?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
DESIGNER UNKNOWN GRAND / BALLON CAPTIF. 1900. 23x16 inches, 58 1/2x40 1/2 cm. F. Appel, Paris. Condition B+ / B: loss in bottom left corner; repaired tears in bottom margin affecting text; foxing and time staining in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds. One of the attractions at the Exposition Universelle was a captive balloon that ascended but was tethered on a rope. These rides had become increasingly popular and were appearing at expositions and fairs around France.
