Unique Photo Album Of The Franck Jay Gould Collection

A real nice gift!
It was offered to American billionaire Franck Jay Gould (1877-1956) for Christmas 1896 by his first wife Helen Margaret Kelly.
Sixth child of Jay Gould at the colossal fortune acquired in the American railroads, he successfully launched in the creation of hotels and casinos in resorts of resort in trendy as well as in the improvement of the equine race.
As this album shows (volume two on a series of which we do not know the number) it collected more particularly at this time what is known as Salon's painting: Henner, Meissonier, Roybet, but also Millet or Zamacoïs ... Subsequently, with his third wife, Florence La Caze, of French origin, he began to collect rather the impressionists and modern painters ...
The book, 42 ​​X 36 X 7 cm, numbered 27 to 53, therefore includes 26 photographs of paintings, mounted under mat and coated with serpentes numbered and in the name of the painter. Binding, leather formerly burgundy title and golden slats and brass clasp is very damaged, but complete.
Americana, memorabilia.
For memory, making 7.3 kg (5 to 10 kg), the port for the United States colissimo international recommended and insured costs 130 euros.
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