A. PALLADIO, DES CINQ ORDRES ARCHITECTURE,1645 Traicte Des Cinq D?Architecture, Palladio. Printed 1645, by Langlois. Altogether 2 title-pages and 77 full-page plates. First edition of the first appearance of any of...
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THREE BOOKS WITH EXTENSIVE COSTUME ILLUSTRATIONSThreeunrelated volumes with generous illustrations of historical costume design:
1. Emma Calderini, Il Costume Popolare in Italia , pub. Sperling & Kupfer (Milano), 1946. A limited...
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COLLECTION OF 6 FRENCH MINIATURE PORTRAITS,INCL. AFTER...1st item: After Francois Boucher (France/Italy, 1703-1770) pastoral painting depicting a young courting couple exchanging a bird and wreath of flowers. Illegibly...
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DESCRIPTION DE L EGYPTE, PANCKOUCKE,1820-1830Description de l Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont ete faites en Egypte pendant l expedition de l Egypte. Paris: C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1820-1830...
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A GROUP OF FIFTY-THREE ANTIQUE HISTORYBOOK TITLES, NAP... BOOK TITLES, NAPOLEONIC, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH INTEREST, 1751-1902, comprising, "History of England," a set of twelve vols., Froude, London, 1870; "Hudibras,"...
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TWO QAJAR LACQUERED LEATHER PAPIER MACHEBOOK COVERS
PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY with central reserves of lovers on white grounds adorned with peacocks and flowers within script borders, the opposing sides with panels of...
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SPINACH GREEN JADE WITH AGATE INSETOPIUM PIPE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ????????????????the cylindrical shaft in plain form with metal mount, inset both ends with agate mouthpiece, the stone of luscious...
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ANTIQUE 1722 ILLUSTRATED FRENCH MILITARYBOOKAntique French book titled Les Discourse Militaries, second edition, dated 1722, illustrated will military formations, A Paris Chez la vuef Match. Guillemot et Samuel,...
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CONSTANT LE BRETON (FRENCH, 1895-1985),STILL LIFE WITH NAPOLEONIC MILITARY UNIFORM Oil on canvas, signed lower right, presented in an ornate wood and composition frame with linen liner. Included with the lot is...
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ETIENNE RET, FRENCH (1900-1996), ETOILES,ETCHING, 15 1/2"H X 12"W (IMAGE), 23 1/2"H X 19 1/2"W (FRAME)Etienne Ret, French, (1900-1996) Etoiles, etching pencil signed and numbered 13/100 lower margin. From AskArt:...
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RICHARD LINDNER, GERMAN, AMERICAN (1901-1978),LOLLIPOP, 1970, LITHOGRAPH, 26 1/2"H X 20 1/8"W, 30"H X 24"W (FRAME)Richard Lindner, German, American, (1901-1978) Lollipop, 1970, lithograph Numbered X/LXXV lower left,...
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GROUP OF NINE HISTORY BOOKS, TWO SIGNEDBY ROBERT S, MCNAMARA BY ROBERT S, MCNAMARA, including 'Someone Has to Make It Happen: The Inside Story of Tex Thornton, The Man Who Built Litton Industries', by Beirne Lay,...
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GROUP OF SMOKING PIPESGroup of smokingpipes, to include a carved example, a porcelain with an image of a dog, a clay example, and a WWI carved military pipe Co. D, 313th , with various French towns, together with...
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BOOKS: EIGHT BOOKS ON MILITARY HISTORY,INCLUDING: "THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR, A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT, 1861-1865" (2 VOLUMES), NEW YORK 1885, LARGE, 1/4" LEATHER BOUND; STODDARD, JOHN L. - "NAPOLEON,...
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JAPANESE KUTANI LIDDED VASE ?? ?????ofbottle form, painted with three figures on the bulbous body(1)30cm highProvenance: Kimmerghame, Duns, the Estate of the Late Major General Sir John Swinton K.C.V.O., O.B.E.,...
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FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS POND AND MANDARINDUCKS' GINGER JAR
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????of ovoid form, painted to one side with a pair of Mandarin ducks in a lotus pond with large foliage and florals,...
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TWO FAMILLE VERTE GINGER JARS AND COVERS
QINGDYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ?????????????each similarly painted with a continuous lotus pond scene, with wooden stands(2)heights: 17.5cm and 19.5cmProvenance: Kimmerghame, Duns,...
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PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'COVERT EIGHT IMMORTALS'PLATES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY ? ???????????each painted to the central medallion with attributes of Eight Daoist Immortals, including a double-gourd, sword, plantain fan,...
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BLUE AND WHITE AND UNDERGLAZED-RED BOTTLEVASE
20TH CENTURY ???? ??????????the globular body supported on a slightly flared foot, rising to a long straight neck, painted with fruits borne on foliage underneath bands...
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SANG-DE-BOEUF BOTTLE VASE
QING DYNASTY,18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ?????sturdily potted from a recessed foot rising to a bulbous body and straight long neck, applied overall with a thick red glaze thinning on the mouth...
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TURQUOISE-GLAZED HANDLED VASE
QING DYNASTY,19TH CENTURY ? ???????rising from a short foot to globular body, waisted neck and wide flared mouth, two makara heads with water emerging from mouth flanking the neck forming...
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OX-BLOOD-GLAZED LANGYAO MEIPING VASE
QINGDYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ???????the high shouldered baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and terminating to a flared rim, covered overall with...
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MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM'BOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????elegantly carved with steep and gently flaring plain sides, supported on a medallion of a blossoming chrysanthemum, the thin polished...
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MUGHAL STYLE PALE CELADON JADE HANDLEDBOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????????the delicate body intricately carved in low relief on the exterior with a band of acanthus leaf, the tip rising from the rim...
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French 18th century book plates depictingdecisive battles; King Philippe-Auguste established France's military pre-eminence with the 1214 victory at Bouvines. The first hand colored scene recreates Mathieu II (Mathieu...
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French 18th century book plates illustratingthe lives of Fontenelle and Folard; Bernard Fontenelle,17th century centenarian scientist/philosopher ponders the duality of life on a moonlit night. The second hand colored...
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Portfolio of Maps and Letters of France1789-1815 Portfolio missing its title page and publication information but ca. late 19th century (possibly printed for centennial of French Revolution). Each heavy sheet 10.5...
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French book describing European cavalries;"A Travers L'Europe Croquis de Cavalrie", over three hundred illustrations describe and depict the mounted military across Europe, 1893 publication, textured leather cover....
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French military books, Memoires de Feuquiere;"Memoires de M. le Marquis de Feuquiere, Lieutenant General des Armees du Roi", volumes I-IV, London, 1737. 6 3/4"H. Overall good condition with minor surface wear....
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Engraved Powder Horn Moses Walcut 14''length engrailed edge with a 3.5'' smooth spout and a notched surface around the opening. A domed wood base with a brass eye in the base. Engraved with the British coat of...
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