Old prints and drawings
Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 13:00
9 rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
298 lots
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101 - VOLTAIRE - LOT of 7 engravings: 1-"Voltaire et les adieux de Calas à sa famille". 18th century. Engraved by Queverdo. laid paper. 25.5 x 18 cm. 2-"Il ôte aux Nations le bandeau de l'erreur", 16.5 x 10 cm. 3-"Marie François de Voltaire", 21 x 14.3 cm. 4-"Le lever du philosophe de Fer...". Etching on laid paper. 17 x 10 cm. 5-"Le tombeau de M.F. Arouet de Voltaire à Fernay", 21.5 x 14.5 cm. (marginal foxing). 6-"Voltaire [...]", engraved after BARBIER with the address of F.E. Haid. 23.5 x 15.3
Estimate €60 - €80 -
102 - VOLTAIRE - Set of 2 engravings: 1-"Portrait de Voltaire", 19th. Lithographed by P. Sudré. Proof on wove paper, printed by Langlumé. Good margins. 42 x 29 cm. Condition B/C (foxing). 2-"Voltaire crowned by Mlle Clairon" Etching and burin by Nicolas DUPIN, on laid paper. 25.5 x 19.6 cm. Condition A/B (cut to square line and reembossed).
Estimate €30 - €50 -
103 - ALLEGORY OF THE REPUBLIC - Universal Suffrage. 19th century. Rare lithograph in antique colors, on wove paper. Printed and edited by David Mourgue. Small margins. 50 x 36 cm. A/B condition (small defect in the subject and a short tear in the upper left reaching a little into the subject, otherwise good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
104 - LIBERTE (Allégorie) - Reunion of 2 prints after PRUD'HON titled "Elle a terrassé l'Hydre de la Tyrannie et brisé le joug du despotisme" ("She has brought down the Hydra of Tyranny and broken the yoke of despotism"). 19th century. One engraving by Copia and one lithograph by A. Anastasi. 19.5 x 12.5 cm & 30.5 x 22.8 cm. A/B condition (generally good).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
105 - NAPOLEON - [Allegorical frontispiece for "Histoire de Napoléon"]. 1835. Lithographed by Victor ADAM (1801 - 1866). Signed in the plate. Proof on wove paper, printed by Lemercier. Published by Jeannin, Paris. Margins. 54.5 x 39 cm. Condition A/B (a few folds and short tears on the edges of the sheet, slight traces of folds, edges slightly dusted, otherwise good condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
106 - NAPOLEON III - BLASON of Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873). Color lithograph by Petit. Published by Petit et Bisiaux Peintres décorateurs, Paris. Margins. 44 x 29.5 cm. Condition A/B (marginal foxing and on verso, two tiny spots in upper left corner).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
107 - CALENDAR of 1836 - "Attentat du 28 juillet 1835 (MACHINE INFERNALE)". Woodcut and letterpress. laid paper. A Rouen, chez Lecrène-Labbey, Imp.-Libraire, Grande-Rue, 156 et rue du Petut-Puits, 21, where we find a general assortment of Almanacs, School Books, Blue Library and Images. Margins. 53.5 x 42 cm. Condition B/C (traces of folds, rare tacges, short tears in margins and partially soiled).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
108 - ARRIVAL OF THE POPE IN PARIS. Placard from the end of the 19th century. Printed on fine wove paper, by Mme de LACOMBE, rue d'Enghien. On deposit at the Galerie Richer, Paris 9th. 46 x 33 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
109 - SOCIETY IN THE 19th CENTURY - "L'Ecarté - Les salons d'aujourd'hui". 19th century. Lithographed by Charlotte N... Papoer vellum. Printed by Villain, Paris. Margins. 33.5 x 43.5 cm. Condition B /C (foxing).
Result €120Estimate €60 - €80 -
110 - HISTORICAL DOCUMENT from 1794. "Adresse de la CONVENTION NATIONALE au Peuple français" (8 pages) & "Extrait du Régistre des Délibérations du DIRECTOIRE du District de CONDAT-MONTAGNE [...] Séance publique du 25 vendémiaire, IIIème année de la République française [...]". In-8, 12 pages. A Condat-Montagne, chez Antoine DUMOULIN. Condition A (good condition).
