLECTIONS

Tuesday 21 November 2023 - 15:00 (CET)

9, avenue Matignon - 75008 Paris

Christie's France

THE EXCEPTIONAL SALE 2023 - INCLUDING MASTERPIECES FROM THE ROTHSCHILD COLLECTIONS

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Lot n° 1

■~∝ ROYAL LOUIS XIV PERIOD GUITAR SIGNATURE...

■~∝ ROYAL LOUIS XIV PERIOD GUITAR SIGNATURE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE VOBOAM DELIVERED FOR MADAME ELISABETH-CHARLOTTE D'ORLEANS, DATED 1692 In spruce, ebony veneer, tortoiseshell, elephant ivory and mother-of-pearl, decorated with a diamond marquetry of foliate...

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Lot n° 2

PANTHER ITALY, PROBABLY PADUA,...

PANTHER ITALY, PROBABLY PADUA, 16th CENTURY In bronze, the eyes inlaid with silver, resting on a later rectangular base in Campan marble. H.: 27.8 cm (11 in.) ; W.: 28 cm (11 in.) ; Total H.: 32 cm (12 ½ in.) To bid, please see the "Sales information"...

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Lot n° 3

ƒ ROCOCO TIME TRAVEL CLOCK SIGNATURE...

ƒ ROCOCO TIME TRAVEL CLOCK SIGNATURE OF JOHANN SCHMIDTBAUR, BAMBERG, CIRCA 1740 In chased and repoussé silver, gilt bronze and silver-plated bronze, striking and repeating with alarm, the dial featuring a rotating disc in the center for setting the...

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Lot n° 4

■ BAROQUE TABLE TOP IN THE TASTE...

■ BAROQUE TABLE TOP IN THE TASTE OF COSIMO FANZAGO, NAPLES, MID-TIME 17th CENTURY Inlaid with white, verde antico, gray, Sienna yellow and Spanish brocatelle marble, mother-of-pearl and lapis lazuli on a black marble base and white marble core, decorated...

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Lot n° 5

■ ROYAL QUEEN'S CHAIR FROM THE...

■ ROYAL QUEEN'S CHAIR FROM THE LOUIS XVI PERIOD BY JEAN-BAPTISE BOULARD, DELIVERED IN 1785 BY JEAN HAURÉ FOR LOUIS XVI'S SALON DES JEUX IN VERSAILLES In molded, carved and gilded beech, the gendarme-cap back decorated with a frieze of rais-de-coeur...

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Lot n° 6

GERMAN BONBONNIERE OR STEINKABINETTABATIERE...

GERMAN BONBONNIERE OR STEINKABINETTABATIERE IN GOLD AND HARD STONES SET WITH AN ENAMELED MINIATURE BY JOHANN CHRISTIAN NEUBER, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1790; THE MINIATURE, SECOND HALF OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Circular, straight-spoked mineralogical cabinet...

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Lot n° 7

■ VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT COROMANDEL...

■ VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT COROMANDEL LACQUER TWELVE-LEAF FOLDING SCREEN CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Its main face decorated with Europeans, depicting a procession on horseback and on foot joining a pagoda among the mountains,...

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Lot n° 8

ƒ GOLD AND EMAIL AUTOMATOUS MOUSE ATTRIBUTED...

ƒ GOLD AND EMAIL AUTOMATOUS MOUSE ATTRIBUTED TO HENRI MAILLARDET, GENEVA OR LONDON, CIRCA 1810 In the form of a life-size field mouse, the fur chased and partially enameled brown, the ears and paws chased, the round eyes in black onyx, the belly chased...

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Lot n° 9

■ BABY JANE TRICERATOPS SKULL SOUTH...

■ BABY JANE TRICERATOPS SKULL SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES From the Hell Creek Formation, Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous (68 to 65 million years ago) Ken Smith Ranch, Redig,Harding County, the skull of a Triceratops horridus with forehead horns measuring...

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Lot n° 10

■~∝ FIGURE OF THE GOD MARS IN ARMOR GERMANY,...

■~∝ FIGURE OF THE GOD MARS IN ARMOR GERMANY, POSSIBLY MUNICH, CIRCLE OF CHRISTOPH ANGERMAIER, CIRCA 1620-1630 In carved elephant ivory, resting on an Indian ebony and African grenadilla base decorated with trophies and shields H.: 50 cm. (19 ¾ in.)...

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Lot n° 11

■ ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY FROM THE...

■ ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY FROM THE LUCAS SEASONS SERIES DEPICTING SPRING IN THE LOUIS XIV PERIOD ROYAL MANUFACTURE OF THE GOBELINS, LATE 17th - EARLY 18th CENTURY In wool, depicting men fishing with nets in the moat of a château, courtiers on the bridge,...

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Lot n° 12

■ MONUMENTAL ROMAN HEAD IN GREY...

■ MONUMENTAL ROMAN HEAD IN GREY MARBLE REPRESENTING SARAPIS circa 2nd century A.D. The tutelary god of Alexandria, with his luxuriant beard with tight curls, parted and forked in front, and long, thick wavy hair falling in trimmed curls framing his...

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Lot n° 13

■~ BAROQUE 'PRUNKUHR' CLOCK BY...

■~ BAROQUE 'PRUNKUHR' CLOCK BY JOHANN VALENTIN GEVERS, AUGSBURG, 1709-1712, THE MOVEMENT SIGNED FERDINANT MILLER In tortoiseshell veneer, lapis lazuli and associated silver ornamentation, of architectural form decorated with scrolls, gadroon friezes,...

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Lot n° 14

Le Cabinet du Roi. Paris : de l'Imprimerie...

Le Cabinet du Roi. Paris : de l'Imprimerie Royale, 1723-1727. A FORMIDABLE PUBLISHING VENTURE TO THE GLORY OF LOUIS XIV AND THE FRENCH MONARCHY: LE CABINET DU ROI. AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY BOUND IN MIDNIGHT BLUE MOROCCO WITH THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS: THE...

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Lot n° 15

■ PAIR OF ROYAL CABRIOLET ARMCHAIRS...

■ PAIR OF ROYAL CABRIOLET ARMCHAIRS FROM THE LOUIS XVI PERIOD STAMPED BY GEORGES JACOB, DELIVERED TO MADAME, COMTESSE DE PROVENCE A MONTREUIL, 1784 In molded, carved and gilded wood, the curved gendarme-cap backrest crowned with a double wreath of flowers...

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Lot n° 16

■ TAPISSERIE ROYALE D'EPOQUE LOUIS...

■ TAPISSERIE ROYALE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XIV MANUFACTURE ROYALE DES GOBELINS, REPRESENTING THE MONTH OF JUNE FROM THE HANGING LES MOIS ARABESQUES, AFTER CARTOONS BY GIULIO ROMANO, CIRCA 1710 In wool and silk, decorated with a triple portico surmounted by...

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Lot n° 17

~ OSTRICH EGG CUP AND VERMEIL SETTING EUROPE,...

~ OSTRICH EGG CUP AND VERMEIL SETTING EUROPE, PARTLY LATE SIXTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES On a circular base with openwork latticework centered on a quatrefoil, the umbilicus openworked with thistle leaves separated by three branches chased au naturel...

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Lot n° 18

■~∝ BAROQUE CABINET FROM ANTWERP ATTRIBUTED...

■~∝ BAROQUE CABINET FROM ANTWERP ATTRIBUTED TO HENDRIK VAN SOEST, ANTWERP, CIRCA 1710 In Boulle marquetry of imbricated tortoiseshell and caouanne, pewter and brass, mother-of-pearl inlay, ebony and Rio rosewood veneer, partly associated chased and...

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Lot n° 19

■ FLEMISH TAPESTRY FROM THE LUCAS...

■ FLEMISH TAPESTRY FROM THE LUCAS SEASONS SERIES DEPICTING WINTER D'APRES LES CARTONS DE VAN ORLEY, PREMIERE MOTIE DU XVIIe SIECLE, PROBABLE BRUSSELS In wool and silk, depicting skaters on a frozen lake in front of a Flemish palace, a fire in the left...

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Lot n° 20

■ PAIR OF LOUIS XVI PERIOD PEDESTALS THE...

■ PAIR OF LOUIS XVI PERIOD PEDESTALS THE BRONZES BY PIERRE GOUTHIERE, THE MARBLE CARVED BY JACQUES ADAN, FROM A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS-JOSEPH BELANGER, DELIVERED FOR LOUISE-JEANNE DE DURFORT DE DURAS, DUCHESSE DE MAZARIN FOR HER HOTEL QUAI MALAQUAIS, PARIS,...

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Lot n° 21

LOUIS XVI PERIOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL,...

LOUIS XVI PERIOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ENAMEL AND GOLD TABATIERE BY PAUL-NICOLAS MENIÈRE, PARIS 1778⁄1779 Oval applied on all sides to opalescent mother-of-pearl panels caged in gold mounts chased with buds enameled in translucent green alternating with...

