NEW ACQUISITIONS
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Catalog of ancient and modern painters.
2 500€Important handwritten dictionary containing over 2,000 entries on painters and engravers from the Renaissance to the early 19th century.
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BRÈS (Jean-Pierre)
Autographed collection of poems, articles, stories and short stories, notably for the Journal des Dames et des Modes.
1 500€Humorous and romantic manuscripts by this pioneer of children’s books.
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LAMENNAIS (Félicité de La Mennais dit)
Collection of autograph reading notes on Mahometism and the Koran, as well as writings from his youth.
3 000€Important autograph record of the study of Mahometism and the Koran by the very Catholic Félicité de La Mennais (1782-1854).
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DULUD (Jacques-Michel)
Collection comprising a binding and a framed piece by Jacques-Michel Dulud, a specialist in ornamental leather.
2 000€Two rare examples of creations by inventor and decorator Jacques-Michel Dulud (1809-1884), a specialist in embossed leather and a patented supplier to the Emperor.
on display
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A butterfly hunter’s album.
2 800€Charming and curious album by a butterfly hunter, containing 76 pairs of finely arranged and glued wings, completed with the body of each butterfly in gouache.
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Lithographed poster for the Bal de l’Opéra.
3 800€Huge lithographed poster for a ball at the Opéra Garnier, by painter and poster artist Edouard Charles Lucas (1866-1925) aka Charle Lucas.
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Set of original drawings of observations of the Littrow lunar region.
2 800€Charming suite of seven drawings of Moon observations by astronomer and selenographer Maurice Darney (1882-1958).
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GIDE (André)
Le roi Candaule.
2 500€Beautiful binding by Yvonne Roulier, offering a very rare specimen of Art Deco binding decorated with a cloisonné enamel plate specially executed for its decoration.
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