For lovers of engravings...
Friday 20 February 2026 at 14:00
9 rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
274 lots
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152 - RODET A. - Experimental parachutist - 1869. Photograph taken in Dieulefit (Drôme). (90 X 70 mm). Condition A-: yellowed paper (AÉROSTATIQUE - 26).
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
153 - "Poids ou Ballonet du Ballon Le Général Meusnier 116 kilos 500 g" made at the Atelier Chalais-Meudon on May 26, 1886. Ink. On graph paper (100 X 130 mm). Condition A-: slight yellowing, small wetness and slightly corroded corners (AEROSTATIQUE - 92)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
154 - Letter written by DE LALANDE Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois (1732 - 1804), French astronomer, director of the Paris Observatory - 1789. Ink on laid paper. On laid paper (170 x 220 mm). Condition B: dustiness, foxing, corned corners, folds (AEROSTATIC).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
155 - Lot of two letters, one written by NADAR (1820 - 1910) on Compagnie générale aérostatique et de l'autolocomotion aérienne paper - "M. de Girardin (French journalist) agrees with us in this whole affair" - circa 1900; and the other, fragmentary (p.3 and 4 only), written on "Photographie Nadar" paper. n.d. (First letter: 210 X 136 mm. Second letter: 204 X 135 mm). Condition A-: slight yellowing (AEROSTATIC).
Result €220Estimate €150 - €200 -
156 - BASSET - "Sic Utur ad astra (from Latin, "This is how one rises towards the stars"). Carte d'invitation pour l'expérience du Vaisseau Volant de Mr. Blanchard, le 28 février 1784 avec Privilège du Roi". Bears Blanchard's handwritten signature and seal. Engraving. On wove paper (149 x 185 mm). Condition B: dusty paper and damaged edges. (AEROSTATIC).
Result €1,550Estimate €200 - €300 -
157 - Letter from Eugène GODARD (1827 - 1890), French aeronaut - "Nous autorisons Mr Eugène [...] porteur du présent à faire le dégonflement du cosmopolite au palais du Trocadéro..." - June 23, 1883 (127 X 200 mm). Condition A-: stain and yellowing of paper (AÉOROSTATIQUE)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
158 - Letter from Gabriel Voisin (1880 - 1973), one of France's most famous aeronautical pioneers - "I have the honor of confirming to you the condition of an armored aircraft" - April 27, 1912 (270 X 210 mm). Condition A-: yellowed and creased paper, folds. (AEROSTATIC).
Result €810Estimate €200 - €300 -
159 - Letter from Henri de la Vaulx (1870 - 1930), French aeronaut, to Colonel Charles Renan - "Mon cher colonel, permettez moi de vous remercier des sentiments de sympathie que vous avez bien voulu me témoigner par votre lettre du 4 juin" - June 11, 1901 (175 X 220 mm). Condition A- : slightly yellowed paper (AEROSTATIC).
Estimate €100 - €150 -
160 - Letter from Henri LACHAMBRE (1846 - 1904), French aeronaut and builder of aerostats, to Charles RENARD (1847 - 1905), French soldier, engineer and inventor, aeronaut and aviation pioneer - December 10, 1900 (150 X 243 mm). Condition A-: yellowing (AEROSTATIC)
Result €100Estimate €100 - €150 -
161 - Letter from Gabriel Yon, organizer of the Second Company of Aeronauts - May 7, 1883 (210 X 135 mm). Condition A-: yellowing (AEROSTATIC)
Estimate €200 - €300 -
162 - Letter from Gabriel MANGIN (1836-1905), aeronaut. Circa 1900 (275 X 220 mm). Condition A-; folds. (AEROSTATICS)
Estimate €300 - €400 -
163 - PERROT A.M. - "Ascensions aérostatiques les plus remarquables" - 19th century. Engraving. On wove paper (550 X 720 mm) Condition A-: short tears, dust (AEROSTATICS)
Result €1,500Estimate €200 - €300 -
164 - "Le Vengeur" - circa 1900. Dedicated in pencil to "Glorious Aeronaut". Engraving (700 X 480 mm). Condition A-: paper panels assembled (AEROSTATIC).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
165 - "Dirigeable sur lequel mon père Jean de F.R. a navigué dans les années 1920-21 à Cuers" - early 20th century. Laminated photograph on paper (380 X 505 mm) Condition A- : dust (AÉROSTATIQUE - CERS - 83)
Result €100Estimate €100 - €200 -
166 - BAR Marius - "Le dirigeable L. 72 à Cuers-Pierrefeu" - 1920. Photograph pasted on paper (220 X 387 mm). Condition A- : light dust (AÉROSTATIQUE - CERS - 83)
Estimate €100 - €200 -
167 - Letter from Colonel Ferdinand FERBER (1862 - 1909), pioneer of French aviation -1903 (190 X 299 mm). Condition A-: yellowed paper and folds. (AVIATION)
