WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1900 - Lot 20

WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1900 COLLECTION OF SOUVENIRS OF THE EXHIBITION - Four small purses, two in imitation tortoiseshell inscribed Exposition Universelle de paris 1900 and depicting the Grand Palais, another depicting the Eiffel Tower, one in bone depicting the "Porte Monumentale", another in painted and lithographed wood veneer depicting the Palais de l'Électricité, - Three penknives, one in metal and leather inscribed "Souvenir de l'Exposition Universelle Village Suisse", another multi-purpose, in metal, inscribed "Paris 1900 souvenir de l'Exposition", another in metal depicting a nail and inscribed "Le clou de l'Exposition de 1900", - Two metal Exhibition guard uniform buttons inscribed "Exposition Universelle 1900". On the reverse, the mark "Maison de La Belle Jardinière", - Metal magnifying glass, handle inscribed "Souvenir Exposition de 1900", - Metal thimble inscribed "Paris 1900", housed in a case in the shape of a gilded metal lace-maker's egg, inscribed in blue letters "Exposition 1900 Paris", - Two small carved wood figures of Mujiks, one inscribed "Bois sculpté, section russe, Exposition 1900" ("Carved wood, Russian section, Exposition 1900"), - A pair of small brass pendants in the shape of books, decorated in cloisonné enamel with a profile of Pharaoh, holding photographs of the Exhibition, - Cigarette smoker imitating amber, in a small cardboard box, decorated inside with a view of the Alexander Bridge printed on silk, - Small circular box covered in opaline glass, the lid featuring a lithographed view of the Palais de l'Électricité, - Metal cigarette case, decorated with a lithographed view and captioned "Exposition de 1900 Entrée principale", - Lid for a metal photograph-holder medallion featuring the AlexandreIII Bridge in bas-relief, - Porcelain pencil decorated with "La Porte Monumentale", - Metal bottle in the shape of a pocket watch, one side decorated in bas-relief with a view of the 1900 Exhibition. The simulated winding stem and base can be unscrewed, - Rare lithographed sheet metal bookmark decorated with a swan sailing on the Seine in front of the AlexandreIII bridge, inscribed "Exposition 1900" and, on the reverse, "Maxime Groult fils Ainé, pour les enfants, pour les malades, pour les vieillards, aliments complets", - Rectangular box in lacquered wood, the lid depicting the Exhibition Ferris Wheel, - Rectangular box in lacquered wood, the lid depicting the Ferris Wheel and bearing the inscription "La Grande Roue de Paris, Bourraux Frères, Arbois-Paris", - Cardboard needle-holder, inscribed "Au Bon marché, Comptoir de mercerie, Aristide Boucicaut, Paris. Aiguilles longues de bonne qualité", - French needle-holder, the bone plate depicting Paris in the 12th century and inscribed "Exposition Universelle Paris 1900", "Ayant obtenu la médaille d'or à l'Exposition universelle de 1900". Used, - Carnet, the bone plate depicting the Porte Binet and inscribed "Exposition Universelle 1900, Entrée Monumentale".