ENGRAVINGS & PRINTS
Wednesday 5 May 2021 at 14:00
9, rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
330 lots
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101 - NAPOLEON - "BATTLE OF WATERLOO (18 June 1815)". c.1836. Engraved by Jean-Pierre Marie JAZET (Paris 1788 1871), after the painting by Charles de STEUBEN (Bauerbach in Thuringia 1788-Paris 1856). Ref: I.F.F After 1800, n°189. Proof on vellum. Provenance: Chateau de Hamme Mille. Dimensions with its period frame: 127 x 100 cm. Condition B (not examined outside its frame).
Estimate €400 - €500 -
102 - NAPOLEON - FOOT PORTRAIT of "NAPOLEON" (in his working cabinet in the Tuileries). c.1835. Engraved by Jean-Nicolas Laugier (Toulon 1785-Argenteuil 1875), after the painting by Jacques-Louis DAVID (Paris 1748-Brussels 1825). Ref: I.F.F After 1800, n°26. Proof with the letter, on China paper. Margins. Provenance: Chateau de Hamme Mille. Made after the series of paintings of Napoleonic ceremonies ("The Coronation of Napoleon" and the "Distribution of the Eagles"), this portrait is the last work of
Estimate €400 - €500 -
103 - NAPOLEON - C. VERNET - "BATTLE OF IENA, or the Death of the Duke of Brunswick". Aquatint after Carle VERNET (Bordeaux 1758 Paris 1836), engraved by J.J Wolff. Proof with the letter, on laid paper. Copper margins. Provenance: Chateau de Hamme Mille. B.E. XIXth century Historical: The battle of Jena took place in Germany, on October 14, 1806. It ends with a total and decisive victory of the Emperor Napoleon I against the Prussians. The fourth coalition was formed between Prussia, Russia, Sweden an
Estimate €400 - €500 -
104 - NAPOLEONIAN ENGRAVING - "First regiment of Hussars in skirmishers". c.1825. Large plate engraved with aquatint by Jean-Pierre Marie JAZET (Paris 1788 1871), after the painting by Horace VERNET (Paris 1789 1863). Ref: I.F.F After 1800, n°105. Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Copper margins. Provenance: Chateau de Hamme Mille. Dimensions with its period frame: 96 x 87 cm. Condition A (not examined outside its frame).
Estimate €400 - €500 -
105 - NAPOLEONIAN ENGRAVING - JAZET / VERNET - "Bivouac of the 3rd Regiment of Hussars commanded by Colonnel MONCEY". 1829. Large aquatint engraving by Jean-Pierre Marie JAZET (Paris 1788 1871), after Vernet. Ref: I.F.F After 1800, n°137. Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Provenance: Chateau de Hamme Mille. Dimensions with its period frame: 90 x 80 cm. Condition B (not examined outside its frame).
Estimate €400 - €500 -
106 - NAPOLEONIAN ENGRAVING - MAIL "A Brave". Engraved after the painting by Nicolas-Toussaint CHARLET (Paris 1792 1845). Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Margins. Provenance: Chateau de Hamme Mille. Margins. Dimensions with its period frame: 65 x 49 cm. Condition A (not examined outside its frame).
Estimate €400 - €500 -
107 - PORTRAIT AT THE PIPE - RIGAUD Hyacinthe (After) (Perpignan 1659 Paris 1743) - "Jean Bart, Born in Dunkerque in 1650, Died in 1702, Of the French flag extending its power, To the shores of Albion he cast terror. You, Sailors, such as him, worthy sons of honour, To Neptune, avenged, give back the independence", dedicated H.E.M The Marquis de Clémont Tonnerre, Pair of France, Minister of the Navy and the Colonies of H.M. LOUIS XVIII. 1824. Dotted engraving by Chevalier BERNARDINI. Jean Bart, corsa
Estimate €100 - €150 -
108 - RIGAUD Hyacinthe (After) (Perpignan 1659 Paris 1743) - PORTRAIT of "Elizabeth de GOUY, Wife of Hyacinthe Rigaud, Ecuier noble Citizen of Perpignan, Knight of the order of St Michel []". 1748. Engraved with etching and burin by Jean Georges WILLE. Proof on laid paper. Late print by Lamoureux. Margins. 52,5 x 39 cm. Condition B (Traces of wetness in the left and lower margins, weakened plate cut at the top).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
109 - BAUGNIET - RARE PORTRAIT of the painter "HORACE VERNET". 1839. Lithograph after Charles Baugniet (Belgium 1814 - Sèvres 1886). Deluxe copy on China paper. Signed and dated lower left in the plate. Printed by the Société Des Beaux-Arts. Small margins. 44,5 x 34,5 cm. Condition C (Creases, tears and some stains in the margins, slightly dusty, stains on the reverse).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
110 - THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON & HIS ARMY - ENGLAND - "To Field Marshal His Royal Highness The DUKE OF YORK, Commander in Chief of the BRITISH ARMY [] This plate representing FIELD MARSHAL his grace The Duke of WELLINGTON and those Officers whose exploits have adorned its annals in the Peninsula and at WATERLOO. 1817. Large etching and aquatint by Henry MEYER (17821847) after William HEATH (United Kingdom 1795 London 1840), the faces finely enhanced. Proof on laid paper. Copper margins. 65,5 x 96,3 cm.
