Lot n° 459
Estimation :
50 - 80
EUR
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Result
: 100EUR
HENRI BOUILLIANT FOUNDRY - Lot 459
HENRI BOUILLIANT FOUNDRY
BUILDING NUMBERING PLAQUE
High-relief cast iron, rectangular shape with lugs, bearing the number "33".
Henri Bouilliant foundry, rue de Ménilmontant, Paris.
Second half of the 19th century.
Height. 17cm; Width. 32cm.
In 1846, Parisian Henri Bouilliant patented directional signs known as "coachman's signs" or the "Bouilliant System" to replace the old royal milestones. These are cast relief letters (background and letters made from a single jet) in cast iron, zinc, copper or any other fusible metal, to give the direction and mileage of a destination with great precision. Sometimes to the nearest metre. White and black or blue and white, they are installed on buildings at coachman height.
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