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247 - Photo album of the "Union commerciale des glaceries belges." 1920s. 24 silver prints (aristotypes), 28.5 x 22.5 cm, mounted on cardboard, with tissue guards, French printed captions. Bound folio album, string-bound, titled, with the printed notation “Photos L’Epi/47, rue Gaucheret, 47/Bruxelles” on the endpaper (worn, damaged cover). Prints in good condition. Interior and exterior views of the administrative building located at 81 Chaussée de Charleroi and the office building at 86 rue de la Source, aerial views of the production sites (St. Roch Auvelais, Moustier-sur-Sambre, Roux-Charleroi, Aiseau, Floreffe). The Union commerciale des Glaceries belges (UCGB) was a major player in the Belgian glass industry, established after World War I to market the flat glass produced by several Belgian glassworks. It is known for its office building in Brussels, designed by Paul Hamesse in 1923. The organization was dissolved in 1970 by Glaverbel. The UCGB is part of the long history of Walloon and Belgian dominance in flat glass production in Europe during the 20th century.

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€500 - 600

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30%

Photo album of the "Union commerciale des glaceries belges." 1920s. 24 silver prints (aristotypes), 28.5 x 22.5 cm, mounted on cardboard, with tissue guards, French printed captions. Bound folio album, string-bound, titled, with the printed notation “Photos L’Epi/47, rue Gaucheret, 47/Bruxelles” on the endpaper (worn, damaged cover). Prints in good condition. Interior and exterior views of the administrative building located at 81 Chaussée de Charleroi and the office building at 86 rue de la Source, aerial views of the production sites (St. Roch Auvelais, Moustier-sur-Sambre, Roux-Charleroi, Aiseau, Floreffe). The Union commerciale des Glaceries belges (UCGB) was a major player in the Belgian glass industry, established after World War I to market the flat glass produced by several Belgian glassworks. It is known for its office building in Brussels, designed by Paul Hamesse in 1923. The organization was dissolved in 1970 by Glaverbel. The UCGB is part of the long history of Walloon and Belgian dominance in flat glass production in Europe during the 20th century.

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Auction details

Prints & drawings, photographs, comics
Wednesday, December 2
01:00 PM
rue aux Laines, 19/2
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 49,000 lots published

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