Estimate €300 - €400 -
111 - PORTRAITS - RIGAUD - Reunion of 8 plates 1- "Lamoignon de Malesherbes", 1803, after one of his friends two days before his arrest, by P.M ALIX. Black Manière in colours, on laid paper. 34 x 27 cm. 2- "Carolus Franciscus de Lorme", by TARDIEU. Burin, on laid paper. 38,5 x 28,8 cm. 3- "Jacobus Benignus Bossuet", after H. RIGAUD by EDELINK. Late print on laid paper. 40,7 x 28 cm. 4- "Melchior de Gillier", 1652, drawn and engraved from life by Robert NANTEUIL. RD 102. 31,7 x 24,6 cm. 5- "Maurice Co
Estimate €180 - €200 -
112 - PORTRAITS - BERRY - Meeting of 5 plates: 1- "Charles Ferd. Duke of BERRY", after Augustin, by P. AUDOUIN. 42 x 29,5 cm. 2- "Marie Caroline Ferdinand Louise Duchess of BERRY", after life by H. Hesse, by P. Audouin. 38,8 x 28,5 cm. 3- "Franciscus de TROY", after himself by A. BOUYS. Black Manner. 41 x 30 cm. 4- "Théophile Bonet", 1679. 33 x 21,5 cm. 5- "Leopoldo Primo []", 1690. 46 x 33 cm. Slightly late prints. C /D condition (Many accidents). Set of 5 pl.
Estimate €120 - €150 -
113 - PORTRAITS of the MASTERS of LOUIS XIV. 1833. Lithographed by Jacques-François LLANTA (Perpignan 1807-1864). Signed and dated lower left in the plate. Proof with the letter, on wove paper, with the dry stamp of the publisher F. Bulla (Lugt 4088). Printed by Lemercier, rue du Four S.G.N°55. The following portraits are represented: Melle de la Vallière, Mme de MONTESPAN, Mme de MAINTENON, Mme de Ludre, Melle de Fontanges & Melle Hortense Mancini. 42,5 x 33 cm. Condition A.
Estimate €100 - €150 -
114 - PORTRAIT of [HORTENSE de BEAUHARNAIS and her son, the future Emperor NAPOLEON III]. 1898. Etching engraved by Adolphe LALAUZE (Rive-de-Gier 1838 Milly-la-Forêt 1906), after Antoine Jean Gros (Baron Gros). Ref: I.F.F After 1800, n°206. Beautiful and rare proof before all letters, on parchment, before the publication in the Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne covered with the dry stamp of the Cercle de la Librairie (Lugt 438) and signed in grey pencil by the engraver. Margins. Nice condition. 31 x
Estimate €150 - €200 -
115 - FRANC-MACONNERIE - [The Temple of All Mysteries]. c.1860. Lithograph. Pre-letter proof on wove paper, bearing the following handwritten annotations under the subject: "Le Temple de tous les mystères / Loge maçonnique". Good margins. 26,5 x 36 cm. Condition A (Good condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
116 - ALLEGORY OF DEATH - GIACOMELLI (Paris 1822 Meudon 1904) - "One morning they found the famous amateur cold and inanimate in his armchair". 19th century. Etching. Name of the artist engraved in point under the subject on the left. Proof on BFK cream laid paper. All margins. 36,5 x 27,3 cm. Condition A (edge of the margins slightly insolated).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
117 - VANITY & its attributes]. c.1627. RARE burin engraving. Layered paper. Published in Rome by Pietro Stefanoni (1557-1642. Dealer in prints, drawings, antiquities and medals; and probably also an engraver). Old handwritten annotations in brown ink on verso. Margins. Rare. 19 x 13.5 cm. Condition B/C (Some stains).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
118 - ALLEGORY OF DEATH - "The wooden crosses". c.1917. Etching. Proof on wove paper, numbered 82 from an edition at 125 copies and signed in pencil by the artist (not identified). Good margins. 52 x 37,5 cm. Condition B (Some foxing in the margins, partially sunned and dusty).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
119 - ALLEGORY OF DEATH - ANONYMOUS - [Skeleton of a woman in dress]. (French school, 19th century). Watercolor and gouache on vellum. 48 x 29.5 cm. Condition C (Numerous cracks and a few consolidated tears, one missing at the lower left corner).
