Sale of engravings
Monday 10 June 2024 at 12:30
9 rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
289 lots
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102 - [CHESS PLAYERS]. 19th century. Anonymous lithograph. Unlettered proof on cream wove paper. Good margins. 46 x 57 cm. Condition A (some light marginal foxing).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
103 - BALLON - MONTGOLFIERE - "Aerostatic Sphere or Flying Globe (invented by M. Montgolfier and executed by M. Robert [...] abandoned to the winds in the Champ de Mars on August 27, 1783 [...])". Late 18th century. Printed in red chalk. Proof on watermarked laid paper (truncated rosary). Small margins. 31 x 24.3 cm. A/B condition (rare light foxing on margins and verso).
Result €1,500Estimate €400 - €600 -
104 - BALLON - MONTGOLFIERE - "Expérience faite à Versailles, en présence de leurs Majestés et de la famille Royale par Mr Montgolfier le 19 Sept. 1783. The Marchine aérostatique was 57 feet high and 41 feet in diameter". 18th century. Etching and burin. laid paper. Small copper margins. 17.8 x 11.5 cm. Condition A/B (cut inside the copperplate mark, some marginal foxing and on verso).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
105 - BALLON - MONTGOLFIERE - "L'ascension de la Nymphe aérienne est faite le 1 (janvier) 1787 sur la place du quartier des Buisses à LILLE (59)". 18th century. Etching. Old color. Small copper margins. 18 x 23.2 cm. Condition B (formerly cut inside the copperplate mark and mounted on blue laid paper, a few small handling stains).
Result €260Estimate €200 - €300 -
106 - MONTGOLFIERE - "Les charlatans aérostatiques ou la Folie du jour". 1784. Etching by DEMOCRITE (18th), on laid paper (Bellows and balloon enhanced with watercolor). Ref: Mondin, n°387. Margins. 25.5 x 32 cm. Condition A/B (vertical printing crease in middle and small gap filled at foot of shelf).
Result €400Estimate €400 - €600 -
107 - AUTOMOBILE - AZRA (Active in the early 20th century) - "Grandeur...". Lithograph printed in black and various shades of brown. Proof on glazed wove paper, numbered 80/100 and signed in gray pencil by the artist. A fine decorative print. 48.5 x 100 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
108 - AZRA (Active in the early 20th century) - "Decadence". Lithograph printed in black and various shades of brown. Proof on glazed wove paper, published by Ed. Sagot in Paris. Beautiful decorative print. 48.5 x 100 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
109 - REDOUTE Pierre Joseph (1759 - 1840) (after) - "ROSA Gallica agatha, L'Enfant de France". Between 1817 and 1824. Engraved by Bessa and period colors. Proof on wove paper, printed by Rémond. Small margins. 35.7 x 27 cm. Condition B (cut at copperplate mark at top, margins slightly sunned, good condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
110 - REDOUTE Pierre Joseph (1759 - 1840) (after) - "ROSIER dain du Bengal". Between 1817 and 1824. Engraved by Chapuy and period colors. Proof on wove paper, printed by Rémond. 31.8 x 24 cm. Condition B/C (cut at copperplate mark, scattered foxing and verso unstained).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
111 - CARTE CHROMO DECOMPOSE POUR LA DISTILLERIE de "La Feuillantine" à LIMOGES - "Comment on fait une CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIE - Décomposition d'une carte chromolithographique tirée en 10 couleurs". Printed in colors by Lemercier, Paris. All margins. Chromolithography process in text and images. 45 x 64 cm. Condition A (trace of original middle fold, good condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
112 - AVIATION - "Un terrible ennemi" (Jules VEDRINES (1881-1919)). Early 20th century. Sketch in black ink on paper. Titled in pencil "Finally, our eyes catch a glimpse, over there, in the middle of the road, of a sort of pylon rising out of the mist", for "Vie d'un aviateur - N°14, 1ère page". 28 x 17.5 cm. Condition A (trace of glue on top edge of sheet).
Estimate €40 - €80 -
113 - LOT OF 2 ANCIENT DRAWINGS & 1 ENGRAVING: 1-[Roman Ruins], ink and watercolor drawing on paper. Signed "H. ROBERT" in pencil lower right. 30.5 x 47 cm for the drawing (formerly mounted on paper, a few accidents and foxing, filled and redrawn). 2- [View]. Watercolor line engraving on paper. 41.5 x 61.5 cm (some foxing, small accidents restored). 3-A drawing on blue paper. 24 x 27.4 cm. Set of 3 pieces.
