Aug 06, 2003 - Sale 1975

Sale 1975 - Lot 257

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
PAL (JEAN DE PALEOLOGUE) LA REPUBLIQUE. 1898.
611/4x421/2 inches. Chardin, Paris.
Condition B: replaced top margin; restored losses and repaired tears in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds; staining in image.
Meant to represent the principles of this periodical, Marianne, allegorical symbol for the Republic, is holding an olive branch in one hand and a copy of the constitution in the other, against a yellow background; lettering in blue and red.