Lot 64
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An armillary sphere and a map of France, a pair of octagonal handscreens signed Marie Deplasse, drawn in pen and ink, the provinces on the map outlined in colour, the reverses with descriptive text also signed Marie Deokasse, edged with embossed gold paper, with turned wooden handles - 17in. (42cm.), French, circa 1820
An armillary sphere and a map of France, a pair of octagonal handscreens signed Marie Deplasse, drawn in pen and ink, the provinces on the map outlined in colour, the reverses with descriptive text also signed Marie Deokasse, edged with embossed gold paper, with turned wooden handles - 17in. (42cm.), French, circa 1820

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An armillary sphere and a map of France, a pair of octagonal handscreens signed Marie Deplasse, drawn in pen and ink, the provinces on the map outlined in colour, the reverses with descriptive text also signed Marie Deokasse, edged with embossed gold paper, with turned wooden handles - 17in. (42cm.), French, circa 1820
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Lot Essay

The map of France showing the Provinces rather than Departments indicates Royalist sympathies in the household. On each Province is noted the period of its incorporation into France: three provinces have no date: Savoie incorporated 186-, Le Valais partly incorporated and Suisse still independant

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