5pc French Line SS Paris and Ile-de-France Ephemera Group

Collection of ocean liner ephemera from the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line), primarily related to the steamships SS Paris and SS Ile-de-France, dating from 1930 to 1935. The group includes a passenger list booklet for the Paquebot Ile-de-France for a voyage departing New York on December 7, 1935, under Commandant Jules Chabot, featuring an Art Deco cover illustration. Also included is a folded recipe card for Crepes Cest Paris from the Paquebot Paris featuring a quote by Brillat-Savarin, two dinner menu for the Paquebot Paris dated May 27/28, 1930. The lot further contains a black and white gelatin silver print photograph of Maurice Chevalier and Georges Carpentier standing on a ship's deck, accompanied by a typewritten press release titled FAMOUS FRENCHMEN BURY HATCHET. The note describes a reconciliation between the entertainer and the boxer facilitated by Roger Raulin, chief purser of the SS Paris, and bears a blue ink signature reading Carpentier. Various items bear printed text reading French Line, Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, and Paquebot Paris. Dimensions: 8"H Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Estimate:£37.67

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