Aftafa ewer, in tinned copper, decorated on all sides, with interlacing, friezes, and the unusual presence of the Muslim symbol of the "believer" the hare, engraved on both sides (photos) .
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Gideon sportsman. By Benjamin Rabier Paris, Garnier Frères, 1925. In-4 (32 x 24.7 cm) of 48 pages, publisher's cardboard illustrated in colors, red canvas back. Note: this comic is in good condition. [...]
Gideon actor. By Benjamin Rabier Paris, Garnier Frères, 1929. In-4 (32 x 24.5 cm) of 48 pages, 1 catalog sheet at the beginning and at the end of the volume, publisher's cardboard illustrated in color[...]
Gideon mechanic. By Benjamin Rabier Paris, Garnier Frères, 1928. In-4 (32 x 24.7cm) of 48 pages, 1 catalog sheet at the beginning and at the end of the volume, publisher's cardboard illustrated in col[...]
Aristide and Bobino. By Benjamin Rabier Paris, Garnier Frères, 1929. In-4 (32 x 24.5 cm) of 48 pages, 1 catalog sheet at the beginning and at the end of the volume, publisher's cardboard illustrated i[...]
Porcelain snuff box decorated with an erotic scene in an alcove. double-body snuffbox, one swiveling inside the first. China early twentieth. Height: 8cm
Ritual pottery from the Kwoma ethnic group used for the cult of the yam, the shape of which is intended to be representative of this sacred tuber. The always cheerful Kwoma pottery is made to celebrat[...]
Old woven straw basket forming a geometric design, handcrafted from the Far East from the mid-twentieth century.
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Very beautiful and rare statue of MBA BAGA from ancient Guinea Hardwood with very beautiful shiny patina of use height 82cm Widely called "NIMBA" these statues are among the rarest forms yet emblemati[...]
COLLECTIVE - The Tomb of Pierre Louÿs. Paris, Les Editions du Monde Moderne, 1925; in-8, 156 pp., half-brown calf binding, smooth spine, gilded upper edge, cover preserved. Pierre Louÿs is a late 19th[...]
Important terracotta altar covered with ritual white pigment known as "Kronkronbali" with a globular, ithyphallic body, surmounted by three heads with internalized faces. Height 62 cm from the Ewe tri[...]
End burns table perfume from the Kadjar period, in extremely fine copper in decoration and carving, from the XIXth century.
Decorated with six finely engraved medallions specific to Persian history f[...]
Chamba statue measuring 56cm high Chamba statue representing a standing woman, her legs bent, her arms folded alongside her body, her hands placed on either side of the protruding navel. The shoulder [...]
Marine chronometer with silver dial Roman numerals for the hours. Small seconds dial, blued steel hands. This clock is mounted on a brass frame to allow rotation. Small locking screw bolt. Winding on [...]
Very rare scepter serving as a Songye cane from the Congo carved wood and iron end to solidify the end of the cane dimensions 91cm long for a maximum width of 9 cm carved on both sides the character a[...]
COLERIDGE (Samuel Taylor) - The Tale of the Former Mariner. Paris, Chez Emile-Paul Frères, 1920; in-8, 44 pp., paperback, cover folded with a paper covered with crossed strings. Book illustrated with [...]
CLAVEL (Bernard) - Celebration of wood. Le Jas du Revest-Saint-Martin, Robert Morel Editeur, 1962; in-12 square, approx.50 pp., publisher's cardboard, smooth spine. One of 1000 copies. First edition. [...]
Very nice wooden construction set from the late 19th or early 20th century in its box. The decorative pieces, windows and pediments occupying the upper layer. It is presented with a glass in place of [...]
Nkisi mirror reliquary fetish depicting a high dignitary this wooden sculpture represents a character holding a scepter seated on a throne trace of white paint on the top of the figure and on the scep[...]
Llvre old 1881: The world seen by artists artistic geography by René Ménard book adorned with 600 engravings and maps Ch.Delagrave bookstore 15 rue Souflot Paris presence of rednesses .....
Old reliquary with its basket made of half a shell and wicker strips Carved wood, traces of polychrome remains. Some remains of white feathers on the hat due to the ritual that the sculpture underwent[...]
Very beautiful Indochinese parasol, ivory handle finely carved with characters beautiful diameter of 4 cm at the widest. The ends of the ribs are also in ivory, the end piece on the ground side is mad[...]
