Lot 49
49
TWO FRENCH FAIENCE POLYCHROME BALLOONING PLATES
THE PROPERTY OF A DANISH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
TWO FRENCH FAIENCE POLYCHROME BALLOONING PLATES

THE FIRST CIRCA 1790, THE SECOND EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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TWO FRENCH FAIENCE POLYCHROME BALLOONING PLATES
THE FIRST CIRCA 1790, THE SECOND EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The first painted with two men in a hot air balloon, probably the brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, the second inscribed Descente en parachut par Garnerin 1802
9 in. (22.7 cm.) wide (2)

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Lot Essay

André-Jacques Garnerin (1769-1823) a balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute. In his capacity as Official Aeronaut of France, he visited England in 1802 where he completed a number of demonstration flights.

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