[LEFéVRE-UTILE / ART NOUVEAU ALBUM / ]

Album des célébrités contemporaine publié par Lefèvre-Utile Nantes [Title on front cover]. Nantes about 1905.

. Oblong 4to. (36.5 x 27 cm) Lvs. (11) With 48 inserted embossed chromolithograph autograph cards of famous actors, composers, authors, etc. placed in Art Nouveau decorated frames. One sheet with content. Last two leaves titled "Biscuites Levèvre-Utile" missing eight cards. Bound in publisher's decorated boards, printed in silver and gold.An exclusive promotional album produced to celebrate Levèvre-Utile winning the grand prize for making biscuits at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Lefèvre Utiel (LU) is a renowned French manufacturer of biscuits and chocolate based in Nantes (now part of Mondelez International). The lavishly decorated cards were included in packages of cookies and were intended as a collector's item. Each card has a colourful artistic scene associated with a contemporary celebrity, and includes a photographic portrait of the same. The artwork was created by leading French artists and photographers of the day.

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Book number: 121350

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Design, French, france, advertisement, cookies, biscuits, promotional, album, art nouveau, jugend,

[CHINA - WOOD PANEL WITH ANCIENT COINS AND CHARMS].

China, probably end of 18th century.

. Wooden panel (59 x 35 cm) with 25 bronze casts of ancient Chinese coins and amulets inserted. A solid piece of wood with small scratches and minor wear, parts of old Chinese label on reverse. Mounted in a later wooden frame. The collection shows examples of old coins and charms in the shape of spades, knives, rings, and two large symbolic figures: a horse and two birds in a tree. China was one of the first countries to use metal coinage and its ancient coin history can be traced back more than two thousand years. The Chinese also produced "coin-like" charms and talismans which were used to suppress evil spirits and to bring "good luck" or "good fortune". During the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) some of the first forms of money were cast in the shapes of tools, for example as spades, shovels or knives. Thereafter the "round money" appeared and during the Han Dynasty a round shaped coin named "wu zhu" was introduced. It was minted for more than 700 years from 118 BC to 618 AD. This panel contains nine spade-shaped coins or charms which we believe are the earliest examples in the collection. Two pieces have the knife shape. Three large examples of "open charms" are included with illustrations of a dragon, the zodiac and the eight trigrams. In addition there are seven pieces of different kinds of round coins or charms and two pendant charms, all decorated with different characters and symbols. We believe that the panel dates from the latter part of the 18th century and sits firmly in the context of the Emperor QianlongÕs unequalled obsession with Chinese history, art and literature. Reigning from 1735 to 1796, he created and conserved unparalleled collections of all ages and aspects of Chinese culture while honouring Manchu and Confucian traditions. This panel, with a patina consistent with its (likely) date, was probably used as a teaching aid, and reflects the EmperorÕs interest in promoting and preserving the glories and utility of the Chinese past. A most unusual and impressive work.

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Book number: 120566

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, china, chine, chinese, kina, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, teaching, charms, amulets, coins, currency, history, numismatic, exploration,

[HAMMARSKJÖLD, DAG / PHOTOGRAPHS].

[A collection of original photographs from the United Nations Press Department documenting Hammarskjöld's time as General Secretary]. (New York) 1953-1961.

. Dag Hammarskjöld, a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-61. He died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia on his way to cease-fire negotiations during the Congo Crisis. He was awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize.This collection contains 22 photos (25.4 x 20.5 cm) of Hammarskjöld's time in office including photos from different UN Security Council meetings, press conferences and assemblies, and others from his official visits to Burma, Thailand, Congo and India. The photos have printed captions on the reverse. Another 29 photos were taken at his New York suite at the UN headquarters just days after his plane crash. The photos illustrate the conference room, his office, the social areas and a private area, all elegantly decorated with contemporary furniture, notable pieces of art, and his collection of books. The UN has one of the world's finest art collections with contributions from its member States. Hammarskjöld refined the collection with works of art that would coincide with the UN's vision of a world at peace.Provenance: Count Wilhelm Hans Fredrik Wachtmeister (1923-2012), who served as the Swedish ambassador to the United States between 1974 and 1989. He is included in a photo taken during Hammarskjöld's visit to India in 1959 when W. served as his personal secretary.

