NEWS, No. 33 — A GAME OF BILLIARDS AT THE CERCLE IMPÉRIAL - Lot 45

NEWS, No. 33 — A GAME OF BILLIARDS AT THE CERCLE IMPÉRIAL ANONYMOUS. News. No. 33. A Game of Billiards at the Cercle Impérial. Paris, Grognet, printer and publisher, 16 Rue des Écoles; distributed by Madre, [circa 1870]. A colored satirical lithograph depicting several dignitaries of the Second Empire gathered around a billiards table. A panel titled “Jeu de la poule” specifically lists the names of General Fleury, Mourad, Rouher, Persigny, Pietri, General Lebœuf, Émile Ollivier, Clément Duvernois, and Granier de Cassagnac. An interesting collective caricature of Napoleon III’s political and military entourage on the eve of the regime’s collapse. Browned paper, foxing, and minor marginal marks.

Estimate:£33.88

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