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[[note]] $ à frs 30 à cette époque [[/note]]

Myron Taylor Esq.,
Hôtel Ritz
Place Vendôme 
PARIS.

April 30 1926.

I0.43I | 5 arm-chairs in twisted wood. French work of the early 17th Century, of the Louis XIII period. They are covered with a red moquette of a very warm coloring ... $ I.700

I0.I98 | An Altar front in white alabaster, polychromed and partially gilt. Spanish work of the 15th Century. It has the shape of a triptych with 3 gothic arcades decorated with rosaces and bell-turrets, and shows a low-relief with eight monks out of which some carry arms. The blackground [[background]] is in blue glass with gilded decorations (some restaurations).

Height 29 inches 
Length 42 inches

This alabaster front represents white Cisterian [[Cistercian]] monks and comes from the cloister of POBLET near Barcelona. Poblet is one of the wealthiest cloisters in Spain, and in the Capels [[Chapels]] of which, chere [[there]] a number aragonian [[Aragonian]] kings were buried, were decorated with altars and tombs in waite [[white]] alabaster with blue and gilt decorations
.................................... $ 4.000
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                                     $ 5.700
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(five Thousand seven Hundred Dollars)

10431 | prix coûtant 17900 achetè à Amourous 21/8,25 | prix d'inventaire | 17.900—

10198 | prix coûtant 12000 achetè à Stora 21/7,22 | prix d'inventaire | 10.000—

Transcription Notes:
I0.I98 is also 10198, use of roman numerals, handwritten note at bottom drops the use of roman numerals In regards to this note, I struggled to with it since it is in french, if anyone can do that section then the page will be ready for review