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Book number: 120937

Catalogue: Travel general

Keywords: Travel general, photographs, photos, united nations, america, american, diplomat, diplomacy,

[ART NOUVEAU].

Documents d'art décoratif. Trente planches en couleurs et en noire. Paris, Librairie Renourd, H. Laurens (ca 1910).

. Folio. Thirty mounted plates, of which sixteen in colour, on thick cardboard. As issued loose in original cloth-backed illustrated portfolio with cotton ties. Title page slightly browned but otherwise in excellent condition. First edition. A collection of various Art Nouveau designs for ceramics, decorative panels, furniture, silver and ironworks, jewellery, etc made by famous artists of the time, including Roubille, Brandt, Bacard, Daurat, and Ségaud. There are many textile patterns from this period that date back to earlier centuries. Some of the plates were also published in "Documents de décoration moderne" issued about 1900.

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Book number: 100760

Catalogue: Art Nouveau

Keywords: Art Nouveau, art nouveau, jugend, design, exploration, france, french, decoratif, decoration, konst, art, textiles, textile,

[NONOMURA, CHUBE / OGATA, KÍRIN]:

Ehon K›rin (K›rin Patterns). Three volumes (complete). Ky›to, Suma Kanbe, early 19th century (ca 1800-30).

. An album (24.3 x 17.7 cm) containing 95 b/w woodblock-printed designs of plants and animals in the "K›rin style". Lvs 16; 16; 17, double folded in the Japanese fashion. Includes two prefaces and one colophon. Ex-ownership red stamps. Text in Japanese. Original wrappers, with some minor wear, printed paper labels on covers. Housed in cloth slipcase. We believe this sketch book is a reproduction of a work titled "K›rin Ehon Michi Shirube" by the artist Nonomura Chube published in 1735. Nonomura issued several design manuals (edehon) influenced by the Rinpa school master Ogata K›rin (1658-1716). The Rinpa is a style within Japanese art based on nature which was developed during the 17th century. The typical K›rin patterns are characterised by simplified forms with prominent and smooth outlines. A well-preserved album with charming designs of animals, insects, flowers and plants.

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Book number: 121081

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japon, japanese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, illustrated, woodblock, designs, patterns, manual, rinpa,

[LAMM, CARL ROBERT]:

Illustrated catalogue of the Very Notable Collection of Carl Robert Lamm, Näsby Castle (near Stockholm), Sweden. New York, 1923.

. Large 8vo. pp. (xvi), 412, (1). With many illustrations. Original printed wrappers bound in somewhat later half morocco on marbled boards, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, u.e.g., lightly rubbed. Bookplate (Axel Rydén J:or). Impressive catalogue of Carl Robert Lamm's art collection (997 items) sold at the American Art Galleries in New York through his representative Ruth Teschner. With neat annotations in pencil of buyers and hammer prices throughout. Carl Robert Lamm (1856-1938), a Swedish engineer, industrialist and collector of art. His collection comprises paintings, oriental rugs, tapestry, armour, furniture, bronzes, and more. Among others Frederick Martin, a well-known art expert, assisted Lamm in his collecting. Carl Robert Lamm is the father of Carl Johan, the renowned expert on Islamic glass.

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Book number: 121131

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Design, art, konst, auction, collection,

[CEYLON / TEA]

Manuel et catalogue officiels de la section de Ceylan. L'exposition de Paris, 1900. Colombo, George J.A. Skeen, Imprimerie Nationale, Ceylan, 1900.

. Pp. xxiv, 166. With photogravure frontispiece (after a photo by Henry Cave), two colour lithographic maps, twenty-four plates after photos, numerous illustrations in the text. Original pictorial wrappers, green cloth spine, inside covers illustrated.Attractive and informative guide to the Ceylon Pavilion at the Paris World Fair of 1900. Contains information about the government, agriculture, exports, society, art and natural history, photography, etc. One chapter is devoted to the tea industry in the country. Lavishly illustrated. Rare.

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Book number: 121292

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, ceylon, sri lanka, tea, asia, asie, asiatic, asien, travel, exploration, exhibition,

[JUVENILE]

Petit tableau des arts et métiers, ou notions sur les principaux travaux des hommes; ouvrage instructif et amusant, à l'usage de la jeunesse de l'un et l'autre sexe. Troisième édition, ornée de nouvelles gravures. Paris, chez Pierre Blanchard, 1825.

