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JAN B. BALET. "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life." Gouache on board. 367x312 mm; 14 1/2x12 1/4 inches, image, framed to 26 1/2x23 inches. Signed in pencil, lower left image. Illustration of the famous Victor Herbert operetta Naughty Marietta for the Morrell Meat Dealer calendar Songs from Our Favorite Operettas, Ottumwa, Iowa: John & Co., 1952. Presented in an elaborate matte and thick gilt wood frame with a descriptive brass plaque indicating the piece was presented by John Morrell & Co.