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Lot n° 22

■ PAIR OF COVERED VASES FROM THE...

■ PAIR OF COVERED VASES FROM THE LOUIS XVI PERIOD CIRCA 1780 In lumachelle and chased and gilded bronze mountings, the removable lid topped by a seed, the neck encircled by a double frieze of acanthus leaves and rais-de-coeur, the ovoid-shaped body...

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Lot n° 23

■ NEOCLASSICAL GUERIDON IMPERIAL...

■ NEOCLASSICAL GUERIDON IMPERIAL TOULA FACTORY, RUSSIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY In chased and engraved steel with chased and gilded bronze ornamentation, the tilting top encircled by a frieze of draperies, painted and centered with a medallion representing...

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Lot n° 24

■ TRANSITION PERIOD CHEST OF DRAWERS STAMPED...

■ TRANSITION PERIOD CHEST OF DRAWERS STAMPED BY FRANCOIS ANTOINE MONDON, CIRCA 1760 In rosewood veneer, amaranth, sycamore maple and chased ormolu ornamentation, the top in Aleppo breche marble probably associated, the front opening with two drawers...

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Lot n° 25

■ PAIR OF BUSTS REPRESENTING A...

■ PAIR OF BUSTS REPRESENTING A MAN AND A WOMAN ITALY, LATE 17th OR EARLY 18th CENTURY In black and white marble, marble and hardstone inlays, mother-of-pearl inlaid eyes, repoussé and gilded copper ornamentation, later glass mountings, later black marble...

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Lot n° 26

■ƒ EPOQUE LOUIS XVI ABATTANT SECRETARY STAMPED...

■ƒ EPOQUE LOUIS XVI ABATTANT SECRETARY STAMPED BY JEAN-FRANCOIS OEBEN, CIRCA 1760-63 In rosewood, amaranth and stained sycamore maple marquetry with chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, the top in Breche d'Alep marble, the upper part opening with a...

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Lot n° 27

■ PAIR OF TRANSITION PERIOD INCENSE...

■ PAIR OF TRANSITION PERIOD INCENSE BURNERS ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE GOUTHIERE, CIRCA 1765 In pink-molded alabaster, with chased and gilded bronze ornamentation, crowned with a seed, the neck edged with a laurel ribbon, the handles formed by roaring lion...

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Lot n° 28

■ƒ TABLE A ECRIRE ROYALE D'EPOQUE...

■ƒ TABLE A ECRIRE ROYALE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI STAMPED BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, DELIVERED FOR FONTAINEBLEAU, CIRCA 1783 In mahogany, grain and speckled mahogany veneer, ebony and maple fillets, chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, the rectangular top partly...

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Lot n° 29

■ COVERED VASE FROM THE LOUIS XVI...

■ COVERED VASE FROM THE LOUIS XVI PERIOD BY JEAN-BAPTISTE FEUILLET, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18th CENTURY In Alsatian black serpentine with chased and gilded bronze mounts, the tight-necked lid topped with a foliate seed and a frieze of associated gadroons,...

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Lot n° 30

■ƒ PAIRE DE VASES COUVERTS NOMMES...

■ƒ PAIRE DE VASES COUVERTS NOMMES 'VASES ENFANTS TRITON' EN PORCELAINE DURE DE SÈVRES ET BRONZE DORÉ THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1793-1795, MARKED IN GOLD: SÈVRES RF FOR FRENCH REPUBLIC, MARK OF THE PAINTERS NICOLAS-PIERRE PITHOU JEUNE AND NICOLAS SINSSON, MARK...

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Lot n° 31

■ƒ PENDULE ASTRONOMIQUE A REGULATEUR...

■ƒ PENDULE ASTRONOMIQUE A REGULATEUR D'EPOQUE EMPIRE SIGNATURE OF DUMOULIN, BRUSSELS, CIRCA 1800 In chased and gilt bronze, presenting four enamelled dials indicating respectively at the top the phases of the sun, in the center the hour, minutes, seconds...

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Lot n° 32

■ƒ NEOCLASSIC IMPERIAL OFFICE BY...

■ƒ NEOCLASSIC IMPERIAL OFFICE BY IPPOLIT MONIGHETTI, DELIVERY FOR ALEXANDER II AT LIVADIA PALACE, circa 1860 In blackened pearwood and lapis lazuli veneer, with chased and gilded bronze ornamentation, the top covered in black leather, decorated with...

