Amateur album - Lot 16

Amateur album French Aristocracy and Haute Bourgeoisie In the presence of the Duc and Duchesse de Noailles, whose Duc is Mayor and great owner of the town of Maintenon, the Baron de Nexon, horse breeder, winegrower, racing driver and President of Chanel, The Comte and Comtesse de Rougemont, the wife of Count Roland Le Gras du Luart, a large landowner and forester. The beautiful young demi-mondaine known as the "Lady of Biarritz" Charlotte Bartley, Comte de Fels French diplomat, writer and historian Count Paul de Pourtalès, cavalry captain As well as Baron de Bastard, Baron de Berckeim, Comte de Boisgelin, Duc de Ligne, Comte de Gallifet, Comte de Garray, Comte de Montbrun, Mademoiselle Colette Dorigny... Leisure and social life : France Cannes; aboard the "Salvator" yacht Picnic under the pines View of Menton and Monte Carlo Bagnères de Bigorre; visit to the stud farm, photographs of the stallion, mares and foals Social gatherings at Château de Luart, for the automobile races, lunch on the banks of the Circuit de la Sarthe (first automobile circuit in 1906), Horse racing at Limoges and Deauville Hunting at Château de la Mothe Chandeniers (burnt down in 1934, now in ruins) A day of relaxation in Maintenon's gardens and in Neuilly, where young Charlotte Bartley can be seen using a stereoscope. Brittany, Dinard, discovery of Chausey Island Departure from Le Havre aboard the "Sagitta II", view of the various seagoing ships: Sardinier, tuna boat... Swiss trip to Berne, Lausanne ... 1905-1909 Approx. 95 vintage silver prints, handwritten captions on album pages 9 x 9 cm