20th century graphics and drawings
Habsburg Heraldic Manuscript
DRIESTEN, Joseph-Emanuel van - Les trente deux quartiers généalogiques de Sa Majesté Francois-Joseph I (Charles). Empereur d'Autriche, Roi Apostolique de Hongrie, Roi de Boheme etc. (Paris, 1885-1907). Folio [325 x 255mm] (8) pp., 23 numb. sheets, XI, (3) pp. With manuscript title, 6 (3 full page) pen drawings and 63 (1 full page) gouache drawings of coat of arms. Contemporary undecorated linen binding.
EUR 950,-
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 „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,-
Armorial Manuscript with Papal coat of arms
DRIESTEN, Joseph-Emanuel van - Armorial Général des Papes (Paris), 1911(-1914). Folio [330 x 255mm] (36) pp. With manuscript title, 1 full page and 124 smaller gouache drawings coat of arms. With two tables of contents. Contemporary undecorated linen binding.
EUR 900,-
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 7.500,-
Large portrait of Swedish explorer Sven Hedin
Bruno Hein (1888-1955 - Portrait of Sven Hedin. c. 1940. Oil on panel. Size: 80 x 60 cm. Signed. With golden frame.
EUR 5500,-