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<p>[QUOTE="Debora, post: 477296, member: 1476"]I don't think there's any way of knowing much more. One extrapolates that, because it features the Paris coat of arms and states "Painted by hand in France," it was produced and sold as an inexpensive souvenir. Imagine there wouldn't have been a lot of items of this type (e.g. non-essential) available at the time because of the Occupation. And those available would be produced to be marketed to the liberating forces as there was no tourism at the time. Value, of course, is sentimental.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debora[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Debora, post: 477296, member: 1476"]I don't think there's any way of knowing much more. One extrapolates that, because it features the Paris coat of arms and states "Painted by hand in France," it was produced and sold as an inexpensive souvenir. Imagine there wouldn't have been a lot of items of this type (e.g. non-essential) available at the time because of the Occupation. And those available would be produced to be marketed to the liberating forces as there was no tourism at the time. Value, of course, is sentimental. Debora[/QUOTE]
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