A very important collection of original designs and photographs from the beginning of the French automotive industry

Carrosserie Mühlbacher Paris - 6 albums with 214 original model drawings and 203 photos of automobiles. (c.1890-1905). An exceptional, very important collection of unique designs, model drawings and photographs of automobiles by one of the most famous French coachbuilders of the late 19th – early 20th century.
EUR 27.000,-

A very important collection of original designs and photographs from the beginning of the French automotive industry

Highly important, newly discovered oil sketch by Francois Boucher

BOUCHER, Francois - Les Richesses (Psyche Displaying Her Treasures to Her Sisters). (c.1740-1741). Oil sketch on canvas; stretched onto original wooden frame; size: 240 x 412 mm. Framed.
EUR 15.500,-

Highly important, newly discovered oil sketch by Francois Boucher

Rare 18th century map of Paris

HOMANN, Johann Baptist- Prospect und Grundriss der Weltberühmten Königliche Haupt Stadt Paris samt ihrem Schloß, Universitat und allen herumligenden Vorstadten. Nuremberg, c. 1720. Rare original old-colored engraved map. Size: ca. 62,5 x 54 cm.
EUR 750,-

Rare 18th century map of Paris

Rare 16th century map of Paris

HOGENBERG, Frans; BRAUN, Georg - Lutetia. Köln, 1575. Original Kupferstich aus der französischen Ausgabe von Braun Hogenbergs berühmten Städte-Atlas. Blattmasse: ca. 52 x 41 cm.
EUR 1500,-

Rare 16th century map of Paris

Original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

MUCHA, Alphonse - "Documents decoratifs - Pl. 48". Paris, 1902. Size of sheet: c. 42,5 x 31 cm.
EUR 1.800,-

Original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

Original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

MUCHA, Alphonse - "Documents decoratifs - Pl. 13. Vient de Paraitre" Paris, 1902. Format: c. 36,5 x 13 cm.
EUR 2.500,-

Original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

Original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

MUCHA, Alphonse - "Documents decoratifs - Pl. 14. Nectar" Paris, 1902. Format: c. 37 x 14,5 cm.
EUR 2.500,-

Original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

"Le Coup de Peigne, ou La Toilette avant le depart pour Ste. Helene". Paris, 1815.
450,- €

CRUIKSHANK, Isaac (1764-1811) - "General Mack: Scampering back". London, S. W. Fores, 1799.
EUR 500,-

ELMES, William - "Jack Frost attacking Bony in Russia". London, Thomas Tegg, 1812.
sold/verkauft

HEATH, William - "A review of the new, grand army". London, Thomas Tegg, c. 1815.
sold/verkauft

ROWLANDSON; Thomas - "Nap dreading his doleful doom or his grand entry in the isle of Elba". London, Thomas Tegg, 1814.
EUR 800,-

GILLRAY, James (after) - The kitchen below or Belzebub going to supper. (Halle, Societäts-, Buch- und Kunsthandlung, 1804)
sold/verkauft

GILLRAY, James (after) - Political-dreamings! -visions of peace! -perspective horrors! (Weimar, Industrie-Comptoir, 1802)
EUR 500,-

Rare 18th century manuscript jeu de Cavagnole

Jeu de Cavagnole. (Paris), c. 1765.
Very rare French manuscript game of Cavagnole from c. 1765. Set of 48 cards - watercolor drawings mounted on thin, green cardboard. Size: ca. 12,5 x 10,5 cm. Within a contemporary wooden box.
EUR 22.500,-

Rare 18th century manuscript jeu de Cavagnole

Sehr seltenes Tarock-Kartenspiel aus dem 18. Jh

78/78 Spielkarten [ca. 109 x 58 mm]. Kolorierte Holzschnitte. Dresden, Friedrich August Böhme, ca. 1790. Mit 4 sächsischen Steuerstempeln. -- sehr gut erhalten. 
EUR 4900,-

