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Collector's Items, Collectibles

20th Century


Objet De Curiosité Médical : Kollmann Dilator From Drapier

Very nice straight Kollmann dilator for the anterior urethra, made by the Parisian company Drapier. This instrument was used to dilate urethral stenosis, blennorrhagia. The material used is nickeline[...]

Period: 20th century

160 €

Roland Engerand / Ferdinand Dubreuil: Honoré De Balzac, Human Comedy In The Garden Of France

Roland Engerand/Ferdinand Dubreuil. HONORÉ DE BALZAC, LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE DANS LE JARDIN DE FRANCE . Texte de Roland Engerand. Gravures originales de Ferdinand Dubreuil. En feuilles sous emballage[...]

Period: 20th century

145 €

Girard (ernest) - Tales And Remarks Of An Arboisian. Madame Chapeau's Printing Press, 1909.

GIRARD (Ernest) - Tales and remarks of an Arboisian. Arbois, Madame Chapeau's printing press, 1909; in-8, XVIII-293 pp., red half-cloth binding, smooth spine, marbled edges. Preface by Firmin Javel.

Period: 20th century

100 €
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Notebooks Of Songs By Jean Lapipe.... 1939 Illustrations Stencils Joseph Camus

. SONG BOOKS by Jean Lapipe, Quartermaster aboard the Pétulante, and Jean Louis Postollec, Helmsman aboard the Finette, under the command of Frigate Captain Count Bossoir de Paravane. Stencils by Jea[...]

Period: 20th century

230 €

- 54 Art Deco Plates - Jean Virette Interior Decorator Catalog From 1928 -

- Note several defects for this catalog which included 56 plates during the edition and which lost 2 of them, numbers 20 and 33 - - Then, the numbers 19 + 21 + 22 + 23 are not clean at all, they had t[...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

- 1950 ' S French Design Decorators - Knoll, Mategot, Royere, Klein Etc. -

- very good condition also for this second binder of 48 boards from the "ENSEMBLES MOBILIERS" edition - - the folder is in good condition, very slight traces of handling - - the first photo of our edi[...]

Period: 20th century

180 €

[gastronomy] - Weber-dresden (jm Erich) - Praktische Konditorei-kunst. 1928.

[GASTRONOMY] - WEBER-DRESDEN (JM Erich) - Praktische Konditorei-Kunst. Pra-Ko-Ku. Das grosse Konditorei-Fachbuch der Welt. Dresden, Internationaler Fachverlag JM Erich Weber, Radebeul-Dresden, 1928; f[...]

Period: 20th century

250 €
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Ife Kingdom (nigeria) - Bronze Dignitary Head - 44 Cm

Kingdom of Ife (Nigeria) Bronze dignitary head H 44 cm

Period: 20th century

380 €

Mate's Snuff Box

Boxwood snuff box representing a deer leather tanner.  A couple of recumbent stags frame this scene.

Period: 20th century

480 €

Tin Toy

Sheet metal pedal sulky from the 1950s, child's toy from a beach in Royan. It has its original colors To report a depression on the back of the horse (see photo).

Period: 20th century

950 €

Ancien Et Original Moulin à Café En Fer Blanc Riveté Début XX Eme Art Populaire

Tres charmant et ancien moulin à café en fer blanc avec une ouverture par le dessous. Métal riveté avec une tres belle patine Bel objet d'art populaire en tres bon état, époque vers 1920 Dimension [...]

Period: 20th century

120 €

Chokwe Mask Democratic Republic Of The Congo Or Angola

Interesting model of Tchokwé mask, quite rustic, not in the models that are frequently found. Height 25 cm, remains of wooden and wicker frame, wear, knocks.

Period: 20th century

450 €

Gallery Louise Leiris - André Masson. Recent Paintings. 1968, Lithographed Cover.

LOUISE LEIRIS GALLERY - André Masson. Recent paintings and continuation of the twelve drawings of a mythical autobiography. Paris, Louise Leiris Gallery, 1968; in-4, about 60 pp., paperback, folded co[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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Mali Porte Diogon

Like pillars, shutters and ladders, in African art, the Dogon also produced granary or hut doors. There are most often cosmogonic representations such as Nommo (primordial characters), Kanaga or Sirig[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Yam Mask - Papua New Guinea - First Half Of The 20th Century

Yam Mask  Abelam culture, Maprik region, Papua New Guinea First half of the 20th century Wood and pigments H. 89 ; L 37 ; Th 30 cm    (old accidents) Important wooden mask carved into an anthr[...]