Result €260Estimate €100 - €200 -
111 - DECREE of 1792 - "LOI relative à la Déclaration présentée par la Commission extraordinaire. Donnée à Paris le 13 août 1792, l'an quatrième de la Liberté. In-8, 4pp. Printed in Toulouse, by J-G. BESIAN, the only printer in the department. BESIAN, sole printer in the Department of Haute-Garonne, Place St George, n°285. Laid paper. Condition A (well preserved).
Result €180Estimate €100 - €200 -
112 - HISTORICAL CARICATURE - "La MASCARADE ROYALISTE". c.1795. Engraving. References in the tablet (Catherine, Le Comte d'Artois, Le Comte de Lille, Mirabeau, Broglie,...). Wove paper. Copper margins. 20.3 x 26 cm. A/B condition (some light foxing and slight handling marks).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
113 - CONGRESS OF VIENNA - ISABEY Jean-Baptiste (after) (1767-1855) - "Congress of Vienna". 1819. Large and rare etching and stippling by Jean GODEFROY (1771-1839). Ref: I.F.F Après 1800, n°27. Proof on wove paper. Copper margins. France, Austria, Prussia and England meet to decide, after the ousting of Napoleon I, on a new balance in Europe (determining, among other things, borders and attempting to establish a new peaceful order). A fine representation surrounded by the coats of arms of the partic
Result €860Estimate €400 - €600 -
114 - JUSTICE - ROBERT-MACAIRE - "Robert Macaire devant ses Juges". 19th century. Lithograph on wove paper. Wove paper. Margins. 16.5 x 25 cm. A/B condition (rare scattered foxing, otherwise good condition).
Estimate €50 - €70 -
115 - FRONTISPICE for "Le GRAND DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE". c.1700. Engraved by François LANDRY (1668?-1720), after DESMARTES. laid paper. Margins. 38.3 x 24 cm. A/B condition (rare short tears and small foxing in slightly dusty margins, subject in good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
116 - FRONTISPICE for "Les NEPTUNE FRANCOIS, 1 volume". Etching and burin. Proof of a late edition, on wove paper. Margins. 58 x 39.3 cm. Condition A/B (crease in lower and upper margins, slightly darkened and short tear in lower margin, subject in good condition).
Result €80Estimate €80 - €100 -
117 - "PORTRAIT OF QUENTIN DE LA TOUR". c.1920. Lithographed by Louis HUVEY (1868 - 1954), after the painting executed by Quentin de La Tour himself. Fine proof on Chine appliqué paper, with lithographed remark in the margin, numbered 258/300 and signed in pencil by the artist. Good margins. 48 x 31.5 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
118 - PORTRAIT of MARIE-ANTOINETTE of Austria, Queen of France. 1793. Dotted engraving by John CURTIS (active 1786-1800), after the painting by DUFROE. Ref: Vinck, n°613. Fine proof on laid paper, covered on verso with the mark "FÜRST ZU LIECHTENSTEIN, Vienna" (Lugt 5572). Filleted margins. 44.5 x 30.2 cm. Condition A (some foxing to the backing paper, good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
119 - MARIE-ANTOINETTE - "Portrait of Marie-Antoinette of Austria". 19th century. Engraved by B. Roger, after Callet. Wove paper. Margins. 30.5 x 21.5 cm. Condition A (rare small foxing on the edges of the sheet, good condition).
Estimate €50 - €80 -
120 - MARIE-ANTOINETTE - "Portrait of Marie-Antoinette". 19th century. Engraved by an anonymous artist. Proof on wove paper. Good margins. 31 x 22.5 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €50 - €80 -
121 - MARIE-ANTOINETTE - "Portrait of Marie-Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria, born in Vienna on November 2, 1755". 19th century. Engraved by F. BONNEVILLE. Wove paper. Published in Paris, rue St Jacques. Good margins. 32.5 x 25 cm. Condition B (edge of margins and verso sunned, subject in good condition).
Estimate €50 - €80 -
122 - 19th century OPTICAL ENGRAVING. Etching. Laid paper. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Condition A (trace of wetness in upper margin).
Result €140Estimate €60 - €80 -
123 - HUNTING - HUNTING ATTRIBUTES - [Still life with hunting attributes]. c.1872. Large, handsome chromolithograph after Jules Pierre BROCQ. Heavy wove paper. Printed and published by Testu & Massin. Margins. 67.5 x 47 cm. Condition (very good).
