Works on paper: from ancient to modern, 300 years of history
Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 13:00
9 rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
308 lots
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201 - RARE JEU DE CARTES divinatoires (uncut). c.1800. Text in French and German. Astro Tarot card deck (Delay, Betrayal, Flattering Man, Man of Dress, Expectation of Inheritance, Victory, Friendship Tenderness, .... ). Engraved wood. Laid paper. All margins. 46 x 58 cm. A/B condition (a few rare stains).
Estimate €400 - €600 -
202 - BIG WHEEL PARIS - EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900 - Constructions of Ferry imagery in Nancy - "La Grande Roue de Paris". 1900. Six color prints. 2 sheets numbered 411 and 411 bis. E. Ferry éditeur à Nancy. Approx. 39.5 x 48 cm each. Condition A (good condition). Set of 2 pl.
Result €95Estimate €80 - €100 -
203 - THEATRE DU VAUDEVILLE - "Henry MONNIER in the improvised family". 1831. Lithograph by Henry Monnier (1799-1877), in antique colors. Wove paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Printed by Delaporte. Plate no. 74 from "La Caricature". Margins. "Famous as a satirical writer and caricaturist, Henry Monnier also wanted to make a name for himself as an actor. He made his Parisian stage debut, at the Vaudeville, in Brazier's play La Famille Improvisée, in which some of the popular types he had created
Estimate €150 - €200 -
204 - SINGERIE - "My Lord". 1883. Chromolithograph after Adrien Marie (1848-1891). Glazed wove paper. Additional plate for "The Graphic" (April 7, 1883). Margins. 40.5 x 30 cm. Condition A (rare and slight marks of handling in the margins, good condition).
Result €80Estimate €80 - €100 -
205 - SINGERIE - "A Darwinian question". 1886. Chromolithograph after Samuel John Carter (1835-1892). Glazed wove paper. Additional plate for "The Graphic" (May 1, 1886). Margins. 40 x 29.5 cm. A/B condition (a few marginal spots and foxing, subject in good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
206 - POULE - Raymond BIGOT (1872-1953) - Lithograph. Proof on Chine appliqué paper, signed in pencil by the artist. 31 x 44 cm. Condition B (foxing in the margins and on the reverse, rare light foxing affecting the subject).
Result €90Estimate €70 - €90 -
207 - AUTOMOBILE PEUGEOT - René VINCENT (1879-1936) - "Le départ de l'Ambusqué". 1915. Color lithograph. Glazed wove paper. Signed and dated in the plate. This print sums up the war of a young officer leaving for the front in his PEUGEOT. 38.5 x 58.5 cm. A/B condition (very few small foxings at the foot, a few foxings on the reverse, a short tear at top right).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
208 - AUTOMOBILE - Lucien H. WEILUC (1873-1947) - "Les tueurs de Routes". N°42 of January 18, 1902 of L'ASSIETTE AU BEURRE. In-4. 14pp. Color lithographed cover. 31 x 24.5 cm. A/B condition (few tears at edges, small loss at lower left corner of cover, pages beginning to detach).
Result €100Estimate €100 - €200 -
209 - AUTOMOBILE - "Der Sieger OPEL" (German poster CAR RACE). c.1910. Color lithograph. Margins. 40 x 30 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
210 - AEROSTATION - MONTGOLFIERE - POSTER of the EXPERIENCE of the AERIAL SHIP, System A. Brisson, on Easter Monday, April 6, 1885, at the Arènes du Sport Aéronautique (The balloon will be piloted by Mr. Eugène GODARD, accompanied by Mr. Brisson). Lithography and typography by Jules CHERET. Fine blue wove paper. Printed by Chaix, Paris. Folded in half. 82 x 59.5 cm. Condition B (a few creases and short tears at edges, good overall condition).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
211 - EROTICA - CURIOSA - Drawing on fine paper. 19th century. Formerly glued by the edges on card stock. 17 x 14.8 cm. Condition A (rare and slight traces of folds, otherwise good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
212 - EROTICA - CURIOSA - Drawing on fine paper. 19th century. Formerly glued by the edges on card stock. 17 x 14.8 cm. Condition A (a short tear on the upper left edge and a few small folds).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
213 - Edouard Alexandre BERNARD (1879 - 1950) - "French-Cancan [Jaune & rouge]". c.1910. Two color lithographs, printed on glazed wove paper. Signed in the plate. From a series of six friezes depicting can-can dancers. Beautiful decorative prints. Framed pieces. Approx. 31 x 88.5 cm each. Condition A (good condition, not examined outside their frames). Set of 2 pl.
