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Le Pere, George, 1744
Coll. Willach

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Basic Info

Maker: Le Pere, George

Year: 1744

Year Range: -

Year Notes:

Manufacturing Location: Paris, France

Signature: George le pere a paris 1744

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Inscriptions:

No stand present.

Collection: Coll. Willach

Accession #: RW 079 [14] [2006] [2023]

Sources:

Project investigation

Public Notes:

Compare to Adler M-442.

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Objective type: unconfirmed

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Materials: leather, gold tooling, ivory, paper, pasteboard, glass, wood

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