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Lot n° 33

■ SILVER DRESSING TABLE MIRROR BY...

■ SILVER DRESSING TABLE MIRROR BY NICHOLLS AND PLINKE, TRADEMARK OF ROBERT KOKHUN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1880 Of oval form, resting on two baluster feet with finely chased acanthus scrolls, each supporting a putto holding a floral garland, the fluted...

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Lot n° 34

~∝ TWO-TONE GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ...

~∝ TWO-TONE GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL DESK CLOCK IN SILVER GILT, MOUNTED ON GOLD BY FABERGÉ, MASTER-BUILDER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1904-1908, ENGRAVED INVENTORY NUMBER 15241 Rectangular, decorated with alternating bands of white champlevé...

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Lot n° 35

■+ CABINET 'AUX ELEPHANTS SIGNATURE...

■+ CABINET 'AUX ELEPHANTS SIGNATURE OF THE CRYSTAL STAIRCASE, AFTER A DRAWING ATTRIBUTED TO EDOUARD LIEVRE, CIRCA 1895 In Japanese-style lacquer, Martin varnish and gilt bronze ornamentation, the interior in mahogany, of trapezoidal form, opening with...

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Lot n° 36

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

SANKA HAKUU (THE STORM UNDER THE MOUNTAINTOP) FUJI NOIR FUJI NOIR From the series Fugaku sanjurokkei Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji. Signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo). Horizontal oban: 25.2 x 37.8 cm. (9 7⁄8...

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Lot n° 37

■ NEO-RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE...

■ NEO-RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE MIRROR BOOK FOR SARAH BERNHARDT BY EDOUARD LIÈVRE, CIRCA 1875 In molded and carved mahogany and walnut, adorned with chased, gilded and silvered bronze and earthenware plates by Genlis et Rudhard decorated with white and...

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Lot n° 38

■ CORINTHE JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME (1824-1904) In...

■ CORINTHE JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME (1824-1904) In gilt bronze, partially enameled, opal, seated cross-legged on a composite capital bearing a cartouche "NON LICET OMNIBUS / ADIRE CORINTHUM", signed "JL.GEROME." on the right side of the base, bearing the marks...

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Lot n° 39

■ THE DANCERS OR DE DANSERESSEN CHARLES-HENRI...

■ THE DANCERS OR DE DANSERESSEN CHARLES-HENRI GEERTS (1807-1855) Marble, signed and dated "Ch: Geerts. 1855" on the back of the terrace Height: 142 cm (56 in.) To bid, please consult the "Sales information" section.

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Lot n° 40

■ƒƒ MONUMENTAL ITALIAN FOUNTAIN...

■ƒƒ MONUMENTAL ITALIAN FOUNTAIN IN SILVER BY GUIDO FIORENTINI, MILAN, CIRCA 1950; TITLE 800 The black marble base veined with white, the base edged with gadroons resting on four double scrolled feet, the bulbous baluster shaft embossed and chased with...

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Lot n° 41

RARE MUSIC BOX AUTOMATON CLOCK...

RARE MUSIC BOX AUTOMATON CLOCK 'LE CHÂTELAIN' LACQUER, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, WOOD, EMERALDS AND DIAMONDS MAUBOUSSIN, 1988 Elegant masked man in 18k gold (French hallmarks) wearing clothes set with rectangular-cut and pear-cut emeralds and round brilliant-cut...

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Lot n° 42

YVES SAINT LAURENT HAUTE COUTURE AUTOMNE-HIVER 1977-1978

λƒƒ EXCEPTIONAL BOLERO 'LES CHINOISES' BRODE BY LESAGE Collection known as "Les Chinoises" or "Opium" collection presented in July 1977 at the Hotel Intercontinental. Passage N°8 "Gold embroidered bolero, black evening jersey pants". Atelier Esther...

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Lot n° 43

YVES SAINT LAURENT (1936-2008)

λ Fashion as Fantasy in the Swinging Sixties Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) Fashion as Fantasy in the Swinging Sixties Signed 'Yves Saint Laurent' (lower left) and inscribed 'Fashion as Fantasy in the Swinging Sixties'. Felt pen and pencil on paper Late...

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Lot n° 44

RARE AND IMPORTANT NEOPRENE WEDDING...

RARE AND IMPORTANT NEOPRENE WEDDING DRESS EMBROIDERED BY CÉCILE HENRI ATELIER CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE FALL WINTER 2014-2015 The catwalk look is worn by Ashleigh Good, then several months pregnant, for the finale of the haute couture show. Label number:...

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