Result €190Estimate €180 - €200 -
214 - ALLEGORIE MORT - GAYAC (1870-1942) - "Kundalini". Engraved wood. Early 20th century. Signed and titled in the plate. Fine proof on japon paper, countersigned in pencil by the artist. Margins. 25 x 20.5 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
215 - VANITE - "La vera Immagine della Venerabil Vergine MARIANNA di Gesu de Paredes...". 1771. Etching and burin by Pietro BOMBELLI (1737-1809). Proof on laid paper. Published in Rome. Margins. 26.5 x 19.5 cm. Condition A (well preserved).
Result €100Estimate €100 - €200 -
216 - VANITY - Anonymous lithograph from the early 19th century. Unlettered proof on wove paper. Margins. 34 x 25 cm. Condition B (some foxing on the margins and verso, subject in good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
217 - DRAWING - [Village and Church in France]. 19th century. Original sketch (probably by Félix Benoist) in graphite on wove paper. 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). 23.3 x 30.8 cm. Condition A (few small stains, otherwise good condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
218 - Roland TOPOR (1938 - 1997) - [Chez la boulangère]. Original drawing in black ink, on fine paper. Signed. 12.5 x 13.8 cm. Condition A/B (slight trace of vertical fold, traces of old mounting on verso slightly visible on recto).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
219 - Ferdinand BOL (1616 - 1680) - "Portrait of a woman in an oval". 1644. Etching. Signed and dated "f.Bol f.1644" in the plate. Proof on laid paper, inscribed on verso with the collector's mark of NAUDET (active 1763-verses 1830), print dealer, Paris (Lugt 1937). Ref: Bartsch, n°15 Hollstein, n°16. 10.8 x 8.2 cm. Condition A/B (cut on or within the copperplate mark on three sides, margin fillet at top, small paper thinning at corners on verso, very light dusting).
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
220 - Jacques CALLOT (1592 - 1635) - "The Misfortunes and Woes of War". 1633. Complete suite of 18 original etchings. Ref: Lieure, n°1339 to 1356. Proofs of the 2 nd of 3 states, with verses and Israel's address, formerly glued in an oblong album (worn hard cover). 27 x 32 cm for the album. A/B condition (foxing and staining to the mount leaves, title plate slightly sunned and scattered foxing, filleted margins or copper margins to the plates, subjects in good overall condition).
