RARE "GAME OF OMNIBUSES AND WHITE WOMEN". c.1832. Engraving finely enhanced with watercolour. Watermarked laid paper (Fleur de lys in a crowned shield). Reference: De Vinck, n°8745. Betting or lottery game in the style of the Jeu de l'oie. The rules of the game are printed in the centre of the engraving. This engraving served as a model for the first Hermès scarf made in 1937 under the direction of Robert Dumas. 48 x 50 cm. Condition B (Slight trace of old vertical median fold, short marginal tears, two of which are consolidated and reach the subject, partially insulated).
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Lot no. 161

RARE "GAME OF OMNIBUSES AND WHITE WOMEN". c.1832. Engraving finely enhanced with watercolour. Watermarked laid paper (Fleur de lys in a crowned shield). Reference: De Vinck, n°8745. Betting or lottery game in the style of the Jeu de l'oie. The rules of the game are printed in the centre of the engraving. This engraving served as a model for the first Hermès scarf made in 1937 under the direction of Robert Dumas. 48 x 50 cm. Condition B (Slight trace of old vertical median fold, short marginal tears, two of which are consolidated and reach the subject, partially insulated).

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RARE "GAME OF OMNIBUSES AND WHITE WOMEN". c.1832. Engraving finely enhanced with watercolour. Watermarked laid paper (Fleur de lys in a crowned shield). Reference: De Vinck, n°8745. Betting or lottery game in the style of the Jeu de l'oie. The rules of the game are printed in the centre of the engraving. This engraving served as a model for the first Hermès scarf made in 1937 under the direction of Robert Dumas. 48 x 50 cm. Condition B (Slight trace of old vertical median fold, short marginal tears, two of which are consolidated and reach the subject, partially insulated).
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