Result €100Estimate €100 - €200 -
114 - DRAWING by J. WELY - "Inauguration - I was with a senator, but we had to start all over again!... 1902. Original drawing, on paper. Signed and dated by the artist. 43 x 28.5 cm. Condition A (good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
115 - CHINOISERIE - DRAWING - [Chinese Scene]. c.1915. Beautiful GOUACHE on paper by Adolphe BIRKENRUTH (born in South Africa in 1863). Signed "A. Birkenruth Paris" lower right. 63.5 x 48 cm. Condition B (a few pinholes around the edges, minor damage to the upper left and right corners, slight trace of handling).
Estimate €700 - €1,000 -
116 - EVENTAIL ENGRAVING on the theme of Mythology. 19th century. Engraving in old colors, on laid paper. 24 x 47 cm approx. per sheet. B/C condition (a few stains and short tears, traces of folds).
Estimate €50 - €100 -
117 - LOT OF 2 JAPANESE DRAWINGS from the 19th century - [Fans, Japanese women]. Watercolor drawings on wove paper. Approx. 17 x 47 cm & 16.5 x 41 cm. Condition C (stains and foxing).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
118 - LOT OF 2 JAPANESE DRAWINGS from the 19th century - [Fans, Japanese women]. Watercolor drawings on wove paper. Approx. 16.5 x 38 cm & 16 x 37 cm. Condition C (stains and foxing).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
119 - THEATRE (Interior) - DRAWING in watercolor and gouache on paper. Unsigned. 39 x 57.5 cm. Condition A/B (a few rare stains/handling marks on the edges).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
120 - DRAWING by F. CHARLES - "Mr. Minister of War inaugurates a new helmet". Original drawing in black ink and blue pencil, on paper. Signed in ink by the artist. 32 x 22.5 cm. Condition A (slight traces of handling, good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
121 - GRUBER F. (XX th) - DRAWING - [Still life]. Watercolor on paper, dated "14.6.12", annotated "N.B" and signed. 57 x 39.5 cm. Condition A (some handling stains).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
122 - GRUBER F. (XX ème) - DRAWING - [Portrait of a man in profile]. Drawing on blue laid paper, signed "GRUBER F./V.B". 58 x 39.5 cm. Condition A (good).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
123 - GRUBER F. (XX ème) - DRAWING - [Portrait of a man, from the front]. Drawing on greenish laid paper, signed "F. GRUBER/VI.B". 56 x 38 cm. Condition B (consolidated tear to the left, rare short tears to the edges of the sheet).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
124 - DÜRER Albrecht (1471 - 1528) (after) - "Adam and Eve". 1566. Burin engraved by Johann WIERIX (Antwerp 1553 - 1619). Dated in the upper right-hand corner of the plate. Proof on watermarked laid paper. 23.9 x 18.8 cm. Condition C (cut at the subject and sometimes very slightly inside the subject, traces of old folds visible on verso, gap filled (with foot glued back) and redrawn at lower left corner, tiny little tear on Eve's hair, old restorations).
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
125 - DÜRER Albrecht (1471 - 1528) - "The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine". c.1498. Woodcut. Signed with the artist's monogram at the bottom of the composition. References: Bartsch, n°120. Meder, n°236. Hollstein, no. 236. Proof of a late print, on laid paper (the wood has been in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, since 1921). Covered on the verso with a peddler's stamp. Margins. Saint Catherine of Alexandria was one of the most venerated saints of Dürer's time. Condemned to torture and death by Emp
Estimate €1,200 - €1,500 -
126 - GOLTZIUS Heinrich (1558 - 1617) (after) - "Two Diana nymphs by a brook". Burin engraved by Jan Saenredam (1565 - 1607). Proof with the artists' names engraved in point and the number 3, on laid paper. Plate 3 from the series "Diane et ses nymphes". Margins. 23 x 17.5 cm. Condition B (a few old small accidents restored in the margins, finely lined on japon).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
127 - GOLTZIUS Heinrich (1558 - 1617) (after) - "Artist painting a nude woman: allegory of visual perception". 1616. Burin engraved by J. SAENREDAM. Ref: Hollstein, no. 106. Proof on laid paper, with the address of R. de Baudous. Small copper margins. 24 x 18.1 cm. Condition B/C (engraving with minor accidents, as is).
Result €110Estimate €100 - €200 -
128 - HEEMSKERCK Maerten van (1498 - 1574) (after) - "Josias celebrating the Passover". c.1569. Burin engraved by Philip GALLE (1537 - 1612). Ref: New Hollstein, no. 48. Proof on laid paper, covered on verso with an unidentified collector's mark (Lugt 3502). Fine margins on two sides and small copper margins on bottom left. 21 x 25.2 cm. Condition A (good overall condition).