Sehr seltenes Tarock-Kartenspiel aus dem 18. Jh

Art Nouveau lithograph

MEUNIER, Henri (1873-1922)-"Rajah". Paris, 1899. Size: ca. 39 x 30 cm.
EUR 1.500,-

Art Nouveau lithograph

Important manuscript of Vauban’s last work

VAUBAN, Sebastien le Pretre deTraité de la Deffence des Places Par Feu le Marechal de Vauban. (France), 1706. 410 pages. With 8 folded manuscript plans.
Extremely rare contemporary manuscript of Vauban's last work. Our manuscript is believed to be an early text version of Vauban's last work, and enables further scholarly research into the history of the text.
EUR 4.500,-

Important manuscript of Vauban’s last work

HARINGER, Jakob (1898-1948) - Neue Verse. (ca. 1940). Kl-8° (14 x 11 cm). Von Haringer handgefertigter Umschlag. 5 lose, beidseitig beschriebene Bll. mit 10 Gedichten.
EUR 1.500,-

Very rare surgical manuscript lecture notes after doctor J. B. A. Andouille’s demonstrations.

ANDOUILLE, Jean Baptiste Antoine (1690-1744) - "Principe de Chirurgie qui se demontrent par dem-ande et par Reponce fais par monsieur Antoine Andoulle metre chirurgien juré et ancien prevot de sa Compaignie et demonstrateur Royal de St. Come". Paris, 1735. Leather binding [ca. 22 x 17 cm], inside covers with marble paper. French manuscript in red and brown ink. 3 blank leaves, half-title, 367 numbered pages, (2) pp.
EUR 1200,-
 

Very rare surgical manuscript lecture notes after doctor J. B. A. Andouille’s demonstrations.

Important manuscript notes of Giulio Pace’s lectures on Civil Law

PACE DE BERIGA, Giulio (1550-1635) - „Iulii Pacii a Beriga in institutiones iuris civilis erotemata. Monspelii, 1614 / Procemium“. Montpellier, 1614. Original handwritten lecture notes of a student of Giulio Pace's at the University in Montpellier. Contemporary velour leather binding [19,5 x 14,2cm], 297, (17) pp. Latin manuscript in brown ink.
EUR 4500,-

Important manuscript notes of Giulio Pace’s lectures on Civil Law

English Grand Tour manuscript diary from the 18th century

Grand Tour Diary. 2 volumes. Manuscript. 1785-1795. Manuscript in brown ink on laid paper, [125] + [137] leaves with together 332 written pages, unfoliated, mainly 30 lines to the page, contemporary vellum, remains of ties, folio (33 x 20.2 cm).
EUR 4.500,-

English Grand Tour manuscript diary from the 18th century

Portraitgalerie aus der Zeit der Reformation

Portraitsammlung reformierter Theologen, Gelehrter und Wissenschaftler. Deutschland (?), um 1600-1640. Leder-Einband des 18. Jh.; 8vo [162 x 94 mm]. Mit 70 (47 farbigen) handgemalten Portraits in ornamentalem Schmuckrahmen (Gouache und Feder).
EUR 7500,-

Portraitgalerie aus der Zeit der Reformation

Astronomical and astrological manuscript

French manuscript - "Discrection (Description?) de la Sphere et des Globes" (France), 1721. 15 leaves [ca. 31 x 22 cm].
EUR 2.500,-

Astronomical and astrological manuscript

Important manuscripts on firearms

AUDOIN, E. - Mecanismes d'Armes. Pistolets automatiques. / Revolvers. France, 1936-1937. 2 volumes. Folio. With 327 drawings. Contemporary half leather bindings.

These exceptional manuscripts contain an important source of information on firearms from the second half of the 19th and early 20th-century. Both volumes include descriptions of 148 firearms of the most important contemporary manufacturers.

