Topography, engravings, various works on paper...
Thursday 11 December 2025 at 13:00
9 rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
305 lots
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102 - ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35) - "Le grand Bey, Tombeau de Châteaubriand, à ST MALO". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite, on laid chine paper. Situated "Le grand Bey Tombeau de Châteaubriand" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 27.7 x 36 cm. Condition A (edges slightly dusted, good condition).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
103 - ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35) - "Château de VITRE". 19th century. Original Sketch by Felix Benoist in graphite, on wove paper. Situated "Château de Vitré / Ille et Vilaine" in pencil lower left. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph published in the album "La Galerie Armoricaine". Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 24.3 x 37 cm. Condition A (good state
Result €370Estimate €300 - €400 -
104 - ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35) - VITRE - "Un vieux quartier de Vitré (Ille et Vilaine)". Original etching engraved by Maxime LALANNE (1827 - 1886). Signed and located in the plate. Proof on simili japon paper. Margins. 28 x 32.5 cm. A/B condition (trace of vertical fold in middle, otherwise good condition).
Result €80Estimate €80 - €100 -
105 - INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37) - CHATEAU DE CHENONCEAU. 19th century. Original lithograph by Albert ROBIDA (1848-1926). Titled and signed in the plate. Fine proof on simili japon paper, numbered 37/125 and with a lithographed remark below the subject. Good margins. 32 x 50 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
106 - LANDES (40) - CAPBRETON - "L'estacade de Capbreton". c.1927. Wood engraved by Georges DEMOULIN. Proof on fine wove paper, signed in pencil by the artist. Good margins. 21 x 27 cm. Condition A (a very short tear in the right margin, otherwise well preserved).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
107 - LOIR-ET-CHER (41) - "The ruins of LAVARDIN". 1907. Original etching and soft varnish by Maxime MAUFRA (1861 - 1918). Ref: Morane, n°46. Signed in the plate lower right. Proof on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper. Filleted margins. 29.2 x 23.2 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
108 - LOIR-ET-CHER (41) - BLOIS - "Cour intérieure du CHÂTEAU DE BLOIS". 1864. Original etching by Octave de ROCHEBRUNE (1824 - 1900). Proof with letter, on cream laid paper. Good margins. 55.5 x 70 cm. Condition B (a few freckles and small stains in the margins and on the reverse, a tear in the left margin consolidated, rare freckles reaching the subject).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
109 - LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44) - "CLISSON". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on wove paper. Situated "Clisson" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 26 x 37 cm. Condition A (small stains on edges and lightly dusted).
Result €260Estimate €200 - €300 -
110 - LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44) - "Church of CORDEMAIS". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite, on wove paper. Located lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 22.7 x 29.8 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €250 - €300 -
111 - LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44) - "Entrée de la MOTTE-GLAIN". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite, on wove paper. Located lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 25 x 32.7 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
112 - LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44) - "PORNIC". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on chine paper. Located lower left in pencil. Annotated under the subject "Pour Mr Ciceri ou Jacottet / sur le 1er plan sur les rochers et dans le petit sentier quelques Porninaises (consulter la coiffe) [...]". Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854)
Result €560Estimate €500 - €600 -
113 - LOIRET (45) - ORLEANS - "View of the city of Orleans, taken from Ile Arrault". 1815. Etching and aquatint by B. PIRINGER, after a drawing by Salmon. Proof with the letter, on wove paper, printed by Bassand. Published in Orléans by the Author. Copper margins. 47 x 64 cm. Condition C (foxing and traces of wetness in the margins and on the verso, small scratch in the subject on the right, traces of oxidation).
Estimate €70 - €90 -
114 - LOT-ET-GARONNE (47) - [Old Street in PENNE-D'AJENAIS]. Watercolor on paper, dated '40' and bearing an unidentified signature lower right. Situated in ink on verso. 28.3 x 21 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
115 - MAINE-ET-LOIRE (49) - "The windmills of MONTJEAN-SUR-LOIRE". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite, on wove paper. Situated "Moulins de Montjan / sur la Loire" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 23.5 x 31.5 cm. Condition A (a few stains).