Old apothecary bottles in blown glass with their wooden cases 5 bottles for 6 cases 29 cm high and 11 cm in diameter for the largest 12 cm high and 5 cm in diameter for the smallest set in good condit[...]
Spectacular, 1.64 m long, horizontal crest in heavy wood with dark patina depicting the male antelope, disproportionately long horns and tail. Bamana - Mali
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Beautiful color map of Beauce and its surroundings with the descriptive text in Dutch appearing on the back, after Joannes Blaeu (Amsterdam).
Copper: 385 x 500
Sheet: 495 x 590
CIM (Albert) - The Dinner of People of Letters. Literary memories. Paris, Flammarion, 1903; in-8, XII-347 pp., half-morocco red binding with corners, spine with five nerves, cover preserved, gilded he[...]
The heads are in polychrome boiled cardboard. Traces of friction particularly on the noses, used clothes. Lacks and some posterior hands Guignol: 8cm high by 8cm wide
CIM (Albert) - Jokers. Paris, Flammarion, n.d. (1900); in-12, 308 pp., half-morocco red binding with corners, spine with five nerves, gilt head, cover preserved. Collection "The gay authors". Albert-A[...]
THE OLD WHEEL.
Automotive mascot badge.
In metal and red and blue enamelled decoration.
Signed lower left R. Pérot.
Dated 1910 eyt numbered 10841.
Original fixing on the back, by its metal tab.
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Embers stove, copper. The forged tank, with a rolled and decorated edge, rests on 3 arched bronze feet, decorated with balls and surmounted by the St. Jacque shell. Turned wood handle. Diameter: 19 cm[...]
Beautiful map of the North of the African continent, due to the famous Jesuit cartographer Scherer, printed and nicely hand colored in Munich, who edited the Atlas Novus.
Nice cartridge with emblemat[...]
280 CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES - The Knight with the Lion. Paris, Éditions Vialetay and Beaux livres grands amis, 1957; in-4, 185 pp., paperback in sheets, cover folded in a publisher's box. One of 236 number[...]
Lovely cane handle representing an elephant. Lots of carving for the decor. Indian origin? XIXth Silver metal (some places penniless, wear of time) diameter for cane location: 2.8 cm
The "Chank", "Turbinella pyrum", is a shell from the Pacific Ocean, sacred in India by Hindus and Buddhists. Used as a musical instrument at home. it is also one of the heaviest shells in the world. H[...]
Exceptional and rare rotisserie roasting jack, for chimney, fireplace mechanism, all in carved wood -
made in different woods: walnut and beech, and resinous for the drum -
frame mounted with doveta[...]
Charming snuffbox with system, in the shape of a shoe, clog hoof decorated with a heart -
Carved wood, in walnut for the body of the shoe, and rosewood? for the lid with the heart -
XIXth French Fol[...]
Epreuve originale réalisée en 1826.
Limites colorées de l’époque.
Excellent état
Format feuille : 51 x 41 cm.
Peu courante publication réalisée sous le règne de Charles X, illustrant les départem[...]
Beautiful musical automaton by Jean FARKAS circa 1950 THE HARPIST She turns her head and moves her arm. Clothes of great finesse and very beautiful realization in silk. Musical mechanism with its orig[...]
Large kneeling santon, in its own juice, cardboard body and newspapers head and feet in painted stucco, natural hair Beautiful decorative object for lovers of curiosities
CHEVALLIER (Gabriel) - Clochemerle. Paris, Flammarion, 1934; folio, 341 pp., paperback under a folded cover. Numbered copy on fine paper. Color illustration by Dubout.
Fan composed of a painted wooden handle and a rectangular fabric part, one side of which shows polychrome glass or ceramic bead embroidery. The decor has geometric patterns.
It is a very pretty notab[...]
Curiosity, Cynetic art,
Rare lenticular engraving (known as anamorphosis…) in box and under glass giving an optical illusion allowing to see 3 different subjects according to the focal point.
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Very pretty “Indian” countertop roulette with gilded decorated cast iron foot, leaf decoration on the base. The center is an embossed chromolithograph representing a drinker's decoration…. Good genera[...]
Cane late nineteenth, early twentieth, dromedary bone. Füt & pommel in bone, square pommel. Füt has turned pattern and blackened wood slices. Blackened wooden ferrule. Diameter of the barrel narrowing[...]
Mineralist's cane, late 19th century, early 20th century. Wood drum, metal hammer-shaped pommel. Length: 85 cm Good condition and use, in its own juice, see photos. Shipping costs included for FRANCE.[...]
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