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
168 - Set of two cartes de visite and two models for postal communication of French aviator Charles Nungesser (1892 - 1927) - circa 1920 (Carte de visite : 60 X 85 mm. Lettres : 267 X 210 mm). Condition A-: folds and yellowing (AVIATION)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
169 - "Les Vierges de Dieux" (in Latin) - 1773. Letterpress printing. On laid paper (490 X 365 mm). Condition B: folds, dusting, creasing (RELIGION)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
170 - "Creation of Man" - 18th century. Colored engraving. On wove paper (Marie- louise: 700 X 1030 mm. Paper: 550 X 775 mm). Condition C: central fold, heavy dusting, wetness, yellowing and creased paper (RELIGION).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
171 - MARILLIER Clément-Pierre (1740 - 1808) - "Voyage Aérien de Nemrod" - 18th century. Engraving with old colors. On watermarked laid paper (275 X 220 mm). Condition A- : dusty (RELIGION, BIBLE)
Estimate €80 - €100 -
172 - LAFAGE Raymond (after or original, 1656 - 1684) - "Christ chasing the merchants from the Temple" - 17th century. Engraving on wove paper (paper : 500 X 320 mm. paper : 140 X 194 mm). Condition A-: dusting and yellowing of paper (RELIGION, BIBLE, SACRED TEXT).
Result €100Estimate €100 - €150 -
173 - "Jesus and the Adulteress" - n. d. Engraving on parchment. Laminated at the top to stiff art paper (Paper: 294 X 399 mm. Subject: 93 X 130 mm). Condition A-: dusty. (BIBLE)
Estimate €100 - €150 -
174 - DELAUNE Etienne (1518 - 1583) - "Adam and Eve" - 1578. Engraving. On laid paper (Marie-louise : 325 X 500. Subject : 45 X 77 mm). Condition A-: dusty. (RELIGION, BIBLE)
Estimate €100 - €120 -
175 - BERNARD Emile (1868 - 1941) - "The Nativity of Jesus Christ" - 19th century. Etching. On fine paper (620 X 405 mm). Condition B-: yellowing and very torn edges (BIBLE)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
176 - BERNARD Emile (1868 - 1941) "La Croix aux Saintes-Femmes" - 19th century. Engraving. On fine paper (620 X 405 mm). Condition B: yellowing and torn edges (BIBLE)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
177 - BERNARD Emile (1868 - 1941) "Sainte Marie Mère de DIeu" - 19th century. Engraving. On fine paper (620 X 405 mm). Condition B: yellowing and torn edges (BIBLE)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
178 - BERNARD Emile (1868 - 1941) "La Vierge aux Saintes" - 19th century. Engraving. On fine paper (620 X 405 mm). Condition B: yellowing and torn edges (BIBLE)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
179 - BERNARD Emile (1868 - 1941) - "The Passion" - 19th century. Engraving. On fine paper (620 X 405 mm). Condition B: yellowing and torn edges (BIBLE)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
180 - "Blue or Symbolic Masonry. Scottish Rite and French Rite" - circa 1900. Engraving. On newsprint (490 X 595 mm). Condition A-: folds (FRANC-MAÇONNERIE).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
181 - DECKER Paul (1677 - 1713) - "Revelé architectural de chapiteaux" - 18th century. Engraving. On watermarked laid paper (240 X 360 mm). Condition A-: very dusty (ART - ARCHITECTURE)
Estimate €100 - €200 -
182 - de STEUBEN Charles (1788 - 1856) - "La Esmeralda" - 19th century. Engraving by Jazet. On wove paper (Paper: 765 X 575 mm). Condition A-: yellowing of the paper.
Result €80Estimate €80 - €120 -
183 - "The Servant. Sinbad the Sailor" - circa 1850. Watercolor. On wove paper (253 X 190 mm). Condition A-: short tear, corner corned (LITERATURE - A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS)
Estimate €200 - €300 -
184 - Émile Friant (1863 - 1932, signed in pencil) - "Tragédienne" - 1930. Etching. On art paper. Print run 20 (300 X 240 mm). Condition A - : slight dusting and yellowing of the paper (THEATRE - DRAMATIC ARTS)
Result €100Estimate €100 - €200 -
185 - MILLIERE Maurice (1871 - 1946) - "Alcazar d'Eté" 1928. Program for a gala matinee organized by the Théâtre de la chanson, featuring an illustration by Maurice Millière on the cover. Signature in the plate in the lower right-hand corner. Lithograph on wove paper (495 x 340 mm). Condition B. Traces of handling, short tears and foxing. (THEATRE)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
186 - "The Pendulum - circa 1900. Complete magazine. (270 X 210 mm). Condition C: Stapled binding damaged, pages drooping, paper yellowed, dusting, wetness in lower part, tears. (ART - SPIRITUALITY).
