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Decorative Art (88 items)

Collection of six stunning, early 19th-century gouache-aquatints of Florence and Pisa

21. Florence / Pisa – Carocci, G. et al.

Collection of six stunning, early 19th-century gouache-aquatints of Florence and Pisa including a rare segment showing a Funerary Procession in front of Giotto’s Campanile, part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy. These very able and fantastically hand-coloured, original artworks, represent the peak of high-quality souvenirs for the European Traveller on their Grand Tour. [Loggia dei Lanzi / Cattedrale di Firenze / Piazza S. Trinita / Campanile Della Cattedrale di Firenze / Ponte S. Trinita / Campanile Di Pisa].

Original Aquatint (hand-applied water-colouring over copper engraving). Florence / Pisa, [c.1820]. Plate Sizes vary: 31 cm x 22.1 cm. Sheet Sizes vary: 34.6 cm x 26.5 cm. Original Gouache-Aquatint (hand-applied water-colouring over copper engraving). Florence/Pisa, [c.1820]. Plate-Sizes vary: c. 31 cm x 22.1 cm. Sheet Sizes vary: c. 34.6 cm x 26.5 cm. Besides some smaller damages to the Ponte S. Trinita-artwork in very good, actually stunning, condition. Clean, crisp and brightly coloured. All of these artworks are beautifully framed and the price includes worldwide free shipping per UPS – courier.

EUR 3.800,-- 

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Chereau, Vue de L'Édifice de l'Observatoire et du Collège des Jésuites.

22. Paris – Chereau, Jacques. (1688 – 1776).

Vue de L’Édifice de l’Observatoire et du Collège des Jésuites.

Original hand-coloured engraved vue d’optique. Paris, Jacques Chereau, [c.1700s]. Plate Size: 39.3 cm x 28.5 cm. Sheet Size: 41.5 cm x 29.7 cm. Original print. In very good condition. Clean, crisp and bright impression.

EUR 275,-- 

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Francois Seraphin Delpech - Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

23. Corvisart, Jean-Nicolas – Delpech, Francois Seraphin.

Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart [Portrait original du XIXe siècle de Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, médecin et cardiologue français].

Original lithograph with a fascimile of Corvisart’s autograph signature. [Lithographie originale avec un fac-similé de la signature autographe de Corvisart]. [France], [c. 1820]. Size of the vintage lithograph: 15 cm x 21 cm. Size of the framed lithograph: 26,5 cm x 35,5 cm. Excellent condition (mounted). Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

EUR 180,-- 

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Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

24. Corvisart, Jean-Nicolas – Engelmann, Godefroy.

Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart [Portrait original du XIXe siècle de Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, médecin et cardiologue français].

Original lithograph by lithography-pioneer Godefroy Engelmann with detailed biography verso. [Lithographie originale de Godefroy Engelmann avec biographie détaillée au verso]. [Paris], [Vignéron et Doin, Gallerie Médicale], [c. 1825]. Size of the vintage lithograph: 34 cm x 39 cm. Size of the framed lithograph: 26,5 cm x 35,5 cm. Besides some minor signs of foxing, in excellent condition (mounted) and framed front and back with glass, making the description verso readable. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

EUR 375,-- 

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Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Porhanok - "Sly Mike": A Hungarian Story

25. Farkas, Lidia / Poharnok, Zoltan / Shires, Frances (Translator).

Sly Mike: A Hungarian Story – With ten original, coloured etchings by Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. English Translation by Frances Shires.

No.115 of a signed, limited Edition of 250 copies. Budapest, Published by Dr.George Vajna & Co., (1937). Small Quarto (17.5 cm wide x 23 cm high). 44 unnumbered pages (inlcuding the etchings). The book is signed by both artists, Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Hardcover / Original, embroidered binding. Some foxing to binding but the endpapers intact and the binding in overall very good condition. All etchings in excellent condition. A wonderful, rare example of a very rare book !

EUR 675,-- 

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Forestier, Original, early 19th-century engraving of french cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

26. Corvisart, Jean-Nicolas – Forestier, Charles.

Original, early 19th-century portrait of french physician and cardiologist, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart [Portrait original du XIXe siècle de Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, médecin et cardiologue français].

Original steelengraving. Pasted on board with two fascimiles of Corvisart’s autograph signature. [Gravure originale. Collé à bord avec deux fac-similés de la signature autographe de Corvisart]. [France], [c. 1850]. Size of the vintage engraving: 16 cm x 20,5 cm. Size of the framed engraving: 29,5 cm x 34,5 cm. Excellent condition (mounted). Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

EUR 180,-- 

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Geissler, Naples with Mount Vesuvius and Pompei in the background

27. Geissler, Paul. (1881 – 1965).

Naples with Mount Vesuvius and Pompei in the background / Neapel mit Vesuv und Pompeji im Hintergrund.

Original Etching. Naples, c.1930. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with etching: 42 cm x 50 cm. Size of actual etching: c. 38 cm x 30 cm. This original etching from the original plate comes from the estate of the artist and was posthumesly titled by the son of Paul Geissler. The etching is signed in the plate and has been produced probably after the 2nd world war. The german art critic Richard Braungart place Geissler “among the german masters of landscape and architectural etching”.

EUR 295,-- 

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Geissler, Philadelphia in 1928 on South Broad Street looking towards City Hall

28. Geissler, Paul. (1881 – 1965).

Philadelphia in 1928 on South Broad Street looking towards City Hall, with traffic and, cars, policemen, construction on buildings.

Original Etching / Originale Radierung aus dem Nachlass von Geissler, Abzug von der Originalplatte. Munich, Geissler, c.1960. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with etching: 49.5 cm x 57 cm. Size of actual etching: c. 43 cm x 32 cm. Signed in pencil by the executors of the Paul Geissler Estate / Excellent condition (mounted) and framed. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping, framed and insured, per courier (3-5 working days guaranteed delivery).

EUR 375,-- 

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George, "Bartholomew Close" / Old London.

29. George, Sir Ernest. (1839-1922).

“Bartholomew Close” / Old London.

Original Etching. London, The Fine Art Society, 1884. 26 cm x 37 cm. Original, vintage etching by Sir Ernest George. Signed in the plate, not in pencil ! Only very faint signs of some foxing. Mounted, ready to be framed. With descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George (included is a wonderful historic explanation regarding this old location in London by Ernest George).

EUR 180,-- 

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George, "Butcher's Shops" - Aldgate / Old London.

30. George, Sir Ernest. (1839-1922).

“Butcher’s Shops” – Aldgate / Old London.

Original Etching. London, The Fine Art Society, 1884. 26 cm x 37 cm. Original, vintage etching by Sir Ernest George. Signed in the plate, not in pencil ! Only very faint signs of some foxing. Mounted, ready to be framed. With descriptive Letterpress by Ernest George (included is a wonderful historic explanation regarding this old location in London by Ernest George).

EUR 180,-- 

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