Period: 20th century

3 200 €

African Tribal Art - Kuba Bwoom Mask (museum Of Boston) Democratic Republic Of The Congo

African Tribal Art Kuba Bwoom Mask (Museum of Boston) Democratic Republic of Congo Kuba People - 20th Century This audacious helmet mask was used during initiations and other ceremonies related to the[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Silver, Mother-of-pearl And Silk Umbrella Art Nouveau

Umbrella, silver handle marked Sterling fine American Art Nouveau period Decorated with irises and tulips, mother-of-pearl plates The holey fabric needs to be changed Note: a dent in the knob

Period: 20th century

120 €

Copy Of 'the Adventures Of King Pausole'

Printed on the presses of Le Vasseur et Cie, 1947. Numbered edition, limited to 500 copies, 1 of 400 on vellum by Lana à la forme. It's number 349. 20 superb original color engravings by Bécat. [...]

Period: 20th century

180 €
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Fali Doll (kirdi Dowayo) Cameroon

very fine example of a cameroon fali or dowayo doll it is made of a patinated bone of glass beads and long bunches of cowries symbol of fertility and femininity these long rows of cowries are unusual [...]

Period: 20th century

450 €

Louise Leiris Gallery - André Masson. Paintings 1960-1961. Pin.

LOUISE LEIRIS GALLERY - André Masson. Paintings 1960-1961. Paris, Louise Leiris Gallery, 1962; in-8 square, about 50 pp., paperback, folded cover. With a cover by André Masson printed in lithography.[...]

Period: 20th century

80 €
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- No. III Exhibition 1925 Decorative Arts - Fixed Decoration Of Architecture -

- Very good conservation for this N° 3 of the general reports - claase 2 to 6 - close to new, untrimmed and uncut, which prevents us from showing a photo of the title page, as well as that of the tabl[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Maternity Dogon Mali

Beautiful Dogon maternity, hard and light wood (honey colour), height 45 cm, base, beautiful patina of use. The austere and hieratic air, it is the authoritarian, powerful and dignified mother who is [...]

Period: 20th century

700 €

Attic Door Dogon Mali

Beautiful Dogon mali cereal granary door. With the fetish animal the lizard, height 37 cm, wear... It's quite rare to find authentic ones, here's one! 

Period: 20th century

600 €

Mossi "biga" Burkina Faso

mossi biga burkina faso completely wrapped in leather the features of the face show through under the leather from Guy van rijn (archivist of the yale and ahdrc archives)

Period: 20th century

200 €
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[sending Dedicace] Pieyre De Mandiargues - Marc Chagall + Signed Lithograph.

PIEYRE de MANDIARGUES (André) - [CHAGALL (Marc)]. Chagall. Sl, Maeght Publisher, (1975). Flight. in square in-4 format (286 x 297 mm) of 211 pp. Edition binding of full lemon percaline, under illustra[...]

Period: 20th century

4 500 €

N'gbaka Fetish Statue Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Rare Ngbaka statue, also called Nbaka, Bwaka or Mbaka, height 37 cm, beaded eyes, beautiful and significant greasy brown patina. We see the scarifications from the top of the forehead to the tip of th[...]

Period: 20th century

600 €

Fernier (robert) - The Life And Work Of Gustave Courbet. Catalog Raisonné 1819-1877. 1977.

FERNIER (Robert) - The life and work of Gustave Courbet. Catalog raisonné 1819-1877. Lausanne and Paris, Wildenstein Foundation and La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1977; folio, 281 + 379 pp., editor's full [...]

Period: 20th century

1 200 €
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1970s Gasoline Pump

Shell brand petrol pump, from the 1970s with spout marking the overall volume and the liter per service, aluminum and bronze nozzle, interesting small card.

Period: 20th century

1 700 €

Doll Molds

Molds for the heads and legs of dolls, around 1900, in bronze, allowed the manufacture of the different parts of a plastic doll, an original and very decorative object, price per piece.

Period: 20th century

420 €

Terrestrial Globe, World Map By J. Forest Early Twentieth

Terrestrial globe by J. Forest, edited by Girard, Barrère and Thomas, light wood and aluminum base, very good condition.

Period: 20th century

350 €

Dupré - Romantic Ride. The Duchess Of Berry. The Round Table, 1946, Numbered Copy.