Estimate €50 - €100 -
187 - DEVAL C. and G. - Les Merveilles de la magie noire" - 1945. Printed in Bourges and published in Paris. Letterpress printing. On wove paper. 29 pages. Complete. Paperback binding. Rare manual of prestidigitation and illusionism with 19 tricks explained in detail. (236 X 190 mm). Condition A-: dusting and small loss on upper left cover. (SPIRITUALITY - MAGIC).
Estimate €80 - €120 -
188 - DEVEREUX CROMBIE Charles Exeter (1880 - 1967) (signed in the plate lower right) - "The only way" - circa 1910. Print. On glossy paper, pasted from above onto card stock (Subject: 286 X 200 mm, Paper: 470 X 320 mm). Condition A-: corner corned lower right, paper very slightly creased in upper margin). (SPORT - GOLF)
Estimate €100 - €150 -
189 - "Good recipe for horned animals" - 18th century. Letterpress printing on laid paper (150 X 190 mm). Condition B-: dustiness, corns and foxing (VETERINARY - ANIMALS)
Estimate €150 - €200 -
190 - FORAIN Léandre Moloch (illustrator) - "High-Life Tailor" advertising catalog for the new spring/summer collection with detachable postcard - 1902. Paperback printed and published by Draeger frères in Paris (227 X 215 mm). Condition B: dusty paper and stains on binding (FASHION - BELLE ÉPOQUE)
Estimate €100 - €200 -
191 - "Dirigeable" for the Société des Journeaux de Mode Professionnelle. - 1909. Lithograph. On wove paper (380 X 255 mm). Condition A-: yellowing of the paper and trace of restoration in the upper part (FASHION - BELLE ÉPOQUE - SILHOUETTE - TAILLEUR - AEROSTATIQUE)
Result €85Estimate €80 - €120 -
192 - In the taste of van Dongen - "Silhouette de la Belle-Époque" - circa 1900. Painting. On paper laminated to cardboard (410 X 315 mm). Condition A-: edges damaged and stained (FASHION - BELLE ÉPOQUE - SILHOUETTE)
Estimate €300 - €400 -
193 - "Acrobat and equestrian trick" - circa 1900. Lithograph. On wove paper (230 x 325 mm). Condition C: paper torn at edges, corns and central fold with traces of fragile restoration. (CIRCUS - BELLE ÉPOQUE)
Estimate €100 - €200 -
194 - "Chinese shadows. Miscellaneous" - 19th century. Wood engraving. On newsprint. (365 X 470 mm). Condition A-: paper slightly creased at corners. (CHIVALRY - MILITARY - ANIMALS - AGRICULTURAL).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
195 - ALKEN Henry Thomas (1785 - 1851) - "Drawing the Cover" - 19th century. Engraved by REEVE. (377 X 467 mm). Condition A- : dust (HUNTING, HORSES)
Estimate €100 - €200 -
196 - JONES, H.F. "Loosing 'Em"- 19th century. Color lithograph. "H.F. Jones" lower left. in matrix l.l., titled and inscribed "London, published by Arthur Ackermann, 191, Regent Street W." (555 x 760 mm). Condition: B: browned paper, foxing (HORSES - CALECHE).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
197 - JONES, H.F. "The olden time (Fast and slow)" 19th century. Color lithograph. "H.F. Jones" lower left. in matrix l.l., titled and inscribed "London, published by Arthur Ackermann, 191, Regent Street W." (555 x 760 mm). Condition: B: browned paper, foxing (HORSES - CALECHE)
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
199 - PERROT A. - The Insect Collector" - 19th century. Lithograph. On wove paper (530 X 700 mm). Condition A-: short tears, foxing (INSECTS, ANIMALS)
Estimate €200 - €300 -
200 - "Destruction des aninmaux et des insectes nuisibles" from "L'Encyclopédie Bouasse - Lebel" - 19th century. Lithograph. On wove paper (580 X 700 mm). Condition A-: foxing and dusting (ANIMALS)
Estimate €200 - €300 -
201 - "Natural history. Epidoptera" from "L'Encyclopédie Bouasse - Lebel" - 19th century. Lithograph. On wove paper (535 X 685 mm). Condition A-: foxing and dusting (ANIMALS)
Estimate €200 - €300 -
202 - POORTMAN - "Tableau du Préparateur de zoologie. Art d'empailler les animaux" - 19th century. Lithograph by Oudard. On wove paper (530 X 695 mm). Condition A-: foxing, dusting and restorations to spine (ANIMALS)
Estimate €200 - €300
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