Estimate €2,500 - €3,000 -
221 - Michel DORIGNY (1617 - 1665) - "What can Phoebe tell me?" (Quid me Phoebe rapis iam circumfusa tenebris). 1644. Etching and burin after Simon Voüet. Ref: Robert-Dumesnil, n°99, proof on laid paper. Plate no. 6 from the series "Porticus Reginae in Arcis / Fontis-Bellaquae / Vestibulo / Picturae & ornatus". 25 x 21.8 cm. A/B condition (cut on the copperplate mark, tiny little crease on the lower right corner, good overall condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
222 - Raymond LA FAGE (1656 - 1684) (after) - "The Pregnancy of Callisto". Before 1728. Etching engraved by Anne-Claude de Tubières, COMTE DE CAYLUS (1692-1765). Ref: I.F.F XVIIIème, n°297. Proof on watermarked laid paper (Maltese cross in a rosary). Small margins. Approx. 31.5 x 46 cm. Condition B (slightly cut inside the subject in the upper left-hand corner, trace of wetness in the upper right-hand corner, occasional stains and foxing, traces of old mounting on verso).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
223 - Raymond LA FAGE (1656 - 1684) (after) - "Bacchanal". 1683. Etching engraved by Franz ERTINGER (1640-1710). Signed in the plate. Proof on watermarked laid paper (fleur-de-lys in a crowned shield), with the address of Jean van der Bruggen. Copper margins. 32.3 x 46.2 cm. Condition A/B (trimmed at copperplate mark on three sides, small margin at foot, small sticker remnants and scattered foxing on verso).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
224 - Sébastien LE CLERC (1637 - 1714) - "Le Siège de Tournai en 1667, où le Roy Louis XIV estant dans la trenchée se lève au-dessus et s'expose au feu des ennemis pour reconnoistre l'estat de la place". 1681. Etching and burin after Charles LE BRUN (1619 - 1690). Proof with the letter, from an 18th century print, on laid paper. Plate from the series "Tapisseries des grandes conquêtes du Roi d'après Charles Lebrun". 38 x 54.5 cm. B/C condition (trace of a vertical median fold, cut on the subjec
Result €180Estimate €180 - €200 -
225 - Gilles ROUSSELET (1610 - 1686) - "Saint Luc Evangéliste". Etching and burin after Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632). Proof on laid paper. Ref: Le Blanc, n°34. Plate from the suite "Les quatre Evangélistes". Margins. 31 x 35.5 cm. Condition A (Good condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
226 - Gilles ROUSSELET (1610 - 1686) - "Saint John the Evangelist". Etching and burin after Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632). Proof on laid paper. Ref: Le Blanc, n°36. Plate from the suite "Les quatre Evangélistes". Margins. 31 x 35.5 cm. Condition A (Good condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
227 - THE FOUR ELEMENTS (Earth, Fire, Air and Water). 18th century. Complete suite of 4 etchings. Proofs on laid paper. All with margins. 17 x 26.5 cm. Condition A (pinholes in left margin, good condition).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
228 - C. DESMARETZ (Late 18th-early 19th) - [Prudence] (Man looking into a mirror). c.1800. Neoclassical pencil engraving after a painting by Nicolas POUSSIN. Proof on laid paper. Margins. 45.3 x 27.5 cm. Etta A/B (thin margins on left and right, rare small stains, traces of old mounting on verso visible on recto).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
229 - LEVACHEZ Fils (Active in Paris circa 1800) - "Dogs dancing - La danse des chiens". Etching and aquatint after Carle Vernet, printed in colors. Proof of a late edition, on laid paper. Small margins. 49 x 67 cm. Condition B (few scattered freckles, proof darkened).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
230 - Jan Piotr NORBLIN DE LA GOURDAINE (Polish artist, 1745 - 1830) - "Head of a Pole with moustache wearing a hat". Original etching. Ref: Hillemacher, no. 76. Proof on chine paper, mounted at the corners on brown wove paper. Margins. 5.5 x 3.9 cm. Condition A (good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
231 - Jan Piotr NORBLIN DE LA GOURDAINE (Polish artist, 1745 - 1830) - "Portrait of John III Sobieski, King of Poland". Original etching. Ref: Hillemacher, no. 64. Proof on chine paper, mounted at the corners on brown wove paper. Margins. 5.4 x 4.8 cm. Condition A (good condition).
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
232 - Jan Piotr NORBLIN DE LA GOURDAINE (Polish artist, 1745 - 1830) - "Head of an old man wearing a turban". 1784. Original etching. Ref: Hillemacher, no. 69. Proof on chine paper, mounted at the corners on brown wove paper. Margins. 7.5 x 6.5 cm. Condition A (good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
233 - Marco RICCI (1676 - 1730) (after) - "Urban landscape with a bridge". 1743. Etching engraved by Davide Antonio FOSSATTI (1708-1795). Proof on watermarked laid paper, published in Venice. Plate 16 in a series of 24 landscapes after Marco Ricci, dedicated to Count Algarotti. Small margins. 25.8 x 37 cm. A/B condition (rare small stains, slight trace of insolation in upper right corner).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
234 - Marco RICCI (1676 - 1730) (after) - "Landscape, two two-horse carriages at the foot of the steps leading to a Gothic church, men playing bowls". 1743. Etching engraved by Davide Antonio FOSSATTI (1708-1795). Proof on watermarked laid paper, published in Venice. Plate 22 in a series of 24 landscapes after Marco Ricci, dedicated to Count Algarotti. Small margins. 25.7 x 36.5 cm. Condition B (a few light stains).