DUPRÉ (Gilbert) - Romantic ride. The Duchess of Berry. Paris, Editions de la Table Ronde, 1946; in-8, 235 pp., paperback. One of 200 numbered copies on Alfa foam. Original wide-margined edition. Very [...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Dion (roger) - History Of The Levees Of The Loire. Paris, Chez l'Auteur, 1961, Well Bound.

DION (Roger) - History of the levees of the Loire. Paris, At the author's, 1961; in-8, 312 pp., red half-shagreen binding, spine with 4 raised bands, cover preserved. Book published by the author, pro[...]

Period: 20th century

55 €
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Mossi

Mossi biga ritual. This leather-covered biga is not only interesting for the stylization of the cylindrical body with long breasts, but its aesthetics also reflect the social constraints that young gi[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €

13 Little Hardcover Books From The 60s

13 small hard-bound books Le Club Français du Livre 1960s - G.C. Lichtenberg  Aphorismes 1967, Club Français du livre - Oeuvres poétiques de Louise Labé suivies d'un commentaire de Maurice Fombeure,[...]

Period: 20th century

200 €

Zoomorphic Mask - Dogon Culture, Mali - Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century

Zoomorphic Mask Dogon culture, Mali Late 19th - early 20th century Wood and pigments H. 29 ; L 13 cm    (old accident) Monoxyle wooden facial mask with two squares for the eyes and two gutters[...]

Period: 20th century

2 660 €
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Elephant Mask - Bamileke Culture, Cameroon - First Half Of The 20th Century

Elephant Mask Bamileke culture, Cameroon First half of the 20th century Fabric, beads and vegetable fibres   H. 61 cm, L 57 cm    (old losses) A hooded mask made of red fabric lined with fibre[...]

Period: 20th century

3 400 €
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Japanese Brass Pyrogen 1900

A very nice pyrogen In chiseled brass with several patinas From the 1900s Origin of JAPAN With this one a particularity it has a push button which causes the opening It is the fruit which the monkey h[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €

Sacha Guitry - 1935 - Sending And Autograph To Henry Cliquennois

Sending and Autograph of Sacha Guitry on a page of theater program for his play "The End of the World" played in 1935. "To Monsieur Henry Cliquennois, wishing with all my heart that he be happy - Sac[...]

Period: 20th century

130 €
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Blolo Bla Baoulé Ivory Coast, Archaic

I offer you this beautiful statue called blolo bla, the famous representation of the husband of the beyond among the Baoulés. It presents a very important ceremonial patina, these statues being regula[...]

Period: 20th century

1 200 €

Deloncle (pierre) - French West Africa. Leroux, 1934, Paperback.

DELONCLE (Pierre) - French West Africa. Discovery, pacification, development. Paris, Editions Ernest Leroux, 1934; folio, 461 pp., paperback, printed cover. Preface by General Gouraud. 4 heliogravures[...]

Period: 20th century

100 €
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Bronze Snuffbox, Ghana

Height with strap: 80cm. Lower part: 40 cm. Bronze snuff box 29 cm. 84 cm strap, adorned with 36 cowries, or porcelain coins, shells already used thousands of years ago as coins and ornaments in Asia [...]

Period: 20th century

330 €

Mask Tanzania Makonde, Sukuma

interesting mask from Tanzania, Makonde or Sukuma. It was collected in Burundi in the 70s. Very expressive and quite raw. Good condition, beautiful dark patina, traces of use, remains of costume fiber[...]

Period: 20th century

600 €

African Fang, Mongo Or Ikul Short Sword

Fang, Mongo Or Ikul African Short Sword Good general condition, old patina, silvering jumps and traces of rust Very. beautiful piece from the beginning of the 20th century Magnificent shape of the bla[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €

Treaty Of Peace Between The Allied And Associated Powers And Germany. 1919, Paperback.

COLLECTIVE - Peace treaty between the allied and associated powers and Germany and protocol, signed at Versailles, June 28, 1919. Treaty of peace between the allied and associated powers and Germany, [...]

Period: 20th century

200 €
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Planisphere Vintage Aluminum Frame

Important vintage planisphere 1970/1980 from the aviation company "Korean air lines" neat frame all in aluminum beautiful colors very well preserved no tears rear protective panel with original hooks [...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Nigeria - Statue With Ringed Neck In Wood With Brown Patina

Statue with a ringed neck, Nigeria. Wood with brown patina. With its base. Measurements: Height: 26cm. Height with base: 27.5 cm. Width: 6.5cm. Depth: 6cm.

