Placard, very interesting judgment concerning Monsieur Lalanne, immigrant, rendered by the Military Criminal Court of the Army sitting in Pau in 1792, which sentenced him to death. Dimensions 55 cm x [...]
Placard of Brigadier General Castellanne, Prefect of the Department of Basses-Pyrénées, prohibiting all foreign and French goods and persons from entering the territory of the French Republic. Dated 2[...]
Poster of Monestier du Puy-de-Dôme, representative of the people in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Basses-Pyrénées, for the establishment of the Revolutionary Government. Given on 20 Germinal,[...]
Placard issued by the People's Representative Monestier to the Western Army, captured at Bayonne on 7 Nivôse 1792, concerning arrests and confinement, and the establishment of lists against them. Plac[...]
A rare, and possibly unique, French eighteenth-century double-ended combination patch box and snuff box/bonbonniere, of oval cylindrical form, the body and interior of silver, the inside of the lid of[...]
NOTE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION REASSURING THE POPULATION ABOUT THE DISTURBANCES IN PARIS ON 27 THERMIDOR YEAR VII PERSONAL COLLECTION NO. 10. CUPBOARD OF 48 CM X 36 CM.
A masterpiece engraved with coats of arms, quarto format, in a contemporary half-bound dark blue binding. A rare work that gathers and disseminates, in a late 18th-century edition, the famous series o[...]
RARE PLACARD DECREE STATING THAT THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUST PUNISHMENT OF THE LAST KING OF THE FRENCH WILL BE CELEBRATED BY ALL THE COMMUNES OF THE REPUBLIC AND BY THE ARMIES, ON JANUARY 13, 1796. TH[...]
Oval copper sauté pan with lid and side handles, silver-plated metal handles decorated with vegetables, a bean, a garlic clove, and a gherkin. Studio Emme, design by Mazzacato. Dimensions: length incl[...]
A rare porcelain snuffbox from the Berlin Manufactory, dating back to the third quarter of the 18th century. The snuffbox is embellished with miniatures on all sides and inside. The most valuable mini[...]
Small papier-mâché snuffbox with a coin in the center depicting G.L. Leclerc du Buffon, made by E. Gatteaux. The coin, like the snuffbox, dates back to the second half of the 18th century.
Cylindrical snuffbox in 18-carat gold and enamel, crafted in Paris between 1774 and 1777 by the goldsmith Joseph-Étienne Bletzly, master from 1768 and renowned for works now preserved at the Louvre, t[...]
A rare and beautiful octavo copy on large paper in a tortoiseshell glazed calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt tools, green morocco title, triple gilt fillets on the covers, inner dentelles,[...]
Two lovely blown glass bottles, greenish and translucent, with a thick, inward-curving base, a visible pontil mark, a beautiful shoulder, and an elongated neck with a flared end. Two pretty glass piec[...]
A superb collection of approximately forty-five antique volumes, presented in period bindings, mostly in full calf, half-leather, or full leather, comprising several historical, religious, legal, and [...]
A delightful set of five Cazin-format paperback books: full red morocco, spines decorated with gilt thistle motifs, gilt titles and volume numbers, covers with triple gilt fillets, green silk endpaper[...]
A rare set of eight puppets from the Revolutionary period, circa 1780–1790, featuring carved and polychrome wooden heads, each with an expressive physiognomy: painted beards, rosy cheeks, emphasized e[...]
A Louis XVI style walnut commode with three drawers on the front, each with a small knob. The front and back uprights are decorated with inlaid colored wood stringing. It rests on four small turned fe[...]
Late 18th century agate and guilloché brass snuffbox in the form of a chest with a domed lid. Crack on the top and back plate, beveled base, no missing material. 6 x 3 x 3 cm
A rare copy from the Château des Ormes, with the bookplate of Voyer d'Argenson, Minister of Foreign Affairs under Louis XV, and a great bibliophile, one of the founding fathers of a collection that fo[...]
[VANDERMONDE (Charles-Augustin)] - A Portable Dictionary of Health, in which everyone can gain sufficient knowledge of all diseases, the various signs that characterize each one in particular, the saf[...]
Napoleon III chair, Louis XVI style artist's chair with swivel seat (locked), uncommon model, snow-lacquered wood. Good condition (upholstery needs replacing).
TRINCANO (Didier-Grégoire) - Elements of Fortification, Attack and Defense of Fortresses. Paris, JBG Musier, 1768; octavo, XXVI-420 pp. + 36 plates, contemporary full mottled calf binding, spine decor[...]
THOMAS - Various Works of Mr. Thomas. Lyon, Chez les frères Périsse, 1767; 12mo, 2 unnumbered pages + 132 pages, contemporary full marbled calf binding, smooth spine with gilt decoration, marbled edge[...]
A Louis XVI style snuffbox, decorated with friezes and quilloché work, octagonal in shape, with floral decoration on the corners. All sides are decorated. Late 18th/early 19th century. Some wear, but [...]
