Manuscript with calligraphy by Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) and Gerard de Nerval (1808-1855) with an original...
Manuscript with calligraphy by Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) and Gerard de Nerval (1808-1855) with an original oil painting by Eugene Isabey, a gift for Tsar Nicholas I, is displayed at the Hotel Drouot auction house in Paris, France, November 23, 2017. The sale of the most important private stock of manuscripts from bankrupt French company Aristophil, which purchased some 130,000 pieces, will start on December 20, 2017 in Paris. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier