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233 - RARE WALLET BELONGING TO COUNT HENRY DE LA VAULX, founder of the Aéroclub de France
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RARE WALLET BELONGING TO COUNT HENRY DE LA VAULX, founder of the Aéroclub de France Made of green morocco leather, the front cover is adorned with a round, openwork gold motif featuring the initials “HLV” beneath a count’s crown. The interior is stamped in gold with “Maison KENDALL 17 RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS.” The interior is lined with green moiré and features two compartments, including a card holder; shows signs of normal wear. It contains two original letters from Césarine DENISOT, the count’s governess, to Jean Mermoz dated May and November 1930. One of the two letters explains that the governess donated the count’s wallet “when he was in Paris” with the consent of the count’s first cousin, Germanie de LA VAULX. A rare wallet belonging to Count Henry de La Vaulx, founder of the Aero-Club de France Provenance: - Count Henry de La Vaulx (1870–1930); - Donated by his housekeeper, Césarine Denisot, to her friend Jean Mermoz, with the consent of the count’s first cousin; - Has remained in the Jean Mermoz family to this day.
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