Result €80Estimate €80 - €100 -
129 - HEEMSKERCK Maerten van (1498 - 1574) (after) - "God speaking to Job". 1563. Burin engraved by Philip GALLE (1537 - 1612). Proof on laid paper, cut to the subject and formerly laminated on strong laid paper, with framing fillet. 20.8 x 24.3 cm. Condition B/C (a few small stains and insolate).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
130 - HEEMSKERCK Maerten van (1498 - 1574) (after) - "Jehoiada and Joas. Jehoiada pours oil from a horn on the head of Joas kneeling on a cushion". c.1585. Burin engraved by Harmen Jansz. Müller (c. 1540 - 1617). Antique color. Ref: New Hollstein, no. 141. Fine proof on laid paper, numbered 138 in brown ink under the subject on the right. Plate from the series "L'histoire de Joas et de la reine Athalie". Good margins. 25.7 x 34 cm. Condition A (rare small brown stains in the margins, trace of a small
Estimate €200 - €300 -
131 - REMBRANDT H. van Rijn (1606 - 1669) - "Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house". 1648. Original etching. Signed and dated in the plate lower right. Ref: New Hollstein, no. 243. Barstch & Hollstein, n°176. Proof of a late print, on laid paper. 16.5 x 13 cm. Condition B (cut at the edge of the copper mark or very slightly inside, slightly sunned and three small brown spots in the subject).
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
132 - REMBRANDT H. van Rijn (1606 - 1669) - "Old beggar woman with a gourd". c.1630. Original etching. Proof of the 2nd of 2 states (after the slightly reduced plate), on thin laid paper. Late print. Ref: Bartsch, no. 168. Hollstein, no. 80. New Hollstein, n°40. Margins. Beautiful impression. Subject 10.5 x 4.7 cm. 11.5 x 5.7 cm for the sheet. Condition B (a few marks of handling and slightly dusty, old small restorations in the margins).
Result €600Estimate €600 - €1,000 -
133 - BONNART Nicolas (c.1646 - 1718) - "MUSIC". Etching and burin. Fine proof on laid paper, with the address "Chez N. Bonnart, rue St Jacques à L'Aigle". Good margins. 37.5 x 25 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
134 - CALLOT Jacques (1592 - 1635) - "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian". c.1632. Etching. Signed "Callot In et fec." in the lower right-hand corner of the plate. Ref: Lieure, n°670 (ii/ii). Proof of an 18th century print, on laid paper. Small margins. 17.5 x 34.4 cm. Condition B (two traces of vertical folds, rare small scattered foxing and lightly dusted).
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
135 - CALLOT Jacques (1592 - 1635) - "L'Office de l'Eglise en latin & en français, avec une instruction pour les Fidèles, dédié au Roy", nouvelle édition, à Paris chez Pierre Le Petit, Imp. & Lib, ord. Du Roy, rue St Jacques à la croix d'or, 1686. Bound in chagrin morocco. Comprising works by Jacques Callot (approx. 30 pieces) including "Les hommages du petit St Jean" (Lieure 672, 2nd state/3 (R)); "La Vie de la Vierge" (Lieure 1357 to 1370, 2nd state of 2 for the frontispiece & 2nd
Estimate €300 - €400 -
136 - DAVID Charles (1600 - c.1632) - "The guitar player". Burin. Ref: I.F.F 17th, no. 92. Proof on laid paper, with the address A Paris chez Pierre Mariette [...]". 31.8 x 22.5 cm. Condition B/C (cut at the copperplate mark, a few stains and minor spotting).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
137 - GUERARD Nicolas (c.1648 - 1719) - ALLEGORY - "PARIS, Paradis des femmes, Purgatoire des hommes, l'enfer des chevaux. - Aujourd'huy d'une façon, demain de l'autre". c.1700. Rare original etching and burin engraving, in antique colors. Ref: Hennin, 6650. Proof on laid paper, with address "A Paris, chez N. Guérard graveur rue St Jacques proche St Yves a la Reyne du Clergé". Copper margins. The clock on the left shows a "JOURNÉE DES FEMMES DE PARIS ET LEUR PARADIS", with "Lever", "à la Toilette
Estimate €400 - €600 -
138 - GUERARD Nicolas (c.1648 - 1719) - "Adolescence. Age of study - 1st age of all sorrow". Original burin. Proof in old colors, on watermarked laid paper. With the address "Se vend à Paris chez N. Guerard Graveur, rue St Jacques à la Reyne du Clergé proche St Yves C.P.R". Filleted margins. 27 x 18 cm. Condition A (remainder of sticker on verso, good condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
139 - AUDRAN Benoît (1661 - 1721) (after) - "The Crucifixion". 18th century. Etching and burin engraving by Nicolas TARDIEU (1674-1749), after Charles LE BRUN. Proof with the address "Se vend à Paris chez B. Audran au Palais du Luxembourg où l'on trouvera la grande qu'il a gravé [...]". Margins. 30 x 36 cm for the subject. 45 x 53 cm with frame. Condition B/C (restored tear visible, not examined outside its frame).