A pomponne snuffbox decorated with friezes and cartouches featuring buildings in landscapes, each different and on all sides. Two hallmarks are present on the inner rim of the box. Wear, but good Loui[...]
An oval pomponne snuffbox decorated with a frieze, geometric motifs, and cartouche medallions featuring musical instruments. Two hallmarks are present on all sides of the box, with some wear underneat[...]
A Louis XVI style oblong pomponne snuffbox decorated with interlacing patterns, waves, and friezes. The corners are decorated with garlands on all sides. Some wear, but in good condition. Late 18th/ea[...]
Pocket-sized diptych sundial, made of wood, 18th century, with compass. It is covered with polychrome paper on both sides, with a floral design on the inside and scientific information on the lid. Whe[...]
Complete in three handsome octavo volumes, in 19th-century half-binding with reinforced corners in red morocco, marbled boards, raised bands on the spine, gilt titles and volume numbers, wide margins:[...]
Annette and Lubin. Pastoral set to music by Monsieur DLB with separate parts. The words are by M. Marmontel. Engraved by Mlle Vendome, at Mr. Moria's. In Paris, at Mr. Moria's, Music Master at the Com[...]
The first of the Romantics: Florian, author of the late 18th century, in 21 volumes, 16mo, exquisitely illustrated in this meticulously produced edition: bound in marbled calfskin with smooth spines a[...]
SÉVIGNÉ (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de) - Collection of letters from Madame de Sévigné to Madame de Grignan, her daughter. New edition. Amsterdam, Par la Compagnie, 1775; 12mo, approximately 3[...]
SERRES (C.) - The institutions of French law following the order of those of Justinian, adapted to modern jurisprudence, and to the new ordinances. Paris, Chez Jean de Nully, 1771; in-4, table, 548 pp[...]
A rare memoir on the danger of hasty burials and the necessity of regulations to protect citizens from the misfortune of being buried alive! Published in Niort by Pierre Elies in 1776 by M. Pineau, Do[...]
Small wooden and brass sundial by Beringer, whose initial is stamped at the bottom right, and on the other side the number 48 corresponds to the latitude of the place for which it is drawn (a little n[...]
Here is a pair of cellar lights dating from the 18th century. They are made of wrought iron, the feet end in hearts and spikes (one of the spikes is missing). The twisted iron shaft allowed for the pa[...]
SARNELLI (Pompeo) - Lettere Ecclesiastiche Di Monsignor Pompeo Sarnelli. Venice, Chez Antonio Bortoli, 1740; in-4, XII-200 + XII-112 + VIII-170 pp., period full vellum binding, smooth spine. Text inde[...]
Large octant in ebony and brass, blade and vernier in divided ivory. Colored glasses in perfect condition. It is signed Spencer Browning and Rust London. C 1800. Complete with all its elements. Very g[...]
Copy in new condition, this complete set in three volumes in 8vo, full speckled glazed calf, spine with raised bands decorated with beautiful gilt bronze stamps, titles and volume numbers in ochre and[...]
Rare boxwood snuffbox depicting a small carriage pistol bearing the Boutonnet name. The trigger guard is missing, there is an accident to the hammer and a chip on the back. There is a mother-of-pearl [...]
RODIER (Marc-Antoine) - Questions on the ordinance of Louis XIV of April 1667, relating to the uses of the courts of parliament and mainly that of Toulouse. Toulouse, Chez Dupleix, Laporte et Cie, 177[...]
Beautifully deformed lacemaker's loupe in blown glass. Marks of the cane, air bubbles and small imperfections. Period late 18th century. Dimensions: height 14.5 cm - diameter 14 cm. In perfect conditi[...]
A pair of lace lamps...Blown glass...Heat worked...With applications...And very good condition, just on the base of one a small chip..That I could have ground if necessary...From the 18th century...FR[...]
Beautiful series in 8 volumes in a sober Revolutionary period binding in sheepskin with smooth spines, fillets and titles & volume numbers in fawn and black morocco, covers with gilt frieze frames, in[...]
[RELIGION] - Saint Louis de Gonzague proposed as a model of a holy life; by considerations, prayers, practices of piety & examples suitable for fruitfully using the 6 Sundays dedicated to the honor of[...]
[RELIGION] - Long live Jesus and Mary. Rules of Saint Augustine and constitutions for the Prioresses & Nuns of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity. Caen, Chez A. Cavelier and JC Pyron, 1737; in-12[...]
PropertiesView / Product VERY LARGE NAUTICAL CHART SPECIAL MAP OF THE COASTS OF BRITTANY FROM THE BAY OF AUDIERNE TO THE ISLE OF GROIX - Ep. 18thPropertiesView / Product Original steel engraving on la[...]
Beautiful sundial with fixed latitude, butterfield type. Compass in the center of the plate with its blued needle. Compass back with the number 43 degrees of latitude. Central plate engraved with foli[...]
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