EUR 4.500,-

Important manuscripts on firearms

The anti-Islamic writings of Denis the Carthusian

Denis the Carthusian - Contra Alchoranum & sectam Machometicam libri quinque. Cologne, Peter Quentel, 1533. 8vo [153 x 99 mm] 18th century morocco with gilt floral ornaments on spine, gilt border on both covers, inside dentelles, all edges gilt. (16), 628, (i.e. 626), (2) pp.

EUR 2.500,-

The anti-Islamic writings of Denis the Carthusian

Beautiful world map by Gerard Valk from c. 1690

VALK, Gerard (1651-1726) -"Mappe-Monde Geo-Hydrographique, ou Description Generale du Globe Terrestre et Aquatique en Deux-Plan-Hemispheres ou sont Exactement Remarquées en general toutes les Parties de la Terre et de l'Eau suivant les relations les plus nouvelles". Amsterdam, c. 1690.
EUR 2.900,-

Beautiful world map by Gerard Valk from c. 1690

Italian School - Design for a vase or urn. Brown ink and blue wash on laid paper. Size: c. 27 x 18 cm.
EUR 1.900,-

Italian School -Design for a vase. Brown ink and blue wash on laid paper. Size: c. 26,5 x 18 cm.
EUR 1.900,-

Only copy known

Hippopotamus. La Virtu dell'Hippopotamo, over Caval Marino. - Perugia, Jesi, Rimini, Milano & Mantova, (c.1610) 1 sheet.
Only known copy of this extremely rare broadside.

EUR 4.500,-

Only copy known

Testimony of the customs of early 15th century France

Boutillier, Jean - La grant somme rural. Paris, (Pierre Sergent) and Denis Janot, 1538. Very rare edition of Boutillier's important collection of legislative customs and customs in use in the north of the kingdom of France.

EUR 2900,-

Testimony of the customs of early 15th century France

First Latin edition of the Ship of Fools

Brant, Sebastian and Jacobus Locher - Stultifera Navis.Basel, Johann Bergmann von Olpe, 1st March 1497. 18th century calf. With 117 large woodcut illustrations by Albrecht Dürer and others. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION.

EUR 29.500,-

First Latin edition of the Ship of Fools

First German book on snuff tobacco

PRADE, Jean le Royer de - Tabacks-Historie, in welcher insonderheit vom Schnup-Taback eine außführliche Beschreibung/ als von desselben Zielung/ Zubereitung/ auch Würckungen ; und welcher Gestalt/ absonderlich der Schnup-Taback auß demselbigen möge bereitet werden ... / In französischer Sprache beschrieben durch Mons. de Prade. Ins Teutsche übersezzet von G. K. M. D. Frankfurt am Main, Daniel Paulli / Johann Georg Drullmann, 1684. Halbleinen um 1900; Schmal-8vo, 120 Seiten, 10 Bll
EUR 950,-

First German book on snuff tobacco

Original illustrations for Jules Renard’s „La Bigote“

DUDOUYT, Charles - Twenty original drawings for „La Bigote“ by Jules Renard. 20 (out of 21) signed original charcoal drawings. Made on Japanese paper and mounted on cardboard. Size ranges from c. 23,5 x 20 cm x 35 x 26 cm.
EUR 1400,-

Original illustrations for Jules Renard’s „La Bigote“

Beautiful collection of Art Deco furniture designs

Poillerat, Gilbert (1902-1988) (attr.) - Manuscript catalogue / Collection of 42 designs for furniture pieces and other architectural elements. (France), 1930-1940.
EUR 3500,-

Beautiful collection of Art Deco furniture designs

Original illustrations for Jules Renard’s „Poil de carotte“

DUDOUYT, Charles - Eight original drawings for „Poil de carotte“ by Jules Renard. 8 (from 11) original charcoal drawings on Japanese paper mounted on blue cardboard. Size ranges from c. 25 x 21,5 cm to c. 40 x 24 cm.
EUR 1550,-

Original illustrations for Jules Renard’s „Poil de carotte“

Art Nouveau children’s book manuscript

BRUCH, Hans und Margarete - Märchenritt! Wer kommt mit? (Germany, 1912). Large-Folio [440 x 364 mm] 16 pages. With numerous watercolor drawings.
EUR 1500,- .

