$10,000
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Description
38" (97 cm.) l. 23"h. Constructed of light wood with original
painted finish,the elaborate coach,designed to copy the early
steam coach that ran from Toulouse to Bordeaux to Marseille in
France (hence,the Langedoc name appears on the doors and front
medallion of the coach) has seats atop,3 closed private
compartments,a covered driver's seat with steering wheel and
headlight,and an open high seat at the back. The invention of the
steam engine coach in the early 19th century preceded the steam
engine train,and important coaches were made in both England and
France. The Langedoc line was one of the most important early
systems. This model,probably late 19th or early 20th century,was
designed as an architectural copy of the seat coach only.
Excellent condition.