19th-Century French School - Lot 31

Lot n° 31
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300 - 500 EUR
19th-Century French School - Lot 31
19th-Century French School The Giraffe Zarafa. Glass bead mosaic. 17 cm in width. The giraffe given to Charles X by Mehmet Ali—later named Zarafa—was the first giraffe to arrive in France, where it lived for eighteen years, from 1827 to 1845, in the menagerie at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Disassembly and shipping are the responsibility of the buyer. Pickup available on 11/06/26, 11/09/26, and 11/10/26. Any purchase not picked up within this timeframe will be transported, stored, and available for pickup at ABTA Transport (in Toury, 28310) at the buyer’s expense.
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