Art Nouveau children’s book manuscript

Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations corresponding to each letter in the alphabet

Max Freiherr von Berchem "Initialen-Bilder". (1852-1863). Twenty-seven richly decorated drawings illustrating animals, plants and concepts related to the natural world, whose initials correspond to the respective letters in the alphabet.
EUR 2.200,-

Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations corresponding to each letter in the alphabet

Important architectural drawing album

MOOSBRUGGER, August Leopold (1802-1858) - Skizzenbuch mit über 200 Architektur-Zeichnungen von Häusern und Villen in Italien. Italien, 1816-21. Italien, 1816-1821. Gr.-8to.
EUR 5.500,- .

Important architectural drawing album

Souvenirs du Mont-Blanc

CHARLET, A. - Souvenirs du Mont-Blanc. Paris, 1855-1857. Original Leinen-Einband [14,6 x 19 cm]. 23 Farblithographien (14,5 x 18,5 cm), 1 davon doppelseitig (14,5 x 35 cm).
sold/verkauft .

Souvenirs du Mont-Blanc

Bedeutende Nazarener-Zeichnung

Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1788-1853) - Die Vestalinnen verlassen Rom nach Caere. Bleistiftzeichnung. Signiert. ca. 1840.
EUR 4.500,-

Bedeutende Nazarener-Zeichnung

Constantine Photo Album

LEROUX, Alexandre - Constantine. Algeria, c.1880. Oblong-folio [355 x 470 mm] 18 pages. With 25 large photographs. Original blindstamped cloth with leather spine.
EUR 900,-

Constantine Photo Album

Early drawing album of Algeria

Deitte, Alphonse (1806-1856) - Album with 18 original drawings of views in Algeria. Made during the French colonisation in the 1840's. Algeria, 1840's.
Very rare and important drawing album from the early colonisation years of Algeria.
EUR 2.700,-

Early drawing album of Algeria

River landscape by Karel Breydel

Breydel, Karel (1678-1733) - Schönes Ölgemälde auf Holz. Links unten signiert. Rückseitig alt bezeichnet. - im Gold-Rahmen des 19. Jh. Rahmen-Außenmaß: ca. 45 x 53 cm. Bild: ca. 28,5 x 35,5 cm.
EUR 3900,-

River landscape by Karel Breydel

Klenze’s Entwurf für das Nationaltheater in München

Leo von Klenze (1784-1864) - Facade design for the National Theatre in Munich. (c.1823). Pen, black ink and watercolor on paper; Sheet: 327 x 487 mm; Image: 240 x 354 mm.
EUR 3500,-

Klenze’s Entwurf für das Nationaltheater in München

Baroque Bible illustrations by a woman artist

Catharina Sperling-Heckel
(Augsburg 1699 - 1741 Augsburg)

315 wash ink drawings for the Old Testament.
Highly important collection of Baroque biblical illustrations by a woman artist.

EUR 95.000,-

Baroque Bible illustrations by a woman artist

Rare map of the Philippines

Petrus Bertius (1565-1629) - "Philippinae Insulae". Amsterdam, Hondius, 1618.
EUR 1.500,-

Rare map of the Philippines

Rare series – Twelve Months of the Year

 Isaac Briot (1585-1670) - Die zwölf Monate / The Twelve Months of the Year. Paris, Thomas de Leu, 1610. 12 copper engravings.
EUR 1.800,-

Rare series – Twelve Months of the Year

Beautiful old colored map of the East Indies

MERCATOR, Gerhard (1512-1594) - "Insulae Indiae Orientalis Praecipuae in quibus Moluccae celeberrimae sunt". Amsterdam, Hondius, c. 1606. Approx. 37,5 x 50 cm.
EUR 2.700,-

