{"product_id":"antique-1st-communion-brassards-1912-hand-made-by-madame-jeanne-lagrange-for-her-son-robert-dubillon","title":"Antique 1st Communion Brassards 1912 Hand Made by Madame Jeanne Lagrange for Her Son Robert Dubillon","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo beautiful brassards, which are the silk arm decoration traditionally worn by a boy in France on their 1st Holy Communion. They are always white to represent the purity of soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were both hand made by Madame Jeanne Lagrange who was elected as the premier couturier in Paris in 1894. The following year she married Eugene Dubillon who became a director of Le Bon Marche in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery stitch of these beautiful brassards were made by her as a labour of love for her son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded are three hand made invitations for Mr \u0026amp; Mrs Dubillon and their daughter Madeleine. The cards themselves are collector's items in their own right as they are from the family Dubillon. They are hand made and hand written and the engraving on the front has been hand coloured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ceremony for this 1st communion was evidently a long affair as the menu inside is for lunch AND dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth brassards are in excellent condition with just a few storage marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glass covered box is also hand made and measures 38 x 16 x 5 centimetres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery item from this collection will ship with full international tracking and DDP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will also be accompanied by a hand signed letter from Bruno Dubillon the great grandson of Mr \u0026amp; Mrs Dubillon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"French Antique Collections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55298923888981,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0176\/5687\/3014\/files\/20261010_165209.jpg?v=1791707981","url":"https:\/\/frenchantiquecollections.com\/products\/antique-1st-communion-brassards-1912-hand-made-by-madame-jeanne-lagrange-for-her-son-robert-dubillon","provider":"French Antique Collections","version":"1.0","type":"link"}