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NAPOLEON III NAPOLEON III - Set of 4 imperial menus: 3 menus de la Maison de S.M. l'Empereur, each comprising 4 pp. 16 x 27 cm with framing and printed headers, and each including 4 handwritten menus entitled: Déjeuner de LL. MM. [Their Majesties]; Dîner de LL. MM. ; Table de Mr le Grand Maréchal, Déjeuner ; Déjeuner et dîner de MM les Officiers de garde. - Menus for Sunday, March 1, 1868, qqs light stains. - Menus for Wednesday, March 4, 1868, small hole at fold, additional annotation at bottom of Imperial Dinner ("Parfait au café"). - Menus for Wednesday, March 18, 1868, qqs light stains, crease at top corner. Attached is the menu for the Déjeuner de LL. MM. of Thursday, September 30, 1869, 10 x 15.5 cm card framed with gold border and embossed frieze, printed letterhead (imprimerie Marion), handwritten menu, qqs stains. Rare menus for the Emperor's household. At the end of the 19th century, the gradual adoption of Russian-style service went hand in hand with the growing use of table menus.
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NAPOLEON III NAPOLEON III - Set of 4 imperial menus: 3 menus de la Maison de S.M. l'Empereur, each comprising 4 pp. 16 x 27 cm with framing and printed headers, and each including 4 handwritten menus entitled: Déjeuner de LL. MM. [Their Majesties]; Dîner de LL. MM. ; Table de Mr le Grand Maréchal, Déjeuner ; Déjeuner et dîner de MM les Officiers de garde. - Menus for Sunday, March 1, 1868, qqs light stains. - Menus for Wednesday, March 4, 1868, small hole at fold, additional annotation at bottom of Imperial Dinner ("Parfait au café"). - Menus for Wednesday, March 18, 1868, qqs light stains, crease at top corner. Attached is the menu for the Déjeuner de LL. MM. of Thursday, September 30, 1869, 10 x 15.5 cm card framed with gold border and embossed frieze, printed letterhead (imprimerie Marion), handwritten menu, qqs stains. Rare menus for the Emperor's household. At the end of the 19th century, the gradual adoption of Russian-style service went hand in hand with the growing use of table menus.
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