Beautiful old colored map of the East Indies

Old colored map of Southeast Asia

MERCATOR, Gerhard (1512-1594) - "India Orientalis". Amsterdam, Hondius, c. 1606. Approx. 36 x 49 cm.
EUR 1.900,-

Old colored map of Southeast Asia

Old colored map of Virginia and Florida

MERCATOR, Gerhard (1512-1594) - "Virginiae Item et Floridae America Provinciarum, nova Descriptio". Amsterdam, Hondius, c. 1606. Approx. 34,5 x 50 cm.
EUR 1.900,-

Old colored map of Virginia and Florida

Large wall map of North America

ZATTA, Antonio (1757-1797) - "Le Colonie Unite dell' America Settentr. le Ass. Ee. li signori riformatori dello studio di Padova". Venezia, 1778.
EUR 3.700,-

Large wall map of North America

Large map of the Pyrenees

ROUSSEL, Joseph und Francois de la Blottiere - "Carte Generale des Monts Pyrenées et Parie des Royaumes de France et d'Espagne". Paris, 1730.
EUR 2.900,-

Large map of the Pyrenees

Rare first edition of one of the most important maps of Liguria

CHAFRION, Joseph (1653-1698)- "Carta del la Riviera de Genova con sus verdaderos confines y caminos. / Topographia de la Liguria. Dedicada A L'Excellmo Senor Conde de Melgar del Estado de Milan por D. Joseph Chafrion". Milano, Marc Antonio del Re, 1685.
EUR 4.500,-

Rare first edition of one of the most important maps of Liguria

Map of the American continent

VALK, Gerard (1651-1726) - "L'Amérique septentrionale & méridionale divisée en ses principales parties...". Amsterdam, c. 1700. Size: c. 53 x 61 cm.
EUR 1.800,-

Map of the American continent

Large map of the Hawaii islands

VANCOUVER, George (1750-1798) - "Carte des Iles Sandwich d'apres la reconnoissance qui en a ete faite dans les differentes relaches de la corvette La Decouverte et de sa conserve Le Chatham commandes par le Capt. Vancouver en 1792, 1793 et 1794". Paris, c. 1797. Size: c. 55 x 79 cm.
EUR 1.800,-

Large map of the Hawaii islands

Large map of North America

DELISLE, Guillaume (1675-1726) - "L'Amerique septentrionale". Paris, 1718. Size: c. 54 x 74 cm.
EUR 1.800,-

Large map of North America

 ELWE, Jan Barend (active 1777-1815); JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert (1632-1712) - "Mappe Monde ou Description du Globe Terrestre & Aquatique suivant les dernieres & meilleures". Amsterdam, 1792. Size: ca. 54 x 63 cm.
EUR 1.800,-

Rare large map of Eastern Europe

LOTTER, Tobias Konrad (1717-1777) - "Carte Geographique representant le Theatre de la Guerre entre les Russes, les Turcs..." Augsburg, 1769. Printed on 4 plates. Format: c. 158 x 54 cm.
EUR 1.500,-

Rare large map of Eastern Europe

Rare plan of Sankt Petersburg

Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) Domenico Trezzini (c.1670-1734); Jean-Baptiste Alexandre le Blond (1679-1719) - "Plan de la Nouvelle Ville de Petersbourg". Paris, 1717. Format: c. 38,5 x 53 cm.
EUR 1.800,-

Rare plan of Sankt Petersburg

Rare large map of North America

CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684-1743) - "Carte Tres Curieuse De La Mer Du Sud Contenant Des Remarques Nouvelles Et Tres Utiles....". Amsterdam, 1720.
EUR 8.500,-

