The 4,000-plus menus were on display in Paris before going up for auction1 on Friday, with the oldest dating back to an imperial dinner given by Napoleon III in 1868 that carries a few wine stains from the moment.
They were obsessively2 collected by a Lyons-based chef, Christophe Marguin, who has put them up for auction with the Millon auction house at estimations ranging from 10 to 1,500 euros ($1,600) per lot.
Some are printed on beautiful silk, and one for US president Jimmy Carter features an original lithograph3 by painter Marc Chagall.
Some menus carried subtle messages.
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auction [ˈɔ:kʃn]
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| n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖 | |
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obsessively [əb'sesɪvlɪ]
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| ad.着迷般地，过分地 | |
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lithograph [ˈlɪθəgrɑ:f]
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| n.平板印刷，平板画；vt.用平版印刷 | |
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