Result €50Estimate €50 - €100 -
140 - CHARDIN J.B. Siméon (1699 - 1779) (d'après) - "Portrait de Jean-Baptiste Siméon CHARDIN". Etching and burin engraving by Chevillet, after the painting by Chardin himself. Proof of a late print, on wove paper. Margins. 40.5 x 29.5 cm. Condition B (some marginal foxing and lightly oiled verso).
Result €80Estimate €80 - €100 -
141 - DE BOISSIEU Jean-Jacques (Lyon 1736 - 1804) - "Soap bubbles". 1799. Etching. Artist's initials and date engraved under the subject. Ref: Marie-Félicie Perez, L'oeuvre gravé de Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, no. 42. I.F.F après 1800, n°109. Proof on laid paper. Good margins. 44.5 x 61 cm. Condition B (a few freckles in the good margins and on verso, three tiny white dots (inking defects) in the subject).
Estimate €500 - €800 -
142 - DE BOISSIEU Jean-Jacques (Lyon 1736 - 1804) - "Shepherd and bull". 1772. Etching after Jacob van Ruisdael. Ref: I.F.F 18th & Perez, no. 58. Proof on watermarked laid paper (coat of arms). Small margins. 19 x 20.5 cm. Condition A/B (slightly darkened).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
143 - DE BOISSIEU Jean-Jacques (Lyon 1736 - 1804) - "Vue de Saint-Romain-sur-Gier en Lyonnais". 1764. Original etching. Ref: I.F.F 18th & Perez, n°28. Proof on laid paper, formerly mounted on strong paper. Margins. 15 x 22.7 cm. Condition C (foxing, margins sunned).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
144 - GALLAYS Pierre (published by) (Engraver, publisher and print dealer died 1749) - "L'espousse de village". Burin. Proof on laid paper, with the address "P. Gallays exc.". Margins. 33 x 23.5 cm. Condition A (small brown stain in the upper right margin reaching very slightly to the edge of the subject, hint of rust in the text at the foot and some foxing on the reverse).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
145 - GREUZE J.B (1725-1805) (after) - "La mère bien aimée". 1775. Etching and burin by Jean MASSARD (1740-1822). Ref: Le Blanc, n°89. Proof with letter and address "A Paris, chez J.B Greuze Peintre du Roi [...]", on watermarked laid paper (double-headed eagle). Copper margins. 56 x 65.5 cm. Condition B (marginal insolation, remnants of sticker on verso, cut on copperplate mark, formerly framed).
Estimate €50 - €100 -
146 - KITE - HAID J.J. exc. (1704 - 1767) - "L'air". Manière noire. Proof on laid paper, with text in French and German. Margins. 41 x 26 cm. Condition A/B (a few stains and pinholes in the margins, tear in the lower left margin).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
147 - HOGARTH William (1697 - 1764) - "The Times, Plate 1". 1762. Original etching. Proof on laid paper. Good margins. 29.5 x 43 cm. Condition A (rare small stains in the lightly dusted margins, a short tear in the upper margin).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
148 - HOGARTH William (1697 - 1764) - [The Battle of the Paintings]. 1744-1745. "The bearer hereof is Entitled (if he thinks proper to be a bidder for Mr Hogarth's Pictures, which are to be sold on the last day of this Month". Margins. Hogarth used this engraving in 1745 as a ticket to an auction of his own works, which he organized himself. 23.5 x 23.5 cm. Condition A (a few stains on verso).
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
149 - LELU Pierre (1741 - 1810) - [Léda et les cygnes]. 1784. Etching after Jules Romain. Artists' names and date engraved in the plate. Proof on laid paper. Small margins. 33.2 x 63.5 cm. Condition B (slight trace of an old median vertical fold, a second fold on the right, short tears and small folds on the left edge of the sheet, slightly insolated).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
150 - TARDIEU Nicolas (1674 - 1749) - SOAP BUBBLES - KITE - "L'Air". 18th century. Etching and burin after N. LANCRET. Proof with letter, on laid paper. A Paris, chez la Veuve de F. Chereau graveur du Roy rue St Jacques aux deux pilliers d'or, avec Privilège du Roy. Small copperplate margins. 42.2 x 33.1 cm. Condition B (cut inside the copperplate mark, rare short tears at the edges and trace of wetness at the foot slightly reaching the subject).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
151 - VERNET J. - LOT of 2 MARINES (including J. VERNET): 1-"Les pêcheurs à la ligne", engraved with etching and burin after Joseph VERNET (1714-1789). Proof with the letter, on watermarked laid paper (double-headed eagle). Small margins. 36.5 x 46.5 cm. Condition (foxing and insolation). 2-"La grande Rade Hollandaise", c.1753. Engraved by MINDERHOUT, after LE MIRE. Proof of a late print, on wove paper. 53 x 67.5 cm. Condition A/B (darkened). Set of 2 pl.
Result €50Estimate €50 - €100
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