Rare large map of North America

Decorative, highly sought-after rare map of the island of Corfu

SEUTTER, Matthäus - "Nova et exactissima Geographica Delineatio Insulae Corfu seu Corsulae, tanquam..." Augsburg, Seutter. 1741. Platten-Masse ca. 50 x 58 cm. Blatt-Masse ca. 54,5 x 61 cm.
EUR 1250,-

Decorative, highly sought-after rare map of the island of Corfu

Hochinteressantes Zeitdokument aus den Gründungstagen der Generali-Versicherung

"Illustre Freunde und Förderer der Assicurazioni Generali Austro-Italiche in Triest, allhier bei Herrn v. Benvenuti am Lugeck 735" / "Franz Herr von Metzburg" / "Herr Graf von Czernin" / "Herr Director Colli" / Herr J.B. Benvenuti" / "Sign. Benvenuti" / Herr Graf von Thurn-Valsassina" / Herr von Eskeles"7 bezeichnete Scherenschnitt-Portraits angefertigt anlässlich einer Besprechung der Generali-Versicherung (damals noch 'Assicurazioni Generali Austro-Italiche') in Wien um das Jahr 1832.
EUR 850,-

Hochinteressantes Zeitdokument aus den Gründungstagen der Generali-Versicherung

Antonio Amorini Bolognini (after Giuseppe Castagnoli) - Deposito eretto a S. E. il fu Senatore Conte Alessandro Pepoli nella Chiesa di S. Trinita di Firenze in una delle Cappelle Laterali. Sheet: 500 x 370 mm; Image: 450 x 320 mm; Pen, brown ink and grey wash on paper; signed and dated: Ant. Amorini dis. 1818.
EUR 950,-

Palindrome drawing

France (?), 18th century - (Topsy-turvy drawing). Sheet: 198 x 165 mm; Image: 183 x 157 mm; Pen, ink and grey wash on paper.
EUR 1200,-

Palindrome drawing

Giovanni Antonio Torricelli (1719 - 1811) - Design for a corner of a ceiling painting. Stencil, pen, brown ink, grey and yellow wash; mounted; 246 x 163mm.
EUR 1250,-

Italian School, 18th century - Design for a stage set: An Italian piazza. Sheet: 380 x 490 mm; Image: 337 x 420 mm; lead stencil, pen, black ink and watercolor on paper.
EUR 950,-

French school, 18th century - Design for an illusionistic ceiling painting. Pen, black ink with watercolor; 298 x 243 mm.
EUR 1200,-

View of Lausanne. Watercolor and ink over pencil drawing. (Switzerland), c. 1780. Not signed.
EUR 700,-

Mauro Antonio Tesi (1730 - 1766) - Design for a corner of a ceiling painting. Pen, brown ink and brown wash on paper; mounted; 196 x 258mm.
EUR 1400,-

Ferdinand Runk (1764-1834) - Stift Ossiach. Um 1795. Maße: 264 x 409 mm. Sehr seltene Gouache von Ferdinand Runk, gleichzeitig die Vorzeichnung zu der von Johann Andreas Ziegler (1749-1802) gestochenen Aquatinta aus der Serie „Vues de différens Bourgs Villages et Villes de Autriche sup. Et. Inf., de Stirie, de Carintie.“
EUR 4.500,-

Mauro Antonio Tesi (1730 - 1766) - Design for a corner of a ceiling painting with two putti. Pen, brown ink and watercolor; mounted; 222 x 221mm.
EUR 1400,-

GRÄNICHER, Samuel (1758-1813) - ("Paysan du Canton Lucerne"). Switzerland, ca. 1781. Size: 180 x 127mm. Ink and watercolor on paper.
EUR 1250,-

GRÄNICHER, Samuel (1758-1813) - ("Laitiere des environs de Berne") Switzerland, ca. 1781. Size: 178 x 125mm. Ink and watercolor on paper.
EUR 1250,-

GRÄNICHER, Samuel (1758-1813) - Portrait of a young nobleman. Stencil and watercolor drawing. c. 1800.
EUR 950,-

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