BALZAC (Honoré de) - The Funny Tales. Paris, Garnier, circa 1860; in-8, XXXI-615 pp., full garnet morocco binding, smooth spine, fillets on covers, mosaic title and ornamentation, interior in a frame [...]
Noble coat of arms MAKE FACE - Brooch, badge, pin for venery scarf or tie, hunting, hunting A pin, bar, tie pin and scarf badge The same knight's coat of arms representing a knight's helmet and chief [...]
hard to define ... We already know that it is a monoxyl religious statue representing Ste Anne, We can see that it is very old, it has kept the traces of its original polychromy. We can clearly see he[...]
Christ attributed to the Bagard workshop at the beginning of the 18th century
Christ represented alive looking up to the sky, very eventful perizonium, in patinated Saint Lucia wood. Christ present[...]
Very beautiful tea tray, widely decorated, on three levels, headband, cups, teapot in the center, star decoration.
Dimensions: Diameter: 49.5 cm, height: 2.5 cm weight: 1595 grs
Very good used condi[...]
Ancient anthropomorphic janus fetish featuring a character carved on a stake. He shows us two faces back to back surmounted by a headdress. Wood with customary patina, eroded base
Luba people, Democr[...]
Architect's kit containing nine brass instruments: compass, parallel rulers and protractor In its period case in dark gray shagreen Early 19th century Length: 17.3 cm - Width: 7.2 cm - Depth: 2.7 cm
2 large works of illustration on locomotion very well documented and illustrated: 1- Railways 2 - The car, the cycle and the automobile. Very good state . Dimensions: height: 38.5 cm; width: 28.5 cm. [...]
BALZAC (Honoré de). Studies of manners in the 19th century. [The Human Comedy]. Paris, Madame Charles Béchet [then] Werdet, 1834 to 1837. ------------------------------------ -------- 12 vol. in in-8 [...]
Glazed terracotta pottery called melard used for the conservation of walnut oil. Very beautiful green glaze. Cooking accident over a year. Auvergne XIXth.
BAINVILLE (Jacques) - The Garden of Letters. Paris, Éditions du Capitole, 1920; in-8, 225, 215 pp., paperback, folded and printed cover. The 2 volumes. One of the 20 numbered copies on Imperial Japan [...]
Old & large lead hook from the 19th century. Zoomorphic model with fish decoration. Large model for cod fishing on the Newfoundland side. Popular art object. 23cm in length. Good state of conservation
prestigious anthropomorphic knife lobala, Lia, kundu democratic republic of the congo
one of the rare knives of this old and authentic type provenance:
colonial collection
Manfred collection A Zirn[...]
BADE (JOSSE) - La Nef des folles. Soufllelweyersheim, At the artist, 1980; folio, 118 pp + 47 pp., paperback, folded cover, and slipcase. One of 200 numbered copies (N ° 188) on Rives vellum. Illustra[...]
Carte originale gravée sur en 1581. Abraham Ortelius cartographe.
Belle impression. Coloris aquarelle.
Explication de la carte en français au verso.
Format feuille : 61,5 x 43,5 cm.
Format cuivre[...]
STATUETTE Kundul
Wurkun culture, Muri region, Nigeria
First half of the 20th century
Evino wood (koro) and iron
Height: 67; Wt: 9; Thickness: 9 cm
Wooden statuette of cylindrical shape, finishe[...]
BACHAUMONT - Chapel trip. Paris, Delangle, 1826; in-12, 83 pp., half-morocco red binding with corners, spine decorated with 4 nerves. From the Collection of "small classics François", printed in 500 c[...]
Sliding door box, carved with a flower vase motif, naive sculpture, Folk Art, probably a mailbox, small wear height: 40 cm laurgeur: 20 cm depth: 10 cl
Cane top depicting a female figure with one arm stretched out behind her back.
Wood with very nice patina of use.
Lobi people, Burkina Faso
Early 20th century
H: 23 cm
Large Honor Glass, crystal from Bohemia or Silesia, offered to professor and doctor emeritus Hugo Rühle, (1824-1888) who fought against tuberculosis and was professor at the University of Breslau. It[...]
Old cola nut dish called "Okwa Oji".
The tray is oblong in shape and is hollowed out in its central part with a cavity used to store the cola nuts. The lid is decorated with geometric patterns and is[...]