Estimate €500 - €800 -
120 - ALLEGORY - [Allegorical composition with DEATH]. 19th century. Drawing in graphite, Indian ink and white pencil. Signed lower right. 25 x 17,1 cm. Condition B (pale freckles)
Estimate €300 - €400 -
121 - DIABLERY - Printed on wove paper with an unidentified dry stamp (ex ungue leonem). Russian typographical text under the subject. Margins. 41,5 x 46 cm. Condition A (Good condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
122 - RARE PLACARD - XIXth century - "State of the goods that manufacture and sell P. Raujoux & Compagnie, Merchants Perfumers at the Grand-rue in Montpellier". French commercial imagery. Proof on fine laid paper. Good margins. 41 x 32,4 cm. Condition A (Very good condition, only a soft vertical fold in the center).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
123 - EROTICS - CHIMOT Edouard (Lille 1880-Paris 1959) - [Espionnés]. Original etching. Signed in the lower right corner in the plate. Rare proof on parchment. Margins. 32 x 26 cm. Condition A (pinholes on the edges of the margins).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
124 - EROTIC - CHIMOT Edouard (Lille 1880-Paris 1959) - "En artiste". Engraving with soft varnish and aquatint. Signed in the lower right corner of the plate. Nice proof on cream vellum, titled and countersigned in pencil. Margins. 32,5 x 25 cm. Condition A (margins slightly faded).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
125 - CURIOSA - EROTIC - "I stop, I shudder, it seems to me that I am melting, that I am sinking, ah I cried my god an' ah' and I suddenly got up frightened, I was all wet". 19th century. Lithograph. Antique colors. Proof on wove paper. Plate to illustrate "Gamiani ou la nuit des excès" (Alfred de Musset). Margins. Good condition. 24,5 x 32,5 cm. Condition A.
Estimate €100 - €150 -
126 - CURIOSA - EROTIC - "The Charity Apotic. To relieve your migraine, I have the sure remedy / You must therefore take care Claudeine to make you clisterized". 19th century. Engraved postcard. Colours of the time. Small margins. 9 x 13,5 cm. Condition A (Rare foxing on the edges).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
127 - CURIOSA - EROTIC - [A couple]. Gouache and watercolor, on fine laid paper. Calligraphy on the reverse. 29 x 19 cm. Condition B/C (Freckles and traces of insolation in the margins, chipped paint).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
128 - CURIOSA - EROTICS - RARE SET OF 20 PHOTOGRAVURES depicting erotic postures from Mythology, on strong wove paper. Numbered from 1 to 20 (plate n°4 missing & n°7 doubled). All with margins. Good condition. 29,5 x 23,5 cm approximately each plate. Set of 20 plates.
Estimate €200 - €300 -
129 - CURIOSA - [Couple] - Watercolour - 21,5 x 29 cm approximately - Condition A.
Estimate €400 - €600 -
130 - CURIOSA - [Lady and dog] - Watercolor - 21,5 x 29 cm approximately - Condition A.
