A world record pyramid of hand-cut champagne glasses at Harrods in London. A Frenchman, Jean-Marie Dubois, built the pyramid out of 1851 glasses. Baron de Montesquieu, who officiated at the building of the pyramid, is shown filling the crowning glass. Superstitious organisers said this was one event they did not want to call “recordbreaking” or “shattering.”
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Press, 16 April 1986, Page 31
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56A world record pyramid of hand-cut champagne glasses at Harrods in London. A Frenchman, Jean-Marie Dubois, built the pyramid out of 1851 glasses. Baron de Montesquieu, who officiated at the building of the pyramid, is shown filling the crowning glass. Superstitious organisers said this was one event they did not want to call “recordbreaking” or “shattering.” Press, 16 April 1986, Page 31
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