Period: 20th century

1 800 €

Ceremonial Or Dignitary Elephant Pipe Africa Bamoun People

Ceremonial Or Dignitary Pipe Africa Bamoun People Probably work from present-day Cameroon Bone stem with anthropomorphic decoration Wooden pipe Hearth with elephant and batrachian motif Good general c[...]

Period: 20th century

230 €

Disease Or Deformity Mask, Pende, Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Mask presenting an asymmetrical face: the eyes, the nostrils and the cheeks present differences connected by the mouth and the forehead. These so-called "disease" or "deformation" masks are called "M[...]

Period: 20th century

1 350 €
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Rare Saber Dance Sexual Batak Sumatra Indonesia

I offer you this rare Batak dance sword, finely carved with an erotic scene, the man being represented disproportionately large! Hardwood, dark patina of use, geometric decoration. Length 56cm

Period: 20th century

700 €

Statue Kabié Togo .losso , Lamba , Kokomba , Kotokoli , Tchamba

I offer you this Kabié statue from Togo. There are very few objects of this ethnic group. It is made of hardwood with an old and thick sacrificial patina, articulated arms. Similar to the Losso, Lamba[...]

Period: 20th century

700 €

Mask Lega Maniema Drc Republic Of Congo

I offer you this interesting little Léga mask from the province of Maniema in the center of the Congo. Remains of kaolin, it has a beautiful patina of old use, maybe a passport mask. I like its art br[...]

Period: 20th century

350 €

Large Box - Folk-art

Large carved solid wood box Circa late 19th century early 20th century Work of Folk Art Decor of a city, a port and boats Lid representing a fight between a crocodile and a snake Their eyes are i[...]

Period: 20th century

520 €

Christian-frogé - The War Crosses. Librairie De France, 1936 And In Vintage Cardboard.

CHRISTIAN-FROGÉ (R.) - The war crosses. Paris, Librairie de France, 1936; in-4, VI-260 pp., publisher's printed carding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover. Many black and white illustrations, some[...]

Period: 20th century

60 €
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Chaboudé (jean) - Gold And Sapphires. Ménétré, 1975, With Two Watercolors By The Author.

CHABOUDÉ (Jean) - Gold and sapphires. Poems, drawings and watercolors by J. Chaboudé. Belfort, Vieux-Belfort, Pierre Marchand and Alain Ménétré, 1975; folio, about 100 pp., in sheets, in a navy blue c[...]

Period: 20th century

530 €
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The Song Of Triumphant Love From The Russian Company Albatros Libretto 1923

The Song of Triumphant Love, libretto of the 1923 film by Russian exile company Albatros, silent black-and-white film based on Tourgeniev's tale, illustrated for the screen by Victor Tourjansky

Period: 20th century

60 €

Male Mask From Case Kifwebe Songye Congo

Interesting Songye hut mask, it is the male mask with its large crest and its characteristic cubist features, it is intended to be hung in the shaman's hut, height 37 cm, beautiful patina. Not very co[...]

Period: 20th century

340 €

Female Mask From Case Kifwebe Songye Congo

Interesting Songye hut mask, it is the female mask, intended to be hung in the shaman's hut, height 58 cm, beautiful patina. Not very common, its male counterpart is also for sale. Traces of blows, we[...]

Period: 20th century

340 €

12m I.d. Large Wooden Sailboat Model. 132 X 150 Cm. 1st Half Of The 20th Century.

Large Model Sailboat 12M JI in wood. Height: 132cm. Length: 150 cm Width: 24 cm Weight 8, 500 Kg I° half of the 20th Century. Copy of the 12 Meter international gauge. 1907 marks the construction o[...]

Period: 20th century

1 400 €

Shipowner's Half-hull With Bands, Early 20th Century

BEAUTIFUL HALF OWNER'S HULL Work in horizontal bands alternating mahogany and rosewood. LONG. 100 CM HIGH. 20CM

Period: 20th century

550 €

Terrestrial Globe - Glass World Map 1960

World map - Glass globe.    Luminous.    Some missing papers.    New electrical system. DELIVERY IN FRANCE 79€. WORLD DELIVERY ON ESTIMATE  We propose on Proantic a selection of our ar[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €

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