Art
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 35.000,-
A newly discovered binding by the atelier of Claude de Picques
[PICQUES, Claude de (atelier)] / Appianus, Alexandrinus - Appianou Alexandreos Romaikon (graece)... Romanarum historiarum. Edited by Robert and Charles Estienne. Paris, Charles Estienne, 1551. Folio [350 x 232 mm].
THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED WITH ALL THREE FONTS OF GARAMOND'S GRECS DU ROI. The present binding was executed at the atelier of Claude de Picques, binder to the king and one of the principal figures of the Golden Age of French bookbinding.
EUR 2.500,-
Grotesque caricatures of dwarfs inspired by Jacques Callot
Il Callotto Resuscitato, oder, Neu eingerichtes Zwerchen Cabinet [...]. Amsterdam, Wilhelm Engelbert Koning, 1716. Three parts. With Engraved title, two page engraved list of plates and 69 engraved plates. Contemporary full vellum.
EUR 4.500,-
First Edition of Jacques Delille’s „Les Jardins“
DELILLE, Jacques - Les Jardins, ou l'Art d'embellir les Paysages: Poeme. Paris, Francois Ambroise Didot, 1782. Large 4to, 144 pages.
EUR 2500,-
Manuscript collection of botanical drawings on the mushrooms in France
159 anonymous watercolor drawings from c. 1830, mostly after works by Jean Baptiste Francois Bulliard - "Herbier de la France" (1780-1793) and "Histoire des champignons de la France" (1791).
EUR 4.500,-
Manuscript collection of drawings of various mosses and lichens.
26 anonymous watercolor drawings from c. 1830, probably made for a manuscript herbarium.
EUR 1250,-
James Lloyd – Algues de l’Ouest de la France
James Lloyd (1810-1896) - Algues de l'Ouest de la France. 1847-1894.
EUR 15.000,-
Exceptional collection of 48 colourful designs for French theater costumes by Alfred Grévin
GREVIN Alfred - 5 inscribed envelopes with together 48 fullpage watercolour designs for 5 operettas. Paris, 1875-1880. Small folio
EUR 9.500,-
Photo album of prize-winning stud horses
SCHNAEBELI, Heinrich - Album berühmter Deckhengste. Berlin, Schnaebeli, c. 1895. Oblong 4to [340 x 250 mm]. 22 original albumen prints, c. 155 x 210 mm. Mounted on original boards. Original richly decorated cloth.
EUR 1500,-
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
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
MUCHA, Alphonse - "Documents decoratifs - Pl. 48". Paris, 1902. Size of sheet: c. 42,5 x 31 cm.
EUR 1.800,-
Rare complete edition of Goya’s „Los Caprichos“
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) -„Los Caprichos“. 1904, Calcografia Nacional, Madrid. Seventh edition. Includes all 80 etchings.
EUR 19.000,-
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,- .
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,-