Estimate €400 - €600 -
131 - PREHISTORY - PERROT - RARE MAP OF ANTEDILUVIAN CREATURES - "TABLE DES ANIMAUX ET DES VEGETAUX Existants Avant le Déluge, Rédigé d'après Cuvier, Buckland, de Humboldt etc. par Perrot, Ingénieur-Géographe. Drawn after the Plants and Fossils existing in the various Cabinets of Europe". 1844. Etching and aquatint. In Paris at Langlois et Lequercq Éditeurs, rue de la Harpe, 81 and Maison Basset, rue de Seine, 33. Margins. Aristide Michel Perrot (1793 - 1879), geographer and cartographer of the
Estimate €150 - €200 -
132 - METEOROLOGY - PERROT - RARE MAP OF METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENES - "TABLE OF METEOROLOGY Representing the Various Phenomena of the Atmosphere, Such as the Thunder, the Aurora Borealis, Areolythes, the Rainbow, etc... 1844. Etching and aquatint. In Paris at Langlois et Lequercq Éditeurs, rue de la Harpe, 81. Margins. Aristide Michel Perrot (1793 - 1879), geographer and cartographer of the first half of the 19th century. 54,5 x 71,2 cm. Condition A (Very good condition. Some small tears on the sides)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
133 - KITE - RARE IMAGERY XIXth - "The angel of the children". Xylography, heightened in colors. Printed by Humbert, rue Saint-Jacques, 65, in Paris. Size of the subject: 78 x 56 cm approximately. Condition B/C (Copy with creases and foxing, and a few small tears without missing).
Estimate €250 - €300 -
134 - KITE by FOLON Jean-Michel (Belgium 1934 Monaco 2005). Bird]. Serigraphy. Signed and numbered 235/2000 lower right. 137 x 130 cm approximately. Condition B
Estimate €200 - €300 -
135 - CURIOSITY - MANNEKEN-PIS & the ATTRIBUTES OF THE MUSIC - "MANNEKEN-PIS MEMNON, Do not think any more of the fires of which on the boulevards, I promised formerly to enchant your glances, Here more ARTIFICE, come all by bands, Under me gather you harmonious swarm; Your ears are large enough, To hold me place of basin". Rare etching, in old color. Vellum paper. Reference: De Vinck, n°4550. 24 x 12 cm. Condition B (Cut inside the copperplate mark and formerly glued on cardboard, rare small acciden
Estimate €200 - €300 -
136 - MUSIC]. 4 ZINCOGRAPHY PLATES for ANCIENT PARTS [covers]. 1) Franz HITZ (1828-1891) "Daphne. Butterfly by day. Op. 480", 1890. 2) Franz HITZ (1828-1891). "Formerly. Souvenir. Op. 479", 1890. 3)Edouard THUILLIER (1841-1913). "Les Marguerites. Polka - Mazurka - Elegiale. For piano bar", 1879. 4) W. NAUDIN (1873-19..) "Idylle des Roses. Romance", 1906. Set of 4 zinc plates. About 34 x 28 cm each. Condition B.
Estimate €200 - €250 -
137 - MUSIC]. 3 ZINCOGRAPHY PLATES for OLD PARTS [covers]. 1) Fred PEARLY (1885-1972) and Pierre CHAGNON (1893-1957). "Since I had my hair cut", 1925. Creation of MISTINGUETT in the revue of Mr. Jacques-Charles at the Moulin Rouge, for Song and Piano. 2) Noble SISSLE (1889-1975) and Eubie BLAKE (c. 1887 - 1983). "Manda, Foxtrot blues",1924. 3) Charles DELIOUX (1825-1915) "Chanson Créole. Reverie for piano", 1853. Set of 3 zinc plates. Respectively: 42 x 33 cm, 42 x 34 cm and 34 x 28 cm. Condition
Estimate €150 - €200 -
138 - LE CHAT NOIR - SCORE - "LA MUSIQUE POUR TOUS". Monthly magazine, 3rd year, n°24 & 25 June 1907. 24pp. "Histoire mirifique du Chat noir" by Jean-Pascal, Scores of "Ta bouche" (Music by Désiré Dihau), "L'Eternellement vrai" (Music by Jean Varney), "Les Marins Russes" (Music by Jacques Ferny), "Les Yeux" (Music by Marie Krysinska) + Some tales & Poetry of the "Chat noir". Illustrated magazine after Grasset, Steinlen, Willette, Auriol... Printed by Art, L-M Fortin & Cie, 6 Chaussée d'Antin, in P
Estimate €100 - €150 -
139 - BALLET - [RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE] - POSTER announcing the "Bal de la Grande Ourse, traditionnel organisé par l'Union des Artistes Russes à la Salle Bullier, 31 avenue de l'Observatoire, 8 mai 1925". The "Ball of the Great Bear", following the "Transmental Ball" of 1923 and the "Banal Ball" of 1924, had as its theme constructivist architecture. The following artists participated in this event: Braque, Dufy, Foujita, Gontcharova, J. Gris, Gleize, Goudiachvilly, Herbin, Man Ray, Marinetti, Pougny, P
