Sale 3280
London, South Kensington
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6 December 2011
Price realised
GBP 2,000
Estimate
Léon Carré (French, 1878-1942) He sat down to cry, from 'The Story of Baïbars and the Police Captains' signed 'Léon Carré' (lower left) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour 8¼ x 6¾ in. (21 x 17.2 cm.)
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Literature
Le Livre des Milles Nuits et Une Nuit, vol. 12, translated by Dr J.C. Mardrus, illustrated by Léon Carré, Paris, 1932, illus. p.65.
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