EXTRAORDINARY MINIATURE BOOKLET S. XVIII or BEGINNING XIX. BINDING IN TAFILET AND ENGRAVINGS. 64 PAGES. REALLY INCREDIBLE SIZE 28 MM. GREAT TYPOGRAPHIC QUALITY AND ENGRAVINGS, GOLD CUTS AND BINDING WI[...]
TZARA (Tristan) - The hand passes. Paris, Editions GLM, 1935; in-8, about 50 pp., blue half-morocco binding signed Guichot, smooth spine, lined slipcase, cover preserved. One of the off-trade copies w[...]
Rare pair of clogs or galoshes for women. Very nice workmanship. The thick leather, finely sewn, imitates lizard skin. Very nice effect. Late 19th or early 20th century. Dimensions of the sole: 26 cm [...]
Oromo (Ethiopia): "Old milk jug", apparently monoxyle, even the attachments, it presents an indigenous restoration on the side, an interesting work of basketwork to close the neck which is closed by a[...]
Old CHAMBA statue from NIGERIA measuring 44.5cm high Hard wood with a reddish patina whose base is very eroded which has suffered the use of time small highlights of kaolin on the face remains of feat[...]
Facial mask whose face is inscribed in a kind of fine covered with yellow pigment. The raised nose starts from the front edge and comes to the middle of the face. The slightly offset eyes are square c[...]
Quick description
Surprising and imposing old carnival mask, circa 1930.
Popular fairground art made entirely of plaster, original polychromy.
Light bulbs at eye level were powered by a small batt[...]
Superb wine taster or alcohol taster, from bronze with hammered and silvered finish, a massive object centered for the palm of hand, ergonomic, finger in winding of backsplash.
Hallmark and signature[...]
Très intéressante ancienne sculpture MUMUYE du NIGERIA
Bois dense patiné mesurant 56cm de Haut
belle patine d'usage brillante et crouteuse par endroit
pieds érodés par le temps, sinon bon état
un [...]
Louis XV medal in solid silver struck to commemorate the Laying of the First Stone of the Statue of the King in Rennes (Brittany), year 1744, 18th century. This medal is in good general condition. On [...]
TOPOR (Roland) - Toporland. Paris, Balland, 1977; in-8, about 150 pp., publisher's cloth binding with headband. The headband announces an original color print by Roland Topor which is in the book.
TOPFFER (Rodolphe) - New zigzag journeys. At the Grande Chartreuse, around Mont-Blanc, in the valleys of Herenz, Zermatt, Grimsel, Genoa and the Corniche. Paris, Garnier Brothers, 1886; folio, XVII + [...]
Sac à tabac dit blague à tabac en micro perles , intérieur doublé en cuir blanc. Belle scène de chasse en forêt représentant un chasseur avec ses deux chiens. Tirant avec son fusil sur un cerf et un[...]
Fertility Charm Amulet In Deer Bone, Dayak, Kenyak, Borneo Indonesia, early 20th century.
Beautiful patina of use, sold with its base. height 12 cm wide 3 cm.
Private collection Cleenewerck Brigitte[...]
Jama Coaque culture, Ecuador -500 BC - 500 AD.
Bust in pale beige terra cotta.
The skull presents a typical ritual deformation towards the back.
Small hole of cooking at the back.
Work sold with [...]
Male statue in light wood, carved and patina highlights of red and white Shiny parts in places due to the wise repetitive base a little eroded height 44cm a small hole at the top of the skull suggests[...]
Inuit Goggles,
Early 20th Century
These goggles are traditionally used by the Inuit and the Yupit, formerly known as the Eskimo, Arctic peoples, to prevent snow blindness. Protective goggles are t[...]
TOPFFER (Rodolphe) - News from Geneva. Paris, Garnier Frères, undated (circa 1886); in-4, 428 pp., full red percaline binding printed in black and gold, smooth spine, front cover printed with a floral[...]
Rare Shaman necklace in Serpent vertebra, mounted on a fiber, Malo Island, Vanuatu, early 20th century.
length 98 cm.
Private collection Cleenewerck Brigitte and Gilles -
France around 1800: "King's foot", engraved brass with heavy spots of oxidation 16.5 X 2.6 X 0.3 cm closed, 31.8 cm long open. Also called "Proportion compass", this instrument was used to measure the[...]
France 19th century: "Small apothecary mortar", red marble veined with white and green reflections, certainly from the Pyrenees 6 X 10.1 X 10.1 cm, with its original pestle 10.3 X 2.6 cm, the slight n[...]
RARE PALUZIE GLOBE OF THE XIX CENTURY DESK GLOBE OF THE XIX CENTURY MANUFACTURED BY THE HOUSE: FAUSTINO PALUZIE-BARCELONA.THE BASE IS IN NEBENIZED WOOD AND THE GLOBE, DUE TO ITS WEIGHT, IS POSSIBLY IN[...]
TINAYRE (Marcelle) - The House of Sin. Paris, Editions d'Art G. Boutitie, 1922; in-8, 368 pp., paperback, folded cover. Illustrated with 59 woodcuts including 8 out of text by Renefer. One of the numb[...]
