Histoire de France à travers les siècles en 12 tableaux (Sau - Lot 171

Histoire de France à travers les siècles en 12 tableaux (Saussine, Paris, 1908). Histoire de France à travers les siècles en 12 tableaux (Saussine, Paris, 1908). Wood-cardboard box, size 38.5 x 35 x 4.5 cm. Chromolithography on the lid: all the great figures of French history gathered before a France-Republic holding an olive branch. The interior is divided into three compartments: the first contains twelve cartons, oblong format 24.5 x 16.7 cm, with a chromolithograph glued to the front. Each card, dedicated to a period of French history, follows the same pattern: a large central scene representative of the period (Victory of Rocroi, Victory of Magenta, Henri IV's Entry into Paris, July Revolution of 1830...), framed on three sides by medallions featuring the main players (political, military, a few designers), and at the bottom by six important dates that mark the period / the second contains a cardboard basket and a small bag containing cardboard tokens / the third a cloth bag containing 156 cardboard cards, each bearing a name or date found on the game cards. Classic lotto on the theme of French history. The fourteen illustrated boards offer a pictorial panorama of French history from Vercingetorix to the Moroccan Campaign in 1907. Complete, slight wear