Magnificent men hope their flying machines will take off as a sale theme
The Collection of Louis Vivien, a Paris bookseller who opened his shop in Rue des Ecoles in 1905, swiftly specialising in the aeronautical world after attending the inaugural Salon Aéronautique of 1908, provided Tajan (20.33% buyer’s premium) with yet another new sale theme – Aviation – on June 21.
The collection, consigned by Vivien’s descendants, ranged from
letters to posters and models, and i…