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RARE FIRST-FLIGHT BALLOONING SNUFF BOX

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Item Details

Description

early 19th Century, papier-mache, commemorating the first flight of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier brothers in 1780s Annonay, France, with numerous figures in landscape watching a balloon take off into the air; the bottom side of the box inscribed 'SIC ITUR AD ASTRA' [thus one goes to the stars : such is the way to immortality] around a fleur-de-lis d. 1-3/8 dia. 3-7/8 in.
Provenance: Mrs. Charlotte Guild Paddock, East Greenbush, New York;
Descended through the family

Condition

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RARE FIRST-FLIGHT BALLOONING SNUFF BOX

Name: RARE FIRST-FLIGHT BALLOONING SNUFF BOX
SKU: 82696244
Price: 190 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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