SOUVENIR DU SIEGE DE PARIS 1870-71 et de... - Lot 129 - Pousse-Cornet

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SOUVENIR DU SIEGE DE PARIS 1870-71 et de... - Lot 129 - Pousse-Cornet
SOUVENIR DU SIEGE DE PARIS 1870-71 et de l'incendie du Palais des Tuileries, dans la nuit du 24 mai 1871. Paperweight made from a fragment of marble from the Palais des Tuileries with brass knob engraved "RUINES DES TUILERIES". Old label on the back. 5 x 12 x 8 cm The Tuileries Palace was founded in 1564, burned by the Paris Commune in May 1871, razed in 1883 by decision of the Chamber of Deputies in 1879. This souvenir dates from the time of the destruction (1883). They were sold as such until the beginning of the XXth century and had their certificate of authenticity on the bottom. (good state of conservation).
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