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STEINLEN, THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE.
Group of 39 full-page color
illustrations by Steinlen,
extracted from various issues of Gil Blas Illustre, many of them
illustrating songs with lyrics, on folio sheets, some trimming to margins which affects
some text on verso; each hinged to larger sheet but easily removed.
Paris, 1890s
[200/300]
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(THAILAND.)
Pair of full-page watercolor or gouache illustrations for the
Phra Malai legend,
on small folio sheets; matted.
Thailand, circa 1885
[100/200]
The Buddhist text detailing Phra Malai’s visits to both heaven and hell were a common
subject inThai religious writings. One of the illustrations appears to depict a scene in heaven,
and the other more gruesome illustration must surely represent a scene in hell.
432
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TROUVELOT, ETIENNE LÉOPOLD.
The Great Comet of 1881. Plate XI
* Star Cluster in Hercules. Plate XIV.
Together, 2 large chromolithographed studies
of the heavens, issued to accompany The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, each sheet
measuring 910x700 mm; minor browning from frame stretchers on both, first with very
minor dampstaining at bottom edge away from image, few small nicks at edges; each with
stamped signature lower right. NewYork: Scribner’s, 1881
[800/1,200]
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(WATERCOLORS—19th CENTURY ENGLISH.)
Group of 6 highly skilled
English watercolors from the 19th century.
Various sizes.
England, 19th century
[250/350]
Paterson,William J. Ravine near Amalfi between Amalfi and Positano. 370x260 mm; Signed
lower left, titled and Signed on verso * Portrait of a seated woman. 330x245 mm; initialed
RI or IR and dated 1865 * Half-length portrait of an elegantly dressed gentleman. 245x180
mm; illegible signature lower right * Pierce, Evelyn. Untitled scene outside a country manor,
with ladies in fancy day dress. 270x220 mm; Signed lower right * Inglis, Jane Anne [attributed
to]. Untitled landscape, presumably near the cliffs of Dover. 180x255 mm * Bryson, R. M.
Farm workers in a field. 180x290 mm; Signed and dated July 1847 lower left * Lady Fanny
Pomfret, now Lady Jo????. 280x215 mm; titled beneath the image but difficult to read.
434
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(WATERCOLORS—19th CENTURY ENGLISH.)
Group of 7 skilled
watercolor or pencils drawings from 19th century England,
including one by
Robert Dighton.Various sizes. England, 19th, century
[350/500]
Dighton, Robert. Portrait of a standing gentleman, probably for his Collection of Portraits of
Public Characters. 265x175 mm; Signed on verso and possibly titled. Early 1800s *Walther,
H. Gentleman with menu in a restaurant. 215x165 mm; Signed and dated 95 * Seated woman
looking through and album. 165x135 mm; illegible initials, dated 1826 * Supposed portrait
of James Edward Mivart painted by a Mrs. Manning around 1840. 245x205 mm * Portrait
of John Prinsep writing Suggestions - Aetatis 76 [from the verso].Attributed to Emily Rebecca
Prinsep. Prinsep made his fortune dealing in indigo. 200x175 mm. 1822 * Untitled portrait
of a seated woman holding a book. 305x240 mm * Woman standing in a library holding a
book. Brilliantly executed watercolor. 335x270 mm.
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(WHALING.) Schmuzer, Jacob.
Group of 22 hand-colored engraved plates
dealing with whaling or sealing,
from an unidentified German or Swedish volume
concerning natural history subjects, on 8vo sheets; inked manuscript notes on versos.
Germany or Sweden, circa 1800
[400/600]
I...,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118 120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,...138