Lot n° 103
Estimation :
1700 - 1800
EUR
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: 2 600EUR
EMBLEM OF THE COMPAGNIE DES WAGONS-LITS
Polished... - Lot 103 - Lucien Paris
EMBLEM OF THE COMPAGNIE DES WAGONS-LITS
Polished bronze, featuring the monogram "WL" of the Wagons-Lits company,
framed by two heraldic lions, within a ribbon and laurel leaves.
Engraved on the back n° 3533.
1929.
63 x 82 cm.
The two lions are a tribute to the kingdom of Belgium whose king Leopold
participated in the financing of the Compagnie des Wagons-Lits at its beginning.
PROVENANCE.
Luxury sleeper type Lx of 1929 n°3533 manufactured by EIC
Entreprise Industrielle Charentaise in Aytré for the Compagnie des Wagons-Lits.
This emblem, created at the very beginning of the Company, adorned all the cars
of its luxury trains, in particular the Orient Express.
Attached:
- VERY RARE PRINTED PLAN OF THE EMBLEM
1929.
39,2 x 29,2 cm.
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