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Lot 24

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Friday 16th July 2021

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19th Century French album, sketched with a selection of traditional costumes from several French regions, consisting of eight drawings on three pages, including the CONTREBANDIERS DES PYRENEES, the smugglers of the Pyrenees, COSTUMES L'ARDECHE, the costumes of Ardeche, COSTUMES DES BOUCHES-DU-RHONE, the costumes of Bouches-du-Rhone, and others

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Works of Art

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