Null Palais Garnier - "Pas de Deux" - (2004)

Perfume launched on the occasion o…
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Palais Garnier - "Pas de Deux" - (2004) Perfume launched on the occasion of the Centenary of the Entente Cordiale between France and Great Britain, bottle containing 30ml of extract, numbered 421/1000, and dated 24 September 2004.

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Palais Garnier - "Pas de Deux" - (2004) Perfume launched on the occasion of the Centenary of the Entente Cordiale between France and Great Britain, bottle containing 30ml of extract, numbered 421/1000, and dated 24 September 2004.

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