Autumn Leaves: Prints and Drawings
Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 14:00
9 rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
292 lots
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1 - SET OF 5 ANTIQUE PRINTS: 1—Portrait of a Woman by BELLAY, printed and published by Goupil. 56.5 x 45 cm. 2-"The Flight of Daedalus and Icarus from the Island of Crete to Sicily." Engraving after Jules Romain. 54 x 42 cm. Full-sheet mount. 3-The Sibyls. 1838. Engraving after Raphael, by M. DIEN. 46 x 74.5 cm. 4-Venus Caressing Cupid. Engraved by PORPORATI, after P. Battoni. 57 x 45 cm. 5-Futile Resistance. Engraved by N.F. Regnault after Fragonard. 50 x 67 cm. Condition B/C. Set of 5 plates.
Estimate €30 - €50 -
2 - PLANISPHERE - "A New and Accurate Map of the World in 1626". Modern map printed on metal foil. Framed piece. 13.5 x 17.4 cm for the image. 22 x 26.5 cm for the frame. Condition A (not examined outside of its frame, in excellent condition).
Estimate €20 - €30 -
3 - UNION OF THE PEOPLES OF THE EARTH, Universal Instruction. 19th century. Lithograph by N. THOMAS (1804–1879), in original colors. Vellum paper. Signed on the plate. Caption listing the nationalities and roles depicted in full-length portraits. A beautiful allegorical print. 47.8 x 62 cm. Condition A/B (trace of a vertical fold down the center, rare tears that were previously restored and reinforced along the edges, and one in the middle of the subject).
Estimate €250 - €300 -
4 - MOROCCO - TANGIER - "The Moors of Tangier." 19th century. Lithographic facsimile by Alfred Robaut, after Eugène DELACROIX. Print on applied China paper, printed by Alfred Robaut in Douai. Printed for the “Gazette des Beaux-Arts.” Margins. 18.2 x 27 cm. Condition A/B (a few light foxing spots in the margins; subject in good condition).
Estimate €40 - €60 -
5 - MOROCCO - MAP OF MOROCCO - BLAEU - ORTELIUS - "Fezzae et MAROCCHI regna Africae celeberrima". [Fez and Morocco, the most famous kingdoms of Africa, as described by Abraham Ortelius]. 17th century. Engraved map in original colors. Layered paper. Title cartouche in the lower left corner. Latin text on the reverse. Margins. Based on the cartographic work of Abraham Ortelius, this map provides a detailed illustration of one of the most famous regions of Africa in the 17th century. 46.5 x 56.5 cm. Co
Estimate €120 - €150 -
6 - MOROCCO - MAP OF THE Kingdom of MOROCCO - MERCATOR - J. HONDIUS - "Fessae et Marocchi, Regna." Early 17th century. Engraved map on laid paper. Text in French on the reverse. Margins. 22 x 28 cm. Condition A (one printing crease on the right, in excellent condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
7 - MOROCCO - PORTRAIT of the KING of FEZ and MOROCCO - "Il re di Fez et Marocco." 17th century. Engraving after Claude VIGNON. Ref.: I.F.F. 17th century, no. 88. Print on laid paper, published by François Langlois. Plate from a series depicting various kings and philosophers. Small margins at the top and bottom. 23.7 x 16 cm. Condition B/C (cropped inside the subject on the left and right).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
8 - SUDAN - "A Girl from Sennar Grinding Corn." 19th century. Lithograph after Dutertre. Print with letter, on vellum paper, printed by C. Motte. Margins. 23.7 x 31 cm. Condition A (traces of previous mounting on the reverse at the corners, visible on the front; trace of a slight diagonal crease in the upper left corner; in good condition).
Estimate €50 - €80 -
9 - UNITED STATES - NEW YORK - "Street in New York." 1974. Original lithograph by Jean CARZOU (1907–2000), printed in color. Beautiful print on Arches vellum paper, bearing the dry stamp of the publisher GALERIE R.G. MICHEL (1912–2021), a print dealer in Paris (Lugt 5834). Full margins. Excellent condition. 75.5 x 58 cm. Grade A (rare small spots on the left margin; otherwise in excellent condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
10 - RUSSIA - "CATHERINE II, who has just been recognized as EMPRESS OF ALL RUSSIA." 1797. Etching and burin engraving by Giuliano ZULIANI, after Pietro Antonio NOVELLI (1729–1804). Proof with the letter and the title in Italian and French, on laid paper. Published by A. ZATTA. Margins. 37.2 x 41.2 cm. Condition B (marked creases, partially cut along the edge of the copper plate mark on the left; otherwise in good overall condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
11 - RUSSIA - REMONDINI - (SQUARE IN ST. PETERSBURG) - "Drawing of a square in PETERSBURG, Russia." PERSPECTIVAL VIEW, circa 1760. Etching in period colors. Print on laid paper. Title in Latin and Spanish. Margins. 32.5 x 47 cm. Condition A/B (margin on the bottom edge of the copper plate, margins on the other sides, three short tears in the margins, rare small creases and scattered spots, good overall condition).
