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    One of a pair of patio tables (other is A20141041000). Top consists of nine hand-painted ceramic ballooning tiles set into concrete. Slab is set into a metal table frame that has been painted white. Each tile shows an image of a balloon aloft with a caption below: Top left: 1784 Montgolfiĕre Des Roziers Top Center: Guyton 1784 Top Right: Le Ballon De Fleurus 1794 Middle Left: Mme. Blanchard 1819 Middle Center: Blanchard 1785 Middle Right: Blanchard 1816 Bottom Left: Pilatre Des Roziers 1784 Bottom Center: 15 Mars 1784 Bottom Right: Robertson 1789

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