Live auction - Lot 400
[Belgium]
Souvenir historique du jubilé national, 1830-1880.
Ixelles, H. Marchal, ca. 1880
Hammer price: €
300
€ 100 / 150
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Lot description
Lithograph, 81 x 60 cm, wove paper (marg. tears, some marg. sl. toned, c. fold).
Large lithographed sheet celebrating Belgium's 50th year of independence, depicting various monuments (The statue of Godefroid-de-Bouillon, Arcades du Cinquantenaire, Colonne du Congrès, etc.) and the first two royal couples, describing the history of the Belgian territory from Roman times until 1880 (in 4 columns) and mentioning major battle dates and locations in the margins.
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