Estimate €200 - €400 -
12 - RUSSIA - OPTICAL VIEW - ST. PETERSBURG - "View of the Magnificent Gallery of St. Petersburg in Russia." Between 1760 and 1780. Etching in period colors. Print on laid paper, with the address "In Paris at Mondhare (1734–1799), Rue St. Jacques, at the Hôtel Saumur." Margins. 31 x 46.2 cm. Grade A (rare small spots on the reverse, in good condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
13 - MAP OF THE HOLY LAND ACCORDING TO J. TIRINUS - "Chorographia Terrae sanctae in Augustiorem formam redacta et ex varis auctoribus a multis erroribus expurgata," by Jacobus Tirinus. 17th century. Illustrated engraved map. Printed on two joined sheets (laid paper with a star watermark). Legend in Latin. At the bottom, there is an oval plan of ancient JERUSALEM and vignettes of sacred objects: a menorah, the Ark of the Covenant, the altar of sacrifice, the Tabernacle, as well as a plan and elevation
Estimate €300 - €400 -
14 - PERSIA - PORTRAIT of the Great Nogai of Persia - "Il gran NOGAY DI PERSIA." 17th century. Engraving after Claude VIGNON. Ref.: I.F.F. 17th century, no. 76. Print on laid paper, published by François Langlois. Plate from a series depicting various kings and philosophers. 22.2 x 15.7 cm. Condition B/C (trimmed inside the subject on three sides, margin at the bottom).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
15 - TURKEY - Portrait of SULTAN HIBRAIM I (1640–1648), Great Emperor of the Turks and Muslims, the sole survivor of the Ottoman dynasty. 18th century. Etching and burin engraving by Nicolas Cochin the Elder. Layered paper. Margins. 20.5 x 16.5 cm. Condition A (slight minor handling marks in the margins, in good condition).
Estimate €70 - €90 -
16 - TURKEY - MELLING - CONSTANTINOPLE - ISTANBUL - "View of Kara-Aghatch, at the far end of the harbor. No. 18." 1819. Etching engraved by PILLEMENT, finished by Duparc, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series "Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and the Shores of the Bosporus, based on drawings by Mr. Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III and draftsman to the Sultana Hadidge, his sister." Margins. 65 x 99 cm. Condition B/C (trac
Estimate €250 - €300 -
17 - TURKEY - MELLING - CONSTANTINOPLE - ISTANBUL - "Interior of a parlor in the palace of Sultana Hadidge, sister of Selim III." 1819. Etching engraved by Duplessis-Bertaux & Desmaisons, finished by Dupréel, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series "Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and along the Banks of the Bosphorus, based on drawings by Mr. Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III, and draftsman to Sultana Hadidge, his sis
Estimate €250 - €300 -
18 - TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of HOUNTKIAR-ISKELESI, Scale of the Sublime Sultan." 1819. Etching engraved by PILLEMENT, finished by Née, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Print with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series "Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and the Banks of the Bosphorus, based on drawings by Mr. Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III and draftsman to his sister, Sultana Hadidge." Depiction of Hünkâr İskelesi (the Sultan’s pier or landing st
Estimate €250 - €300 -
19 - TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of AINALI-KAVAK near the Arsenal inside the Port of CONSTANTINOPLE." 1819. Etching after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series "Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and the Shores of the Bosphorus, based on drawings by Mr. Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III, and draftsman to the Sultana Hadidge, his sister." The print depicts the Aïnali-Kavak neighborhood near the naval arsenal, located with
Estimate €250 - €300 -
20 - TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "Third View of the BOSPHORUS Taken from KANDILLY." 1819. Etching engraved by Schroeder & Le Rouge, finished by Duparc, after a drawing by Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series "Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and the Shores of the Bosphorus, based on drawings by Mr. Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III and draftsman to the Sultana Hadidge, his sister." Margins. 65 x 97 cm. Condition C/D (tra