Estimate €250 - €300 -
124 - HUNTING - HUNTING TROPHIES - [Still life with hunting trophies]. c.1872. Large, handsome chromolithograph. Heavy wove paper. Printed and published by Testu & Massin. Margins. 68 x 47.5 cm. Condition (well preserved).
Estimate €250 - €300 -
125 - HUNTING - PUECHMAGRE Frédéric (Active in the late 19th century, died 1914) - "Le départ" (à la CHASSE). c.1900. Lithograph in colors, printed on glazed wove paper. Signed in the plate. Published by Sagot. Margins. Beautiful decorative print. 50 x 98.5 cm. Condition A (good general condition).
Estimate €90 - €150 -
126 - HUNTING - PUECHMAGRE Frédéric (Active in the late 19th century, died 1914) - "Le retour" (à la CHASSE). c.1900. Lithograph in colors, printed on glazed wove paper. Signed in the plate. Published by Sagot. Margins. Beautiful decorative print. 50 x 98.5 cm. Condition A (good general condition).
Estimate €90 - €150 -
127 - JOKEY A CHEVAL - Cutting pattern for pipe rack, small basket and photograph frame. 1881. Le DECOUPEUR UNIVERSEL, Publication of designs for decoupage in wood, metal, mother-of-pearl, ivory... Printed on fine paper. Folded. Published by P. Pouillot Fils, Paris. 72 x 52 cm. Condition A (generally good).
Estimate €70 - €90 -
128 - CALECHE - Victor ADAM (1801 - 1866) - "L "estafette - La estafeta, Mail coach". 19th century. Original lithograph in colors, on laid paper. Signed in the plate. Good margins. 43.5 x 56.5 cm. Condition B (freckles and insolation mostly on margins and verso).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
129 - JOCKEY ON HORSEBACK. Late 19th century. Chromolithograph by Ernest Alexandre BODOY (active circa 1874). Signed in the plate. Published by A. Legras, Paris. 42.5 x 30.5 cm. Condition A (Good condition).
Estimate €100 - €120 -
130 - JOCKEYS ON HORSEBACK. Late 19th century. Chromolithograph by Ernest Alexandre BODOY (active circa 1874). Signed in the plate. Published by A. Legras, Paris. 42.5 x 30.5 cm. Condition A/B (two short tears at lower right and small tear at upper left corner, small handling creases on the edges of my sheet).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
131 - HORSES - Victor ADAM (1801 - 1866) - "PERCHERON-BOULONAIS", from the series "Etudes de chevaux d'après nature". 19th century. Original lithograph. Signed in the plate. Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Printed by Lemercier, Paris and published by Dusacq & Cie. Margins. 60 x 76 cm. Condition B (a few marginal tears, some reaching a little into the subject, some scattered foxing, margins and verso lightly dusted).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
132 - CHEVAUX - VERNET - "Officier supérieur des Guides de l'Empereur" (Pl.9). Aquatint engraved by Charles François Gabriel LEVACHEZ (Active between 1760 and 1820), after a drawing by Horace Vernet. Old-fashioned coloring. Proof on wove paper, with collector's mark on verso. Good margins. 33.5 x 50 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
133 - CHEVAUX - VERNET - "Third suite of horses after Carle & Horace Vernet". Aquatint engraved by Charles François Gabriel LEVACHEZ (Active between 1760 and 1820). Old color. Proof on wove paper. Margins. 33 x 47.5 cm. A/B condition (margins and verso darkened, subject in good condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
134 - HORSES - VERNET - [Man on horseback] - "Quatrième suite de Chevaux d'après Carle & Horace VERNET" . (Pl.44). c.1811. Aquatint engraved by LEVACHEZ (17..-1841?). Proof on wove paper. Paris, rue St Lazare. Margins. 35 x 56 cm. Condition B (missing upper right margin and cut to subject at top, some foxing and slightly dusty margins).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
135 - HORSES - VERNET - [Rider on horseback] - "Troisième suite de Chevaux d'après Carle & Horace VERNET" (Pl.28). c.1811. Aquatint engraved by LEVACHEZ (17..-1841?). Proof on wove paper. Paris, rue St Lazare. Margins. 36 x 55.5 cm. Condition B (a few marginal tears, some foxing, partially and lightly dusted and soiled).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
136 - HORSES - VERNET - "Quatrième suite de Chevaux d'après Carle & Horace VERNET" . (Pl.39). c.1811. Aquatint engraved by LEVACHEZ (17..-1841?). Proof on wove paper. Paris, rue St Lazare. Margins. 37 x 55 cm. A/B condition (some light foxing, short tears in the margins, lightly dusted and sunned).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
137 - HORSES - VERNET - [FENARD HUNTING] - "Troisième suite de Chevaux d'après Carle & Horace VERNET" (Pl.29). c.1811. Aquatint engraved by LEVACHEZ (17..-1841?). Proof on wove paper. Paris, rue St Lazare. Margins. 37 x 55.5 cm. Condition B (few scattered freckles, short tears and small creases in the margins, slightly sunned and dusty, weakened plate corner).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
138 - FISHING - FISHING ATTRIBUTES - [Still life with fishing attributes]. 1872. Large, handsome chromolithograph. Heavy wove paper. Printed and published by Testu & Massin, and in New York by Max Jocoby & Zeller. Margins. 69.5 x 49 cm. Condition (very good).