Estimate €150 - €200 -
235 - David TENIERS le jeune (1610-1690) (after) - "Blanchisserie, VI ème vue de Flandre". Etching and burin engraving by Jacques Philippe LE BAS (1707-1783). Proof of a late print, on wove paper. Framed piece. 53 x 73 cm for the engraving. 66 x 86 cm the frame. Condition A (not examined outside its frame, good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
236 - David TENIERS the Younger (1610-1690) (after) - "The 4th Flemish Festival". Etching and burin engraving by Jacques Philippe LE BAS (1707-1783). Proof of a late print, on wove paper. Framed piece. 54 x 69 cm for the engraving. 64 x 79 cm the frame. Condition B/C (not examined outside its frame, some minor spotting).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
237 - Antoine WATTEAU (1684 - 1721) - "Diane at the bath". 18th century. Etching and burin by Pierre AVELINE (1702-1760). Proof of the final state, with the letter, on laid paper. Ref: Ch. Le Blanc, T.I, n°12. In Paris, chez Gersaint Md, pont Notre-Dame and chez Surugue, rue des Noyers vis-à-vis S. Yves. Coated on verso with the collector's mark of L.A. de Vries (Lugt not described). Small margins. 32.7 x 40 cm. Condition B (slight trace of a vertical fold, a previously restored tear on the right ed
Estimate €100 - €200 -
238 - JAPANESE PRINT - Utagawa HIROSHIGE I (1797–1858) - "Sudden Shower on the Shin-Ohashi Bridge." 1857. Woodblock print, printed in color on Japanese paper. Signed "Hiroshige ga". Published by Uwoya Eikichi. Print from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei)". Oban tate-e. 36.8 x 24.5 cm. Grade A (some marginal foxing and foxing on the reverse, overall in good condition).
Result €1,750Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
239 - ART NOUVEAU POSTER - BICYCLETTE - Gaston NOURY (1865 - 1936) - "GLADIATOR" (bicycle). 1897. Lithograph in colors. Original poster. Signed in the plate. Imprimerie Bourgerie & Cie. Not canvas-backed. Folded. 130 x 95 cm. Condition C/D (missing lower right, a few tears at fold intersections and a few tears reaching the subject, stains).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
240 - AFFICHE VELO - L.E. JARDON (after) - "Advertising poster for Clément brand velocipedes". c.1896. Color lithograph by BAYSAC. Original poster. Printed by J. Kossuth & Cie, Paris. Not canvas-backed. Folded. 130 x 95 cm. A/B condition (a few tears at fold intersections, small holes and tears on left edge).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
241 - AFFICHE VELO - ART NOUVEAU - Maurice DEVILLE (1860-1939) - "Advertising poster for HUMBER bicycles, 19 rue du 4 septembre, Paris". Lithograph in colors (2 EXEMPLAIRES). Original poster. Printed by G. Bataille, Paris. Not canvas-backed. Folded. Original advertising poster for Humber cycles, British manufacturer of high-end bicycles founded by Thomas Humber (1841-1910), nicknamed "the aristocrat of bicycles". 130 x 94 cm each. B/C condition (one torn and missing in the middle; few small tears at f
Result €340Estimate €300 - €500 -
242 - POSTER by Jules CHERET (1836-1932) - "QUINQUINA DUBONNET, Apéritif dans tous les cafés". c.1896. Color lithograph. Printed by Chaix, Paris. Not backed. Folded. 60 x 41.5 cm. A/B condition (some foxing on edges and verso).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
243 - LOT of 12 AFFICHES - Louis GALICE (1864-1935) - [Men singing, playing the piano and dancing]. c.1900. Lithographs in color. Set of 8 copies. Uncoated. Folded in half. 40 x 62 cm approx. each. A/B condition (a few short marginal tears, otherwise good condition). Attached is a poster in 4 plates by Louis GALICE: "L'Enfant du Miracle". Color lithograph. Approx. 62 x 40 cm each. C/D condition (lacks and traces of moisture on the right reaching the subject). Set of 12 pieces.