Result €220Estimate €150 - €200 -
116 - MAINE-ET-LOIRE (49) - SAUMUR - TOURISM POSTER - "Chateaux de la LOIRE, SAUMUR - ANJOU, Très riches heures du Duc de BERRY (XV ème siècle) - Musée Condé, Chantilly - France". 1956. Photo and printing by Draeger, Paris, Design by Jacques Dubois. This poster depicts the very rich hours of the Duc de Berry at the Châteaux de la Loire in Saumur in the Anjou region. 98 x 61.5 cm. Condition B (Creasing, rare small folds and/or short tears at edges, traces of handling, small lack at upper left co
Estimate €200 - €300 -
117 - MANCHE (50) - "GRANVILLE". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on chine paper. Located lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 26 x 34.5 cm. Condition A (a few rather marginal stains, lightly dusted).
Estimate €250 - €300 -
118 - MANCHE (50) - "Saint-Pierre Church in PERIERS". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on wove paper. Situated "Eglise de Periers (Manche)" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then Nantes (from 1854). 26 x 17.8 cm. Condition A (few small stains, good condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
119 - MANCHE (50) - "Église St Pierre à COUTANCES". 19th century. Original Sketch by Felix Benoist in graphite, on chine paper. Situated "Eglise St Pierre à Coutance" lower left in pencil. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph published in the Album "La Normandie illustrée" Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 33.2 x 23.5 cm. Condition A/B (some foxi
Estimate €300 - €400 -
120 - MANCHE (50) - "Church of Notre-Dame de ST LÔ". 19th century. Original Sketch by Felix Benoist in graphite, on chine paper. Located "Eglise N. Dame à St Lô" in pencil, lower left. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph published in the Album "La Normandie illustrée" Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 33 x 24 cm. A/B condition (edges slightly su
Estimate €300 - €400 -
121 - HAUTE-MARNE (52) - LANGRES - "Vue de l'Abbaye Sainct MARTIN du Diocèse de LANGRES". 17th century. Etching by Israël SILVESTRE (1621-1691). Proof with Israel's excudit, on watermarked laid paper. Good margins. 23 x 35 cm. Condition B (a few small stains and handling creases in the margins, very slight trace of a median vertical crease).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
122 - HAUTE-MARNE (52) - LANGRES - "Veuë de la Chapelle et du Village Saincte Reyne du Diocèse de LANGRES". 17th century. Etching by Israël SILVESTRE (1621-1691). Proof with Israel's excudit, on watermarked laid paper. Good margins. 23 x 34.8 cm. Condition A (rare small folds in the margins, very slight trace of a median vertical fold, good overall condition).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
123 - MORBIHAN (56) - "CHÂTEAU COMPAIR (COMPER), Morbihan". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite, on wove paper. Situated "Chateau de Compair / Morbihan" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 23 x 32.7 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Result €250Estimate €250 - €300 -
124 - MORBIHAN (56) - "Église Saint-Gilles de Malestroit, Morbihan". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite, on wove paper. Situated "Eglise de Malestroit (Morbihan)" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then Nantes (from 1854). 23.7 x 35.7 cm. Condition A (rare small creases on the edges of the sheet, well preserved).
Result €200Estimate €200 - €300 -
125 - MORBIHAN (56) - "JOSSELIN". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on paper. Located "Josselin (Morbihan)" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Result €210Estimate €150 - €200 -
126 - MORBIHAN (56) - "L'église Saint-Golven de TAUPONT, près PLOERMEL (Morbihan)". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on paper. Situated "L'église de TAUPONT, près PLOERMEL (Morbihan)" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 24 x 33.5 cm. Condition A (few small stains, otherwise good condition).
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
127 - MORBIHAN (56) - "AURAY". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on wove paper. Located "Auray (Morbihan)" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 23.5 x 32 cm. Condition A (slight soiling from handling and some dusting).
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
128 - MORBIHAN (56) - "PLOËRMEL". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on wove paper. Located "Ploërmel (Morbihan)" lower left in pencil. Drawing sketch on verso. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then Nantes (from 1854). 25 x 37.5 cm. Condition A (slight traces of handling, good condition).