Estimate €400 - €600 -
139 - FISHING - FISHING TROPHIES - [Still life with fishing trophies]. c.1872. Large, handsome chromolithograph. Heavy wove paper. Printed and published by Testu & Massin. Margins. 67.5 x 47 cm. Condition (very good).
Estimate €400 - €600 -
140 - MARINE - OZANNE - Title page for the "Premier cahier des principales manœuvres de la Marine". Etching and burin engraving by N. OZANNE (1728 - 1811). laid paper. A Paris, chez la Veuve de F. Chereau, rue St Jacques aux 2 piliers d'or. Copper margins. 23.5 x 36 cm. Condition A (rare short tears in the margins, some foxing on verso).
Result €60Estimate €60 - €80 -
141 - COMBAT d'épées - JEU - Scenes with movements by articulated parts and pull cord on the theme of sword fighting. 19th century. Epinal imagery. Antique colors. 23 x 30 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Result €120Estimate €40 - €60 -
142 - CARD GAME - Sheet of 16 engraved cards, on the theme of FABLES DE LA FONTAINE. c.1800. laid paper. Margins. 46.5 x 30 cm. Condition A (a few marginal stains, subject in good condition).
Result €260Estimate €100 - €200 -
143 - FAURE DUJARRIC Louis Lucien (1872 - 1943) - "La vache curieuse" (automobile). 1903. Lithograph printed in colors. Signed in the plate lower left. Fine proof on wove paper by Imprimeries Cerf. Full margins. 56 x 76 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €80 - €150 -
144 - AUTOMOBILE - FAURE DUJARRIC Louis Lucien (1872 - 1943) - "En panne" ("Out of Order"). 1903. Lithograph printed in colors. Signed in the plate lower left. Fine proof on wove paper by Imprimeries Cerf. Full margins. 56 x 76 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €80 - €150 -
145 - John SALT (1937 - 2021) - "Ford" (AUTOMOBILE). c.1970. Color print, on wove paper (C.M Fabriano). Proof numbered 25/100 and signed in pencil by the artist. Margins. Although Salt's work developed through several distinct phases, it generally concentrated on images of cars, often shown destroyed or abandoned in a suburban or semi-rural American landscape, the banality and messiness of the subject contrasting with the immaculate, meticulous nature of the work's execution. 50 x 68 cm. Condition A/B
Estimate €200 - €300 -
146 - MONTGOLFIERE (XX ème) - DRAWING in ink by Robert FEAU, on paper. Dedicated "to friend Pierre Geay". 38 x 26 cm. Condition A (good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
147 - MONTGOLFIERE - [Ascent of a hot-air balloon]. 20th century. Sketch in ink by Maurice L'HOIR (1902-1970), on paper. Signed. 47 x 32.5 cm. Condition A (good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
148 - MONTGOLFIERE - AEROSTATION - POSTER for the Thursday, May 8 (Ascension Day) event, with the ascension of Charles DOLLFUS, balloon contest during the fair... Printed in black and red, on fine wove paper. 43.5 x 26.7 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Result €80Estimate €80 - €100 -
149 - INVITATION CARTON for the "BAL DE L'INTERNAT", at the Salle Wagram on October 15, 1937. Unused cardboard. 30 x 20 cm. Condition A (very good condition).
Estimate €50 - €80 -
150 - "Little by little the bird makes its nest". Lovely stencil by Elsie Denise Million (1897 - 1983). Wove paper. Signed in the plate. Margins. 37.5 x 26 cm. Condition A (very good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100
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