Catalog Code:
1- 1753
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Description:
Solid mahogany wood with some color line cutting. Maker is The Art Puzzle. Title hand written on box but Pinterest identifies scene as "The Chariot of Fairies", a more appropriate title. Lovely Greek mythology picture. No repairs required. Artist is Madeleine Lemaire, née Collm (1845-1928), a French painter who specialized in elegant genre works and flowers. Robert de Montesquiou said she was The Empress of the Roses. She introduced Marcel Proust and Reynaldo Hahn to the Parisian salons of the aristocracy. Wikipedia
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Sale Status:
For Sale
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