Estimate €250 - €300 -
21 - TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of KEFFELI-KIEUI and part of BUYUK-DERE." 1819. Etching engraved by Cardano, finished by Née, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series "Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and the Shores of the Bosphorus, based on drawings by Mr. Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III and draftsman to the Sultana Hadidge, his sister." Margins. 65 x 98.5 cm. Condition B/C (trace of an original vertical cente
Estimate €250 - €300 -
22 - TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "The Buyuk-Dere Meadow, on the European shore of the Bosphorus, four leagues from Constantinople." 1819. Etching engraved by Pillement Fils, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series "Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and the Shores of the Bosphorus, based on drawings by Mr. Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III and draftsman to his sister, Sultana Hadidge." Margins. 65 x 98 cm. Condition C/D (t
Estimate €250 - €300 -
23 - POLAND - MAP OF POLAND - "La POLONIA divisa ne suoi Palatinati tratta dall' Atlante Polacco del Sig. Rizzi ZANONI," 1799, Venice: Antonio ZATTA (1730–1804). Engraved map. Watermarked laid paper (letters J.V). Title cartouche in the upper left corner. 33.7 x 41.7 cm. Condition B (traces of old folds; partially cut along the square line on the left and at the copper mark on the right; generally in good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
24 - MALTA - 2 PORTRAITS of "Nicolo Isouard of MALTA (1773–1818), the Order’s last Master of the Chapel" (famous Maltese composer). 1-The first, circa 1800–1820. Etched and aquatinted by Edme QUENEDEY (1756–1830). Print on vellum paper, with the inscription “For sale at Quenedey, 15 Rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs, Paris.” Margins from the copper plate. 22.8 x 16.8 cm. Condition B/C (trimmed to the copper plate’s edge, water stain at the bottom and on the left margin, a few scattered foxing
Estimate €150 - €200 -
25 - CRETE - "Perspective view of the Isle of CANDIE in the Mediterranean Sea". 18th century. Engraving in old colors. Proof on laid paper, with address "A Paris chez Jacques Chereau rue St Jacques au-dessus de la Fontaine St Séverin aux 2 Colonnes n°257". Copper margins. 25 x 39.3 cm. Condition A (generally good).
Estimate €70 - €90 -
26 - ITALY - VERONA - PERSPECTIVE VIEW - "Perspective view of the interior of the Verona Theater in Italy." c. 1780. Etching in period colors. Print on laid paper, bearing Daumont’s address. Margins. 32.5 x 49 cm. Condition A (excellent condition).
Estimate €150 - €300 -
27 - ITALY - VENICE - PROBST - "Section of the Grand Canal beyond the Jewish Bridge in VENICE / Parte del Canale Grande verso il ponte dei Eibri di VENEZIA." 18th-century perspective view. Etching in period colors. Print on watermarked laid paper, with the address "Georg. Balth. Probst excud. Au V". Title in Latin, French, Italian, and German. Margins. 33.2 x 44 cm. Condition A/B (a few stains and foxing, mainly along the edges; slight signs of handling).
Estimate €150 - €300 -
28 - ITALY - ETNA - SICILY - [View of Mount Etna]. 19th century. Gouache on paper, titled. 45.5 x 65 cm. Condition A/B (formerly mounted, slight signs of handling, some restorations and creases).
Estimate €400 - €600 -
29 - "Veduta della Fiancata situata a MEZZOGIORNO" (Southern Wall of the Gallery of the Farnese Palace in Rome). c. 1777. Engraved by Giovanni Volpato (1740–1803), after drawings by L. Tesco & F. Panini. Colored print. Margins. 47 x 85 cm. Condition B (slightly sun-faded, one scratch and a small hole extending into the subject; formerly mounted along the edges onto the back of a frame).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
30 - SPAIN - PYRENEES - "Isard Hunter on the MALADETTA." 1834. Original lithograph by Edouard PINGRET (1785–1869), hand-colored. Print on vellum paper, printed by Lemercier, Benard & Cie; and published by Gihaut frères. Plate No. 33 from the album *Costumes of the Pyrenees*. Margins. 36 x 27.5 cm. Condition A (rare minor signs of handling in the margins; in good condition).