Estimate €200 - €300 -
140 - GOLF - SCOTLAND - "The Golfers, a grand match played over St Andrew's Pinks". 1850. Colour engraving by Charles Edward WAGSTAFF (, after the famous painting by Charles Lees (18001880). Proof on cream wove paper. Printed in 1957 by Frost & Reed Ltd Publisher Bristol & London. Margins. Framed. This print, after one of the most important and well known golf paintings, depicts a famous match at St. Andrews Links, Scotland, in which Sir David Baird and Sir Ralph Anstruther played against Major Playf
Estimate €100 - €150 -
141 - "CAVALRY SCHOOL. View from the Prairies of the Haras". 19th century. Lithographed by H. WALTER (Active in the middle of the XIXth century), after a drawing by F. Lavoye. Proof printed in two tones, on wove paper. Printed at Decan, Rue Paradis - Poiss. 28, in Paris. 56 x 71,5 cm. Condition A (Rare and minimal light foxing in the good margins).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
142 - HUNTING - TAQUOY M. - "Before leaving the yard". c.1912. Stencil by Maurice Taquoy (Mareuil-sur-Ay 1878 1952). Printed on cream laid paper. Signed and dated lower right in the plate. Plate from the Gazette du Bon Ton. Margins. 24,5 x 38 cm. Condition A (Trace of vertical fold in the middle).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
143 - HUNTING - Carle VERNET (after) - "The hunt". c.1830. Etching engraved by Gamble (Active in the 19th century). Proof on wove paper. Good margins. 28,5 x 44 cm. Condition B (Some marginal foxing and on the reverse).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
144 - HUNTING - Carle VERNET (after) - "The Jack of the Hound entering in search". c.1830. Etching engraved by Gamble (Active in the 19th century). Proof on wove paper. Good margins. 28,5 x 44 cm. Condition B (Marginal brown spots and on the back).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
145 - HUNTING - Carle VERNET (after) - "The Exchange". c.1830. Etching engraved by Gamble (Active in the 19th century). Proof on wove paper. Good margins. 28,5 x 44 cm. Condition A (Some marginal foxing and on the reverse).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
146 - HUNTING - Victor ADAM (1801-1866) - "The Lion Hunt". c.1820. Original lithograph, printed in colours and enhanced, on wove paper. Signed lower right in the plate. Printed and published by Gosselin, in Paris. Margins. 52,5 x 67 cm. Condition A (Small wetness in the left margin and small marginal soiling).
Estimate €400 - €600 -
147 - ARAB HORSES - [Vasistas belonging to Mr. H. Delamarre...]. Superb original lithograph in colors, on vellum, plate 32. Published by Jourdan Barbot and printed by Bedquet, Paris, 1889. One of the great lithographs of racehorses and riders of the 19th century. Sheet: 52 x 69,5cm / Subject: 44 x 53,5 cm - Condition A.
Estimate €600 - €800 -
148 - ARAB HORSES - [Sycamore ... Upas]. Superb original lithograph in colors, on vellum, plate 19. Published by Jourdan Barbot and printed by Bedquet, Paris, 1886. One of the great lithographs of racehorses and riders of the 19th century. Sheet: 52 x 69,5 cm / Subject: 44 x 53,5 cm) - Condition A (Minor lack in the upper right margin).
Estimate €600 - €800 -
149 - ARAB HORSES - Carle VERNET (1758-1838) - [Equipped Arabian Horse]. Original lithograph on vellum, framed, not examined outside the frame. Signature in the plate. Published by Delpech François, Seraphin (1788-1825), Paris, ca. 1820. Frame: 57 x 65 cm / Subject: 35 x 46,5 cm)- Condition B (Browned paper and scattered foxing).
Estimate €600 - €800 -
150 - 2 ABECEDAIRES XIXème: 1- "Alphabet des Arts et Métiers ornés de 27 gravures, Les Castors et les Abeilles" (Chez Ardant) & 2- "Syllabaire", récréatifs des petits enfants". Edition ornée de gravures. Dimensions: 14 x 8,5 cm & 17 x 11,5 cm. Etat A/B (Bon état général).
Estimate €300 - €400
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