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  • A fine set of Demidoff's most sought-after illustrated books from the Rothschild-Ferrières library
    A fine set of Demidoff's most sought-after illustrated books from the Rothschild-Ferrières library

    DEMIDOFF, M. Anatole de; RAFFET, Auguste, DURAND, André (illustrators).
    Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie exécuté en 1837... [with] [1838-1848] & [1842],
    £25,000.00

  • Rare. Strong impressions of etchings of grotesque masks, after original designs by the Italian (Roman) artist and engraver Aloisio Giovannoli.
    Rare. Strong impressions of etchings of grotesque masks, after original designs by the Italian (Roman) artist and engraver Aloisio Giovannoli.

    GIOVANNOLI, Aloisio.
    Grotesque Masks. 1781
    £25,000.00

  • Helen Frankenthaler, Mary, Mary, 1990, screenprint and offset lithograph, signed by the artist, from the edition of 72, on wove paper
    Helen Frankenthaler, Mary, Mary, 1990, screenprint and offset lithograph, signed by the artist, from the edition of 72, on wove paper

    FRANKENTHALER, Helen
    Mary, Mary 1990
    £25,000.00

  • A beautiful unsophisticated copy of the notoriously rare Vitruvius Scoticus, the paramount source for the history of classical architecture in Scotland
    A beautiful unsophisticated copy of the notoriously rare Vitruvius Scoticus, the paramount source for the history of classical architecture in Scotland

    ADAM, William.
    Vitruvius Scoticus; n.d. [but circa 1730-1740, 1762, 1811].
    £25,000.00

  • Rare issue hand-coloured on card. A handsome copy of a lively set of bull fighting plates.
    Rare issue hand-coloured on card. A handsome copy of a lively set of bull fighting plates.

    PRICE, Lake (illustrator); FORD, Richard.
    Tauromachia, 1852.
    £25,000.00

  • Set of eight stipple-engraved plates of Amaryllis, printed in colours and finished by hand.
    Set of eight stipple-engraved plates of Amaryllis, printed in colours and finished by hand.

    REDOUTE, Pierre-Joseph.
    Group of Eight Amaryllis. 1802-16
    £25,000.00

  • Altneuland is an utopian novel by Herzl, in which he employs the plot to describe his vision regarding the Jewish state to be founded in Palestine.
    Altneuland is an utopian novel by Herzl, in which he employs the plot to describe his vision regarding the Jewish state to be founded in Palestine.

    HERZL, Theodor.
    Altneuland, Roman von Theodor Herzl. 1902.
    £25,000.00

  • Fleurs et Masques by Gino Severini is a superb depiction of Cubist still lives, harlequin musicians and the masks and theatrics of the Commedia dell'Arte.
    Fleurs et Masques by Gino Severini is a superb depiction of Cubist still lives, harlequin musicians and the masks and theatrics of the Commedia dell'Arte.

    SEVERINI, Gino.
    Fleurs et Masques. 1930.
    £25,000.00

  • An attractive example of a traditional Jewish marriage contract, fully manuscript and elegantly decorated with fine colours and liquid gold.

    [KETUBAH].
    Italian decorated Ketubah. 1730.
    £25,000.00

  • A complete set of the finest pictorial record of XVIII century Tuscany, with etched & engraved plates of Tuscan villas after Zocchi by Piranesi & others.
    A complete set of the finest pictorial record of XVIII century Tuscany, with etched & engraved plates of Tuscan villas after Zocchi by Piranesi & others.

    ZOCCHI, Giuseppe.
    Vedute delle ville, e d'altri loghi della Toscana. 1757.
    £25,000.00

  • A fine collection of Qing dynasty watercolours depicting deities and immortals from Chinese folk religion, incorporating elements from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
    A fine collection of Qing dynasty watercolours depicting deities and immortals from Chinese folk religion, incorporating elements from Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

    [CHINA.
    Watercolour Album Early nineteenth century].
    £25,000.00

  • Three large engraved views, each on 2 sheets joined with 4 inset views below
    Three large engraved views, each on 2 sheets joined with 4 inset views below

    DE LETH, Hendrik.
    Set of Three Views of Amsterdam. 1720.
    £25,000.00

  • First editions of A Natural History of Birds by Eleazar Albin, the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates, published in 1731, 1734, & 1738.
    First editions of A Natural History of Birds by Eleazar Albin, the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates, published in 1731, 1734, & 1738.

    ALBIN, Eleazar.
    A Natural History of Birds. 1731, 1734 & 1738.
    £23,500.00

  • Manuscript Commonplace Journal
    Manuscript Commonplace Journal

    ROSS, Sir John.
    Manuscript Commonplace Journal 1815-1817; 1854.
    £22,500.00

  • A fantastic collecton of 45 titles on the First and Second World War, all either bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in morocco or housed in folding morocco backed boxes

    TAYLOR, A.J.P.; LIDDEL HART, B.H.; HARRIS, Sir Arthur 'Bomber'; RYAN, Cornelius; EISENHOWER, Dwight D. et al.
    [First & Second World Wars]. 1939-1985.
    £22,500.00

  • Illuminated border design by Maryam Mirzaei in 2004.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Illuminated border design, 2004
    £22,500.00

  • Métal.
    Métal.