Estimate €80 - €100 -
244 - POSTER - HUGO D'ALESI (1849-1906) - "URIAGE LES BAINS, P.L.M (ISERE), de Paris à Gières-Uriage". c.1890. Lithograph printed in color. Original poster. Signed in the plate. Printed by A. Bellier & Cie, Paris, Bordeaux. Not backed. Folded. F. Hugo d'Alesi's artistic legacy is considerable, particularly in the late 19th century, when he produced numerous tourist posters for railway companies. 105 x 73 cm. C/D condition (damaged, some folds and tears).
Estimate €300 - €400 -
245 - POSTER - HUGO D'ALESI (1849-1906) - "ROCAMADOUR MONTVALENT (LOT)- Chemin de fer d'Orléans, Ligne de Brive à Toulouse près de Capdenac". c.1900. Color lithograph. Original poster. Signed in the plate. Printed by Courmont Frères. Not backed. Folded. F. Hugo d'Alesi's artistic legacy is considerable, particularly in the late 19th century, when he produced numerous tourist posters for railway companies. 106 x 75 cm. Condition B (a few tears at the folds, the lower part dusty, a few stains and fo
Result €300Estimate €300 - €400 -
246 - POSTER - Jules CHERET (1836-1932) - "CACAO LHARA". c.1897. Color lithograph by Jules CHERET. 2 copies. Not canvas-backed. Folded. 124 x 88 cm & 120 x 88 cm. Condition B/C (a few edge tears and three large folds reaching the subject for one; two small tears at the fold crossings and at the level of a fold, rare scattered foxing, rare short edge tears for the second). Set of 2 pieces.
Estimate €300 - €400 -
247 - POSTER - PAL (1855-1942) - CHEMINS DE FER DE L'EST - "LUXEUIL LES BAINS, 8h. from Paris at the foot of the Vosges" (HAUTE-SAÔNE). 1897. Color lithograph. Original poster. Signed in the plate. Faucon, Office de publicité artistique, 191 avenue du Maine, (Paris). Not canvas-backed. Folded. 120 x 81.5 cm. Condition A/B (small tears sometimes at fold crossings).
Estimate €300 - €500 -
248 - TOURISM POSTER (ALLIER) - Jean SALA (1869 - 1918) - "VICHY, 6 heures de Paris" (the Célestins spring, the Grand Casino, the Hospital, or the Grande Grille spring). c.1895. Color lithograph. Original poster. Signed and dated in the plate. Printed by Vieillemard & ses fils, Paris. Not backed. Folded. This poster highlights the city's assets, including its historic architecture, casino and picturesque beaches. 130 x 92 cm. Condition A (a few small tears at the fold intersections, small tears a
Result €360Estimate €300 - €500 -
249 - LOT of 3 POSTERS - "KALODONT, American toothpaste". Color lithograph. Printed by Charles Verneau. Not backed. Folded. 56 x 37 cm each. Condition B (slight traces of moisture and rare short tears at edges). Set of 3 posters.
Result €100Estimate €100 - €200 -
250 - LOT OF 5 AFFICHES: 1-Alfred CHOUBRAC (1853-1902) - "Ch. BARET [Tournée]". c.1898. Color lithograph. Original poster. Printed by Massias. Not backed. Folded. 120 x 85 cm. A/B condition (rare tears at folds). 2- BONNAL-TAREL - "CELMAS". Color lithograph. Original poster. Signed in the plate. Printed by Omer Henry, Paris. Not backed. Folded. 120 x 80 cm. A/B condition (a few short tears at the edges, good overall condition). 3- Gaston GIRBAL (1888 - 1978) - "ALIBERT". c.1930. 30 x 39 cm. A/B condi
Estimate €150 - €200
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