Pitcher 7144-86
Carved wood pitcher with semi-round
wooden handle.
Letter opener 7144-114
Knife shaped letter opener with a heavy
copper handle. The handle has cast letters III set above one
another.
Desk set 7144-37
Desk set featuring an upright sailboat
model with a turned wooden knob inset in base. Inscription in
white ink says: "Le Val André."
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Pitcher 7144-139
Pewter water pitcher with attached
lid. The outside of the pitcher is decorated with an intertwined
rose motif at the top neck and a leaf motif around the center.
There is a wreath motif with a bow in the front lower section.
In the front is a shield or coat of arms design and a large crown.
Inside the pitcher there is a card that says:
"Pour nos bons amis inconnus d'Amérique
1 Pot en étain et un livre ancien dans nos
familles depuis plus de 200 ans.
Harmonies de Lamartine 1ere Edition
Mr et Mme MEYER. PAUPHILET St Georges s/Cher
Loir et Cher"
There is another card in the pitcher with an English translation.
For our unknown good friends of America
1 pewter pot and an old book in our
families for more than 200 years.
Harmonies of Lamartine, 1st edition
Mr. And Mrs Meyer-Pauphilet
St. Georges s/Cher
Loir et Cher
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Cup 7144-151
Silver cup. The name "Christofie"
is stamped in its box.
Basket 7144-143
Basket made from woven strips of copper
alloy with a wooden base containing a variety of artificial flowers.
Artificial flowers 7144-118,
119
Artificial roses made of small seashells
mounted on paper wrapped wire stems. There are artificial yellow
stamens on the interior of the roses.
Artificial flowers 7144-165
Artificial roses made of small seashells
mounted on paper wrapped wire stems. There are artificial yellow
stamens on the interior of the roses.
Mat 7144-19
Woven straw mat that has zigzag red
thread around its inner diameter and small green X's interspersed
with the red pattern. The attached tag says:
"Madeleine Ch., age réel- 11 ans, age mental- 6ans
_, Quotient- 0,54."
Paperweight 7144-56
Paperweight with a picture of the Madonna
and child visible through the front. Above the two figures it
says:
"N. D. de Bon Secours" [Our Lady of Mercy]
Miniature bellows 7144-157
Wooden bellows with leather trip and
flexible side portions, attached with small metal nails to brown
wood paddles. There is a leather wrist strap.
On top it says:
"Ranimons la Flamme" [Let us relight the flame]
Basket 7144-7
Linen basket with white lining and
a linen handle topped with silk ribbon.
Decorative box 7144-6
Satin covered cardboard box with a
pink base and white cover. There are French and American flags
on top of the cover. The interior is lined with white satin and
a long white satin cord serves as the tie closure. The box contains
one folded handkerchief with an embroidered butterfly in one
corner. There is a card stapled to the handkerchief that says:
"Soeurs de la Charité de Saint Louis ORPHELINAT de
VANNES.(Morbihan), A nos bienfaieurs. REMERCIEMENTS SINCÈRES."
(box
interior detail)
Decorative box 7144-94
Box of varnished wood that is covered
on sides and top with thick mirrored glass panels with a glass
knob on the center of the lid. There is a card inside that says:
"Union Nationale des Chabres Syndicales et Miroitiers et
de Négociants en verre a vitres, 3, Rue La Boétie,
Paris-8e, Tél: ANJ, 60-02"
Pen and inkwell holder 7144-156
Pen and inkwell holder with a wooden
base.
Cup 7144-163 [dup1]
Porcelain cup with a scalloped top
and white handle.
Pots 7144-116,
117
Clay pot with light blue glaze and
a brown band around the middle.
Clay pot with beige glaze with a brown
band.
Hot pad 7144-18
Woven straw hot pad with red thread
decoration. Attached card reads:
"Marie-Louise C, age réel: 11 ans _, age mental:
7 ans, quotient 0.63" [Marie-Louise C., actual age 11 _,
mental age 7, quotient .63]
On reverse:
"Insitut Médical, 7, Rue Arsène Leloup, Nantes"
Pot 7144-162
Clay pot with brown rim. On the bottom
of the base it says:
"Fayence de France."
Miniature decorative shoes 7144-148
Pair of porcelain women's shoes that
have reproductions of works by the painter Miller on top. One
one shoe is "The Gleaners," showing peasants gleaning
grain and on the other shoe is "The Angelus," which
shows a peasant pair in prayer in the fields. The number "23"
is stamped in ink on the bottom of the heels and "Vichy"
is written in pencil on the sole of one shoe.