    KRULL, Germaine.
    Métal. [December 1927].
    £22,500.00

  • Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780
    Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780

    [PRAYERBOOK]
    Anam'i Sharif, circa 1780 AD.
    £22,500.00

  • Signed by Iliazd and nine of the artists, including Picasso, Miro andErnst.
    Signed by Iliazd and nine of the artists, including Picasso, Miro andErnst.

    ILIAZD [ZDANEVICH, Ilia]; PICASSO, Pablo.
    Hommage à Roger Lacourière. 1968.
    £22,500.00

  • Les Américains.
    Les Américains.

    FRANK, Robert.
    Les Américains. 1958.
    £22,500.00

  • First edition of Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 by Dickenson Bros, one of the great pictorial commemorations of the Great Exhibition, containing 55 chromo-lithograph plates.
    First edition of Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 by Dickenson Bros, one of the great pictorial commemorations of the Great Exhibition, containing 55 chromo-lithograph plates.

    DICKINSON BROS (publishers).
    Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1854.
    £22,500.00

  • First edition of Orme's Collection of British Field Sports by Samuel Howitt, with 20 hand-coloured aquatints of hnting scenes, all in early states.
    First edition of Orme's Collection of British Field Sports by Samuel Howitt, with 20 hand-coloured aquatints of hnting scenes, all in early states.

    HOWITT, Samuel (illustrator).
    Orme's Collection of British Field Sports 1 January 1807-[25 March 1808].
    £22,500.00

  • The scarce first edition of Forbin's Voyage with text and plates together of which Brunet says only 325 copies were printed.
    The scarce first edition of Forbin's Voyage with text and plates together of which Brunet says only 325 copies were printed.

    FORBIN, [Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste] (Comte de).
    Voyage dans le Levant. 1819.
    £22,500.00

  • Borget's fine lithographic views of China, including five of Hong-Kong, and others relating to Macao and Canton.
    Borget's fine lithographic views of China, including five of Hong-Kong, and others relating to Macao and Canton.

    BORGET, Auguste.
    Sketches of China and the Chinese. 1842.
    £22,500.00

  • Frank Stella, Coxuria from The Geldzahler Portfolio, 1997, screenprint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 75, on White Lana mouldmade paper
    Frank Stella, Coxuria from The Geldzahler Portfolio, 1997, screenprint, signed by the artist, from the edition of 75, on White Lana mouldmade paper

    STELLA, Frank
    Coxuria, from The Geldzahler Portfolio 1997
    £22,500.00

  • First and only edition of Orme's Collection of British Field Sports by Samuel Howitt.
    First and only edition of Orme's Collection of British Field Sports by Samuel Howitt.

    HOWITT, Samuel.
    Orme's Collection of British Field Sports 1 January 1807-[25 March 1808].
    £22,500.00

  • Etching, relief and engraving in colour, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 5
    Etching, relief and engraving in colour, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 5

    STELLA, Frank
    Swan Engraving Circle I, State V 1983
    £22,500.00

  • Frank Stella, Lunna Wola (V), from Paper Reliefs, 1975, unique cotton-pulp relief with hand-colouring and collage, signd by the artist

    STELLA, Frank
    Lunna Wola (V), from Paper Reliefs 1975
    £22,500.00

  • Lithograph, 1973, on J. Green mould-made paper, signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 100, published by Petersburg Press Ltd., London
    Lithograph, 1973, on J. Green mould-made paper, signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 100, published by Petersburg Press Ltd., London

    STELLA, Frank
    York Factory II 1974
    £22,500.00

  • First editions of the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with the Eye of Sauron on the front board of each in gilt
    First editions of the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with the Eye of Sauron on the front board of each in gilt

    TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
    The Lord of the Rings. 1954-55.
    £22,000.00

  • Keith Haring, One Plate from The Apocalypse Suite, screenprint, 1988, signed by the artist, from the edition of 90, on Museum Board

    HARING, Keith
    One Plate, from The Apocalypse Suite 1988
    £21,000.00

  • Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 2000-2001, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 46

    DOIG, Peter
    Pinto, from 100 Years Ago series
    £20,800.00

  • Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an,
    Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an,

    [QUR'AN].
    Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an, first half of 9th century.
    £20,000.00

  • A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.
    A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. MIR' ALI AL-KATIB (calligrapher).
    A Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy, dated 936 AH (1529-30 AD).
    £20,000.00

  • Scrapbook 3.
    Scrapbook 3.

    BURROUGHS, William S.
    Scrapbook 3. 1979.
    £20,000.00

  • Paris' comprehensive survey of sailing vessels and a valuable contribution to preserving the artifacts of the maritime cultures of the world
    Paris' comprehensive survey of sailing vessels and a valuable contribution to preserving the artifacts of the maritime cultures of the world

    PARIS, François-Edmond.
    Essai sur la Construction Navale des Peuples Extra-Européens 1841.
    £20,000.00

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