STOCK OF LA CARBONERA DE CÓRDOBA. MADRID, 1855. Stock of the mining company La Carbonera de Córdoba, number 154, signed and dated October 1, 1855 in Madrid. Possession of the shareholder Enrique Alvear for the mines of Fuente Ovejuna, Córdoba. Content framed in allegorical elements and mining scenes. Framed with glass. 40 x 30cm with frame. 23 x 32cm without frame

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