Result €200Estimate €200 - €300 -
129 - MORBIHAN (56) - "CHARTREUSE D'AURAY". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite on wove paper. Located "Chartreuse d'Auray" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854). 23.7 x 33 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
130 - MORBIHAN (56) - "CARNAC Church". 19th century. Original Sketch (probably by Felix Benoist) in graphite and enhanced with white gouache, on brown wove paper. Situated "Eglise de Carnac (Morbihan)" lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then Nantes (from 1854). 31.5 x 23.3 cm. Condition B/C (small needle hole at corners, a tear at right approx. 5 cm, consolid
Result €250Estimate €250 - €300 -
131 - PAS-DE-CALAIS (62) - "The Gayole Gate at BOULOGNE-SUR-MER". 1902. Original etching engraved by Donald Shaw MAC LAUGHLAN (American, 1876-1938). Signed, dated and located in the plate. Proof on chine paper. Good margins. 25 x 32.5 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
132 - PAS-DE-CALAIS (62) - "The Siege of CALAIS". 18th century. Etching and burin by ANSELIN, after the painting by BERTHELEMY. Proof on SILK. Small margins. 55 x 65 cm. Condition B/C (formerly glued by the edges to a frame spine, a few chips and tears in the margins, light marginal foxing).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
133 - AUVERGNE - RHONE ALPES - 69 - LYON - CHAPUY & BACHELIER - [ Intérieur d'une maison de la rue Juiverie ], Lyon, ca. 1850. Lithograph from the Album Lyonnais designed by Nicolas Chapuy. Printed by Lemercier in Paris. Published by the Société des amis des arts de Lyon. 58 x 41.5 cm - Condition B (Diffuse marginal foxing, marginal tear restored).
Estimate €40 - €60 -
134 - SAVOIE (73) - MOÛTIERS / BLAEU - "Moustiers". 17th century. Blaeu Joannis, 1682-1700. View of the town decorated with the coat of arms of the Duchy of Savoy, supported by angels. The engraving depicts the town with great attention to detail. The saltworks are shown in the foreground and a cartouche at the bottom, with 16 captions. Original etching, published in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu. laid paper. Good margins. 56 x 67cm. Condition (good state of preservation).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
135 - HAUTE SAVOIE (74) - THONON-LES-BAINS / BLAEU - "Thonon". 17th century. Blaeu Joannis, 1682-1700. Rare bird's-eye view of the town of Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Geneva. The engraving depicts the town with great attention to detail and 27 captions. It is enriched with the coat of arms of the Duchy of Savoy in an elaborate cartouche. Original etching and burin engraving, published in Amsterdam by Joan Blaeu. Laid paper. Good margins. 57.5 x 121 cm (two leaves attached). Condition A (good).
Estimate €250 - €300 -
136 - SEINE-MARITIME (76) - ETRETAT - TOURISM POSTER - "Du TREPORT au HAVRE - Les FALAISES et les plages de NORMANDIE - ETRETAT (Seine-Maritime) - France". c.1960. Photog. MACHATCHEK. Printed by Braun et CIe, Paris. Poster for the French Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Tourism. Early French poster promoting tourism in Normandy. Features a superb photograph of cliffs overlooking the beaches of Étretat, Seine-Maritime. 98.5 x 61.5 cm. A/B condition (creasing, rare folds, good overall condition)
Result €165Estimate €150 - €200 -
137 - VAR (83) - "Jean in ST TROPEZ, April 1959". Watercolor on paper, signed "MILLS" (XX th). Situated and dated on verso. 10.5 x 37.5 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
138 - VAR (83) - "ST CYR-SUR-MER, Le Château". 20th century. Drawing on paper, signed "Franky" (?) lower right. Located lower left. 27 x 36 cm. Condition A (small brown spot in the sky, otherwise good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
139 - VAR (83) - "Small view at ST TROPEZ". Original drypoint engraved by Pierre GUASTALLA (1891-1968). Fine proof on cream wove paper, titled in pencil. Full margins. 32.5 x 49.5 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
140 - VAR (83) - "Hyères (Var)". 1823. Ink drawing by Antoine BOISSELIER (1790-1857), on paper. Signed and dated lower left. 18 x 27 cm for the drawing. 25 x 33.5 cm with stand. Condition A (good overall condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
