† English/Continental School, early 20th c., "The Montgolfier Brothers Hot Air Balloon Ascent from Versailles, 1783," oil on canvas, after the French period drawing and engravings by Claude Louis Desrais (1746-1816), indistinctly signed "H.W/K. Sh....", presented in a giltwood frame, H.- 46 in., W.- 35 in., Framed H.- 49 1/2 in., W.- 39 in. Provenance: “Little Oaks,” Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, the private collection of Dr. Donald & Deborah Bell.

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