Estimate €70 - €90 -
31 - MADEIRA - PORTUGAL - "Map of the Harbor of FUNCHAL, the Islands of Madeira, PORTO SANTO, and the Salvages, and the Island of GOREE," by Mr. BONNE, Engineer - Naval Hydrographer. 18th century. Engraved map. Lay paper. Margins. 29 x 42.5 cm. Condition A/B (rare signs of handling in the margins, trace of an original vertical fold down the center).
Estimate €40 - €60 -
32 - ENGLAND - LONDON - REMONDINI - (Monument commemorating the tragic fire of 1666 in LONDON) - "View of the monument erected in memory of the tragic fire of the year MDCLXVI in London." PERSPECTIVICAL VIEW, circa 1760. Etching in period colors. Print on laid paper. Title in Latin and Spanish. Margins. 34 x 45.2 cm. Condition A/B (foxing and stains in the margins and on the reverse; subject slightly affected).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
33 - SWITZERLAND - "VIEGE (VISP) with Monte Rosa, in the Canton of Valais." c. 1830. Charcoal drawing, probably by William H. Bartlett (1809–1854), on laid paper, unsigned. 25.8 x 38 cm. Condition A (one light foxing spot in the sky; otherwise in good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
34 - CARTE DE France divisée en ses Provinces où l'on a joint les Routes de Paris aux principales Villes du Royaume [...] par Mr l'Abbé Clouet de l'Académie Royale des Sciences de Rouen. 1770. Engraved map with colored boundaries. laid paper. A Paris, chez le Sr Mondhare rue St Jacques à l'Hôtel Saumur. All margins. 58.5 x 83 cm. Condition A (two stains and rare marks of handling in the margins, otherwise good condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
35 - PARIS (75) - PANTHEON - “La rue du haut pavé in Paris.” 19th arrondissement. Original etching by Lucien GAUTIER (1850–1925). Proof with letter, on laid paper. Printed by Eudes and published by L’Art. Margins. 41 x 28.5 cm. Condition B/C (foxing and sun damage in the margins and on the reverse; the subject itself is largely unaffected).
Estimate €50 - €80 -
36 - PARIS (75) - "Quai de l'Ecole and de la MEGISSERIE." 1851. Etching by Adolphe-Martial Potémont (known as Martial, 1827–1883). Proof with letter, on mounted China paper. Signed with the artist’s initials in pointillist style beneath the subject. Printed by Beillet, in Paris. Good margins. 35.5 x 51.8 cm. Condition B/C (foxing spots, creases, and short tears in the margins; margins slightly dusty; numerous foxing spots on the reverse; rare foxing spots extending to the edges of the subject).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
37 - PARIS (75) - “L’Estacade, Paris.” 19th arrondissement. Original etching engraved by Henri PAILLARD (1844–1912). Signed with a point in the plate. Pre-print proof, on Arches laid paper. Full margins. 36.8 x 55 cm. Condition A (margins and reverse very slightly and partially sun-faded, a short tear in the lower margin, good overall condition).
Estimate €90 - €120 -
38 - PARIS (75) - OPTICAL VIEW - WEAPONS - "View of the Interior of the Paris Arms Depot." c. 1785. Etching in period colors. Print on watermarked laid paper, with the address "In Paris at Basset, Rue St. Jacques in Sainte-Geneviève." Margins. 30.5 x 43.5 cm. Condition A (very slight trace of a vertical fold down the center, rare spots on the reverse and in the mount, slight signs of handling, good overall condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
39 - PARIS (75) - "View of the City of Paris from the NAPOLEON Lantern (or Demosthenes Lantern) in the Garden of St. Cloud." c. 1820. Colored etching by Johann Adam Klein. Print with text in French, on vellum paper, bearing the address “In Vienna at Artaria & Co.” Margins. 49.5 x 76 cm. Condition A/B (print slightly sun-faded, rare short marginal tears).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
40 - PARIS AND ITS RUINS - SET OF 13 LITHOGRAPHS. 19th century. Selected titles: The Quays of Paris; The Sainte-Chapelle; Château de Saint-Cloud; Palais des Tuileries; City Hall; La Villette Docks... Prints on vellum paper, printed by Charpentier in Nantes and Paris. All with margins. Approximately 33.5 x 48.5 cm per sheet. Condition A/B (minor foxing on the margins of a few sheets; otherwise in good overall condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
41 - PARIS - MERIAN - SET of 16 17th-century engravings. Selected titles: Château de Rincy; St. Sauveur Church; Arcueil Aqueduct; Meudon Cave... Prints on laid paper. All with margins. Approximately 29 x 35 cm each for 14 engravings—approximately 32 x 20 cm each for the others. Condition B (trace of original vertical center fold, slight signs of sun damage, and occasionally some marginal foxing).