141 - "Nouvelle CARTE des ORDRES MILITAIRES ou de CHEVALERIE institués par Divers Princes pour récompenser le mérite ou la vertu de leurs sujets ou par reconnaissance de quelque signélée vistoire", by H. CHATELAIN. c.1720. Etching and letterpress. laid paper. Margins. 54.5 x 64 cm. Condition B (rare scattered foxing, lightly and unevenly sunned, rare short marginal tears).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
142 - REVOLUTIONARY PLACARD circa 1794 - "JUGEMENT du Tribunal-Criminel-révolutionnaire du Département des Bouches-du-Rhône (13), qui condamne à la PEINE DE MORT, Pierre-Louis RICAUD, âgé d'environ 44 ans, Prêtre Vicaire de l'Evêque, né à Marseille, domicilié à AIX [....] & Pierre MATERY, aged around 47, farmer born in TARASCON [...], Pierre TISSOT [...], François PEROUSE, embarked on the Frégate la Junon [...], Antoine NEGREL [...] & François BAUDIN, aged 29, sailor [...]. Lett
Estimate €250 - €300 -
143 - VOLTAIRE - LOT of 2 engravings: 1-"M. de Voltaire" (Allegory in homage to Voltaire). Manière noire by HOUSTON. Proof on laid paper, published in London. 50 x 33 cm overall. Condition A (trace of oblique fold). 2-"Le déjeuner de FERNEY". Engraved by Née and Louis Joseph Masquelier, after Dominique Vivant DENON. Proof on laid paper, published by the authors in Paris. Ref: Portalis & Béraldi, no. 6. Small margins. 16.5 x 19 cm. Condition A (slight traces of folds, good condition). Set of 2
Estimate €40 - €60 -
144 - 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 €50 - €80 -
145 - 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 €40 - €60 -
146 - MARIE ANTOINETTE in her last prison, October 16, 1793 (the day of her execution). c.1795. Engraved by Carlo PORPORATI (1741 - 1816). Color proof on fine laid paper. Margins. 24 x 18.3 cm. B/C condition (foxing and stains mostly marginal).
Result €60Estimate €60 - €80 -
147 - DUCHESSE DE BERRY - RARE - "S. A. R. Duchesse de Berri [sic] vowing her daughter to the Virgin". Circa 1820. Lithograph by Jean-Henri MARLET Jean-Henri (Autun 1771 - Paris 1847). Proof on vellum, signed in stone and stamped Alfred II Beurdeley (Lugt n°421). Ref : Beraldi n°23. I.F.F. n°14. All margins untrimmed. 36.5 x 55 cm. Condition B (minor light spotting; several short consolidated tears on the edges of the folio; dusty edges; slight sunning mark around the subject due to mounting). Rare
Estimate €100 - €200 -
148 - NAPOLEON I - "Fête du Sacre et Couronnement de leus Majestés Impériales, le 16 décembre 1804, Vue de la décoration élevée en face de la Place de Grève [...] Paris". 1805. Etching and aquatint by Louis LE COEUR. Antique colors. Ref: De Vinck, n°7951. Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Published by Bance, Md d'estampes and by the author. Margins. 51.8 x 38 cm. Condition B/C (foxing and insolation).
Result €180Estimate €100 - €200 -
149 - REVOLUTION OF 1830 - DELACROIX - "Liberty guiding the people, July 28, 1830". Etching and burin after Eugène DELACROIX, by Louis Adolphe SALMON (b. 1804). Proof with engraved remarks, artist's name and date in the tablet, on Arches laid paper. Handwritten annotation in pencil "Collection Robaut". Good margins. Engraving after Eugène Delacroix's 1830 painting "La Liberté guidant le peuple", inspired by the revolution of the Trois Glorieuses. 54.5 x 72 cm. Condition B/C (foxing and short tears
Estimate €80 - €100 -
150 - Georges D'OSTOYA (1872 - 1941) - "Heaven in the German Imagination". 1916. Lithograph in colors. Signed in the plate. Proof on wove paper, numbered 101/250 and countersigned in pencil by the artist. From the series "L'Invasion des Barbares", published by A. Le Prince. Margins. 50.5 x 58 cm. Condition A (rare small foxing in the margins, a short tear in the lower margin, good overall condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
151 - Georges D'OSTOYA (1872 - 1941) - "L'Orage sur Berlin / Humble hommage à Mr Aristide BRIAND". 1916. Lithograph in colors. Signed in the plate. Proof on wove paper, numbered 101/250 and countersigned in pencil by the artist. From the series "L'Invasion des Barbares", published by A. Le Prince. Margins. 58 x 50.5 cm. Condition A (rare small foxing in the margins and verso, good overall condition).
Estimate €100 - €200
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