TINAYRE (Marcelle) - The House of Sin. Paris, Georges Crès et cie, 1913; in-12, 503 pp., binding signed Bouarin, brown half-morocco with corners, decorated smooth spine, preserved cover, gilt head. Wi[...]
I love to escape, I love to dream, I love to travel and the contemplation of ethnic, authentic objects allow me to do so. The Bétés are a people living in the center-west of Côte d'Ivoire, particularl[...]
Beautiful old wine decanter, with endless screw, in bronze with double medal and black patina, from the second half of the 19th century. Foot forming a vine stock with small Bacchus, Putto and vine br[...]
Remarkable small cash register from the American company "National Cash Register", a company which marketed this type of item for the first time in 1884. This model 312, manufactured and sold at the b[...]
Of all rarity! The Grand Dictionary of the Académie Françoise dedicated to the King. Second edition Chez Coignard, 1696 This work (the 2 volumes) has been entirely restored (full cleaning, corners of [...]
pretty little model all in brass, to be held or installed on the end of a stick during processions height: 18.5 cm, diameter: 8 cm in perfect condition
TINAN (Jean de) - Aimienne or the diversion of a minor. Paris, Editions du Sagittaire, 1922; in-8, 366 pp., paperback, folded cover. One of 120 copies on Dutch vellum paper. Illustrated in wood by P. [...]
THUILE (Jean) - Cemetery-sailor commemoration. Paris, Librairie Blaizot, 1948; in-4, 115 pp., paperback. One of the numbered copies on Vélin des Marais. With a frontispiece by François Desnoyer engrav[...]
Ivory Coast, SENOUFO group, ankle bracelet in bronze, mid-20th century. Decor on central part. Height: 10 cm Outside diameter: 10.5 cm Inside diameter: 6.5 cm Mobile hook closure. Weight: 750 grs Good[...]
GHANA -- "AKAN" group, powder box and gold nuggets, mid-20th century. Lid decorated with crocodiles, box side decorated with stylized heads and suns. Rests on three small feet. Outside diameter: 16 cm[...]
Charcoal table stove from Normandy 18th century. Brass and iron, original wooden handle. Complete with its grid. Very good condition and beautiful patina. Delivery or shipment on estimate. For further[...]
Three Anatolian polished stone axe heads
Bronze Age, 3rd Millennium B.C.
Marked in white ink: 'LYDIA' and 'Asia Minor P.880'
height 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in)
height 5.5 cm (2 1/4 in)
height 2.7 cm (1[...]
MARBLE RELIEF WITH ACHANTUS LEAVES, ORIGINALLY A 'PULVINO'
Rome, 2nd Century A.D.
marble
19 x 52 x 37 cm
7 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 14 5/8 in
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BRONZE FIGURE OF EROS
Roman Empire, 2nd Century A.D.
Bronze
height 13 cm
height 5 1/4 in
Bronze figure of a young Eros, caught in the pose of riding a dolphin.
Attractive green patina, some fi[...]
BRONZE HEAD OF AN ELEPHANT
Roman Empire, 2nd Century A.D.
Bronze
2.3 x 5 cm
1 x 2 in
PROVENANCE
Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) collection, Zurich
English Private Collection
Private Collection, F[...]
Roman Marble Altar Fragment with Cupid, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT OF CUPID
Roman Empire, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
Marble
height 36 cm
height 14 1/4 in
From the collection of Ni[...]
MARBLE ALTAR FRAGMENT WITH URCEUS
Roman Empire, 1st/2nd Century A.D.
Marble
height 56 cm
height 22 1/4 in
From the collection of Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva
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Fo[...]
Large Roman Marble Lion Fountain Head, 1st/2nd century A.D.
A marble fountain support depicting the head of a lion, the narrow face carved in high-relief with full, wavy mane, the gaping jaws with de[...]
Roman alabaster bust of the god Serapis, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D
Wearing a chiton with a himation draped at the left shoulder, and a modius on the crown of his head, the god's characteristic luxu[...]
THIRION (André) - Revolutionaries without revolution. Paris, Robert Laffont, 1972; in-8, 580 pp., paperback, cover with flaps. One of 20 numbered copies on vellum chiffon from the Lana paper mills (N°[...]
Beautiful copper and silver jug with chiseled decoration, representing a Chinese patriarch Buddhist monk on one side, and a Chinese junk on the other side. China from the beginning of the 20th century[...]
Very beautiful and old MBETE statue from GABON with dorsal cavity Acting as a reliquary height 71cm Ventral load with cowrie shells held by a planted nail Reddish brown crusty patina on the feet and t[...]
THÉRIVE (André) - The Romantic Museum. Fourth album. Critics and essayists. Paris, Editions du Trianon, 1930; folio, 59 pp., paperback, folded cover. Illustrated with initials portraits engraved on wo[...]
Beautiful garden tool with 2 tines in wrought iron in one piece dating from the 18th century. Very good condition with little wear Interesting piece to collect old tools
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