. 12mo. Pp. 238. With coloured engraved frontispiece and five engraved plates of various arts and crafts. Contemporary calf, flat spine decorated in gilt and with red title label, Extremities lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers and edges. Old bookseller label on front paste down. Old handwritten note dated 1832 pasted in. Some leaves with staining, mainly in margin. Third edition of a charming work dealing with different professions, written for a young audience.

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Book number: 121463

Catalogue: Old and Rare Books

Keywords: Old and Rare Books, children, juvenile, art, crafts, professions, occupations, illustrated, french, france,

[TRADE CATALOGUE / FASHION / ART DÉCO].

Les premiers beaux jours. La Grand Maison du Blanc, Paris, Place del' Opera. (Paris, Draeger, ca 1929).

. Lovely catalogue with stylish design and visual impact in the Art Déco style. Irregular shaped 8vo. Pp. (12) including covers. Publisher's stapled colour decorated wrappers. Text in French by Paul Reboux. Illustrations in b/w and colour by Charles Martin (1884-1934), a French artist and contributor to fashion magazines of the time. A well-preserved catalogue by the famous Parisian designer printer Draeger. Ref. Modern Publicity 1930, The Studio p. 76. / Pages dÕor de lÕedition publicitaire, 94. / Alain Draeger, Draeger, les pages d'or de l'édition, (2019) pp. 112-3.

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Book number: 121496

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Fashion, france, french, design, fashion, trade, marketing, mode,

[SWEDISH RYA CARPET DESIGNS].

A pupil's work comprising 73 designs for rugs and furniture fabrics. No date or place, but Sweden, ca 1941.

. A collection containing 73 beautiful designs, most of which are painted with water colours on paper, a few b/w printed, pasted on strong paper. The size of the designs varies but most are about 12-17 cm x 20-25 cm. The weaving designs are meant for carpets such as Rya, Rollakan (Röllakan) and Flossa. In addition, there are twenty designs for furniture fabrics including printed patterns of Damast (Damask) and Finnväv (double weave). Housed in a specially made decorated box (21.4 x 34.6 cm). Already in the fourteenth century Scandinavians had developed the art of Rya (or Ryijy). They were specially designed to help the Scandinavian people cope with their notoriously harsh winters. Ryas were made thick with shaggy long piles and mainly used as mantles or bedding rather than floor covering. By the 1880s traditional Scandinavian rugs, especially the thick-piled Ryas, were popular throughout northern Europe. Another type of flat-woven rug was also developed in Sweden, called Rollakan (Röllakan). It's a very distinct style of rug, which is thinner than the Ryas. Rya had been made with abstract, geometric designs for centuries and became hugely popular among modern designers by mid 20th century in Europe and North America. Sweden had several well-known rug designers during this period. Märtha Måås-Fjetterström, probably the most famous, was active between 1919 and 1941.We believe this set belonged to a student at a weaving school. She has copied patterns but also created her own designs, all made in a very delightful and artistic way. Two plates include "1941" in print which means we assume the designs were made around this time. In very good condition.

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Book number: 120735

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Design, carpet, design, designs, illustrations, röllakan, flossa, rya, fabric, weaving, weave, double weave, damask,

[LILJEVALCH CARL FREDRIK]:

... Tio tusen chinesiska ting. (Ten thousand Chinese items). Beskrifvande förteckning öfver ett chinesiskt målnings-galleri samt en stor samling af chinesiska konst-, industri- och naturalister. Stockholm, Johan Beckman, 1849.

. Pp. iv, 5-42. Text in Swedish. Modern boards. A descriptive list of a collection of authentic Chinese objects shown at an exhibition in Stockholm, the first exhibition to present Chinese objects to the public in Sweden. Comprising paintings, antiquities, books, porcelain, stamps, tiles, foods, papers, cloths, embroidery, scrolls, ceramics, and more. Includes a section with Siamese books. The collection was brought back by Carl Fredrik Liljevalch. He was a successful Swedish merchant who was sent to China on a East India Company ship to negotiate a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce with China, which was concluded in 1847. Cordier BS 2180. Löwendahl 1102.

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Book number: 120974

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, asia, asie, asiatica, orient, east, asien, far east, china, chinese, chine, kina, exploration, art, antiques, siam, siamese, thai, thailand, art, exhibition,

[HAIBARA / HANDMADE JAPANESE FANS].