ARNAUDET (Martine) - Incipit. Strasbourg, Editions M, 1994; folio, about 30 pp., paperback in sheets under a cover and a slipcase. This book brings together 5 texts by Martine Arnaudet and 5 engraving[...]
This bowling chest consists of a resinous "soul" covered with copper leaves ', stamped' with decorations of village scenes from the 16th or 17th century, surrounded by motifs of flowers and pearls. Th[...]
Two Kouglof molds (kougelhopf) from Alsace pottery. They are in glazed terracotta Large gaudrons and fireplaces. One is 22cm in diameter and the other is 25cm in diameter.
Carved oak barrel lock with two dolphins symmetrically opposed by the central brass screw. This lock, also called barrel bar, is a production whose geographical origin extends from Alsace to the Palat[...]
Beautiful map of Beauvais and its surroundings with the descriptive text in Dutch appearing on the back, edited by Guiljelmum and Joannes Blaeu (Amsterdam).
Between 1631 and 1650.
Copper: 385 x 50[...]
Profile of Napoleon I in uniform, bas relief in patinated bronze, presented in a gilt bronze frame surmounted by an imperial crown. Very good condition (twisted crown cross) diameter
ARLAND (Marcel) - Le Temps de Kerlo. Paris, Mercure de France, 1964; in-12, about 40 pp., paperback, cover folded. One of the numbered copies on vellum. Original edition.
JEP TELE-COMMANDE PLANE Superb electric JEP plane in bakelite circa 1950. Length 23 cm, wingspan 29 cm Exceptional condition with its accessories and in its box (worn out), electric motor working.
Three pretty little masks, beautiful patina, very expressive height 15cm, 13cm, 15cm excluding base sold with base 1000 euros all free shipping for France
Snuff box in Saint Lucie wood, fruit wood from Lorraine (Saint Lucia, a former monastery near Sampigny where this wood was cultivated and worked by sculptors). The lid is carved with this formula whic[...]
Revolver set Smith and Wesson Frontier, New-Model No. 3 Target.
United States, 19th century
L.T.: 31cm; L. Barrel: 6 1/2 inches; Cal: 44 Russian
Case L.: 35cm - W.: 20,5cm
Revolver Smith & Wesso[...]
old important reliquary in lacquered wood period eighteenth to note the back board has been changed see photo and it lacks 2 rays of sun sold in its natural state
Rare Palad-khit Ceremonial chopper in iron wood, mother-of-pearl around the handle and forged metal.
Palad-Khit means Penis of honorable substitution, originating in India and phallic representation [...]
Patinated wood sculpture covered with feathers, earth, magic load ropes on the back and on the stomach in organic and vegetal materials, nails planted in the foot and the base Wood split by the senior[...]
Very rare book, very difficult to find, none currently for sale online. "Collection of selected works by Jean Cousin painting, sculpture, stained glass, miniatures, etchings and wood engravings. Repro[...]
Mummified cat in a position of strong contortion. The time and conditions under which the animal was discovered allowed the mummification process to retain 95\% of the skin. Only the last three quarte[...]
Neo-Etruscan or Neo-Greek Style Smoking Kit in gilded chiseled bronze decorated with palmettes and lotus flowers, stylized acanthus foliage and rosettes, scrolls of vine branches animated with antique[...]
These three elements from a merry-go-round are each made up of two mirrors, one of which is smaller in the upper part, in a carved and gilded wooden frame with a decoration in light relief and project[...]
Beautiful patina for this Baoulé percussion stick or hammer. Stick carved in twist. Sculpted end of a face. Vegetable fibers serving as a buffer between this hammer and the percussion still present. B[...]
Superb patina for this classic Zulu puzzle from the first half of the 20th century (see end of the 19th century). To make the wood of this weapon harder and rot-proof, we used fire during its creation[...]
APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume) - What to do? Paris, The New Edition, 1950; in-8, XXX - 285 pp., paperback, folded cover. Copy N ° 10 on alfamousse from the Navarre paper mills. First edition. Preface by Jean[...]
Processional banner element representing the Virgin and Child. 19th century embroidery, the faces of the feet and hands are painted. It is framed under glass in a pretty pitch pine frame.
Opaline chalice with lily flowers. Chalice in white opaline enhanced with gilding edging and decorated with gold lilies. XIXth Napoleon III very good condition. Dimensions: height 19 / diameter 10cm
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