Estimate €60 - €80 -
42 - PARIS (75) - [View of the banks of the Seine in Paris]. c. 1920. Original DRAWING by Albert MARQUET (1875–1947), on paper. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. 20.5 x 27.3 cm. Condition A/B (small water stain on the upper edge of the sheet; otherwise in good condition).
Estimate €100 - €200 -
43 - CORSICA & PROVENCE - 19 NAUTICAL CHARTS of the French coasts, some of which are printed in color. Between 1950 and 1986. A few titles: "Cap CORSE Peninsula"; "Bouches de BONIFACIO"; "Corsica from Cap Muro to Cap de Feno"; "From MARSEILLE to the ISLAND OF ELBA"; "Gulf of MARSEILLE"; "Gulf of FOS"; "Bay of LA CIOTAT"... Engraved maps published by the Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service. All with margins and folded in half. Approximately 74 x 105 cm each. Included is a color map of
Estimate €60 - €80 -
44 - "MONACO, view from La Turbie." 19th century. Original graphite drawing, likely by Félix BENOIST. Vellum paper. Inscribed in gray pencil in the lower left and right corners. Another drawing of La Turbie on the reverse, unsigned. 23.5 x 32 cm - Condition B (Rare, tiny pinholes along the edges and a few small stains; small hole caused by ink in the center)
Estimate €250 - €300 -
45 - MONACO - MAP of the Principality of Monaco - VALLARDI - "Carta topografica dell'ex PRINCIPATO di MONACO." 1868. Engraved map with colored boundaries. Vellum paper. Published by Dr. Francesco Vallardi in Milan. In the lower right corner is a site plan of the city of Monaco. Margins. 59 x 40.8 cm. Condition A (good condition).
Estimate €200 - €300 -
46 - ALLIER (03) - MOULINS - "The Château de MOULINS in the 16th Century" (Castle of the Dukes of Bourbon). c. 1886. Lithographed by L. COURTIN. Velin paper. Printed by Et. Auclaire in Moulins. Plate from the “Revue Bourbonnaise.” Margins. 24.5 x 32 cm. Condition A/B (slight trace of an old vertical fold down the center, good overall condition).
Estimate €80 - €100 -
47 - ALPES-MARITIMES (06) - "NICE, view from Villa Venanson." 19th century. Original DRAWING by Félix Benoist (1818–1896) in graphite, lightly highlighted with white gouache, on unbleached vellum paper (two sheets joined by the artist). PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph titled "NICE, view from the Villa Venanson," for the album "NICE AND SAVOY" published in 1864 by Charpentier. Inscribed “Nice, view from the Villa Venanson” in gray pencil in the lower left corner. Provenance: Collection
Estimate €250 - €300 -
48 - ALPES-MARITIMES (06) - "Women and Fishermen of NICE: Ponchettes Beach in Nice." 19th century. Original DRAWING by Félix Benoist (1818–1896) in graphite, highlighted with white gouache, on tracing paper. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph titled "Women and Fishermen of Nice: Ponchettes Beach in Nice," for the album "NICE AND SAVOY" published in 1864 by Charpentier. Original preparatory drawing with numerous handwritten annotations in pencil by the artist, including “the women generally
Estimate €400 - €600 -
49 - ALPES-MARITIMES (06) - "Waterfall at the Bottom of the DARK VALLEYS near NICE." 19th century. Original DRAWING by Félix Benoist (1818–1896) in graphite on vellum paper. Provenance: Collection of the Charpentier studio, directed by Pierre-Henri (1788–1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806–1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854 onward). 31 x 23.5 cm. Condition A (a short tear along the top edge; otherwise in excellent condition).
Estimate €120 - €150 -
50 - ALPES-MARITIMES (06) - "View of NICE from the Sea." 19th century. Lithographed by J. LUCAS, after the painting by Louis GARNERAY (1783–1857). Print on vellum paper. Printed by Suchet fils. Margins. 24 x 43.2 cm. Condition B/C (light foxing, adhesive residue on the reverse).
Estimate €150 - €200
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