[Two hand-painted round fans (uchiwa) in original woodblock-printed covers]. Tokyo, Haibara Naojiro, ca 1890.

. A beautiful and well-preserved pair of round hand fans painted in ink, colour and gofun on paper with handles of lacquer decorated with gold, and silk tasselled cords. The fans are decorated in rinpa style with a landscape scene and flowers, on the reverse one has a view of Mount Fuji and the other a bamboo scene highlighted with gold. One fan has one small chip at edge and a few tiny paper losses, the other is in fine condition. Size: 23.8 x 23 cm, length including handles 36 cm. Mounted in the original paper folders woodblock-printed in colours.Haibara, established in 1806, is one of Japan's oldest paper merchants and still operating in Nihonbashi in Tokyo. During the Edo period Haibara became famous for the decorated round fans (uchiwa) produced as a typical souvenir at that time. The third owner, Haibara Naojiro (1846-1910), worked close to artists like Shibata Zeshin, Kawanabe Kyosai and Kawabata Gyokusho who created the original designs for Haibara's products. A delightful pair of these handmade fans.

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Book number: 120961

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, art, fan, fans, handmade, handpainted, uchiwa,

THE ART SERVICE DEPARTMENT, UNION OF CHINESE ARTISTS (Compiler):

[CHINESE PAPER-CUTS]. Paper-cuts of Shantung Province. Peking 1956.

. With 20 mounted hand-coloured red paper-cuts (22.7 x 15.8 cm). Together with a 3-page description text printed in Chinese, English, French and German, and a 5-page booklet on Chinese paper-cuts in general. (Complete). Housed in original decorated paper folders with ivory clasps. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art in China, each region having its own characteristic style. This set comprises two different styles of Shantung paper-cuts.

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Book number: 120683

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, paper-cuts, china, chinese, chine, kina, asia asie, asien, asiatic, illustrated, theatre, birds, flowers, art, artistic,

BALçZS, BÉLA / KOZMA, LAJOS (Ill.):

Testvérorszâg. A j— gyerekeknek mesélte karâcsonyra (Sister country. Told for the good children). Gyoma, Kner Izidor, 1918.

. 16mo. Size: 10 x 13.5 cm. Pp. 59. With six full-page coloured plates. Publisher's pictorial boards, cloth spine, rubbed. Some leaves with small corner loss. First edition of this unusual Hungarian children's book illustrated by Lajos Kozma in a characteristic Art Nouveau style. The book was issued by Kner Publishing House as one of a series of three children's books, of which another one is Anna Lezsnai's "Mese a bœtorok—l".Béla Balâzs was a Hungarian - Jewish film critic, writer and poet. He was the writer of the scenario for Bart—k's ballet "The Wooden Prince". Lajos Kozma was one of the foremost Hungarian architects and interior designers of the early 20th century. He joined "The Young Ones" a group of architects influenced by the "Vienna Secession". His early works were created in Art Nouveau style but later, through Art Deco, he found his way to the International Modernism.

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Book number: 120337

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, children, literature, art nouveau, juvenile, barnbok, hungry, hungrian, ungern

KUBOTA BEISEN (Ed.):

Bijutsu H›ko (The Art Treasury). Eleven volumes. Tokyo, Matsui Eikichi, Gahakudo,1895.

. A complete set of this early refined Japanese art magazine. Size: 26 x 16 cm. With high-quality woodblock printed reproductions of ukiyo-e prints and paintings by famous artists such as Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, Shibata Zeshin, Sakai Hoitsu, Ogata Korin, Mauyama Okyo, Kawanabe Kyosai, Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, etc. Includes several folded prints of hashira-e (long and narrow pillar prints), nagaban (large print) and long surimono (exclusive prints for special occasions). Printed in lovely rich colours several highlighted with lacquer and mica. Bound in the traditional Japanese fashion, as issued within coloured decorated wrappers. A few volumes loose in binding and one volume has a few leaves affected by a small marginal wormhole, otherwise in splendid condition. Housed in a modern cloth folder. The editor Kubota Beisen was a renowned Japanese artist and art instructor. He founded the Kyoto Fine Art Association together with Kono Bairei. A stunning collection which seems extremely rare to find complete.

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Book number: 121008

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, art, illustrated, woodblock-prints, ukiyo-e, woodcut, paintings