(Children's Fashions)(PAQUIN)   ALBUM OF PENCIL DRAWINGS OF CHILDREN'S FASHIONS.           .          20 original pencil renderings of children's fashions on sketching paper encased in a light mounting stock. On the reverse of one sketch is written "Souvenir de 'Nemère' or 'Memère'." Each sketch is of one child in an outfit, and 6 of the sketches have pencilled captions such as "Cosquette en Maroquin Veste et Pantalon de Nonkin." Some sketches are numbered. Pencilled in French above the notation of "Souvenir de Nemère" is the notation "20 Dessins originaux ...executés ...pour la Maison de Couture Paquin (Collection pour enfants)..." We cannot at present authenticate the Paquin association, and it is impossible to say whether or not the album is complete as it was originally conceived, but the sketches and the designs they portray are sophisticated and elegant. And, most interestingly, the poses of the children in dress are natural and suggestive of play or repose. The appearance of the album would put the date before WWI.   Disbound oblong album, 23.7 x 31.5 cm; 12 leaves with 20 original pencilled drawings; some , but not all sketches numbered.            Album disbound without covers; paper is lightly foxed throughout the album. $700.00

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