[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,

[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,

[FRENCH TRADE CATALOGUE WALLPAPER].

A large album of French decorative wallpaper designs from P.O. & Cie. Paris 1925.

. Oblong folio. (47.5 x 30 cm). Contains 436 design plates with coloured wallpaper samples. Preceded by price lists on two leaves (one on front paste-down) and two loose folios. Bound in original cloth, lettered "P.O & Cie Paris 1925" on the upper cover, lightly rubbed, cotton ties. A huge, well-preserved collection of various wallpaper samples offered by a French company at a time when wallpapers were very fashionable in decoration. Printed on different kinds of paper, some with metallic elements. Contains many traditional French elaborate designs with floral motifs, damask patterns and several inspired by wood and tile. Others are more contemporary with "modern style" patterns. These are in the Art Deco style with geometric forms, intense colours and stylised decorations. Many plates have matching wallpaper borders attached. Small samples cut from four plates and a few plates with minor tears otherwise in excellent condition. An impressive collection in tune with the style and taste of the time. 

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Book number: 121640

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Design, design, wallpaper, french, france, papier peint à rayures, sampled, trade, catalogue,

[CEYLON / TEA]

Manuel et catalogue officiels de la section de Ceylan. L'exposition Universelle 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,

[THE STUDIO LTD]:

Modern Book Production. London, The Studio Limited, Printed at the Curwen Press, Plaistow, 1928.

. 4to. Pp. viii, 186, most of which with illustrations including some coloured paper samples pasted in. Partly unopened. Publisher's decorated vellum-backed boards in rare matching dust wrappers. First edition of this informative work on book production in various European countries and the US. It covers the best of typography, illustration, binding, design, etc. at the time, and is profusely illustrated with about three hundred reproductions. This work forms a sequel to the Art of the Book, published by the Studio in 1914. See item 27. A mint copy. Ref. Sims, 137.

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Book number: 121615

Catalogue: Design

Keywords: Design, paper, design, english, british, illustrated, typography, art, bookbinding,

[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,

[JAPANESE TAMBA-FU COTTON SAMPLES]

Title label: "Mingei (Folk Craft) Tamba - Pattern dyeing section". Japan, about 1930s -1950s.

. An album of 49 hand-woven cotton samples dyed in the katazome (stencil) technique. Pasted on rough paper (lightly browned). Ribbon-bound in original decorated textile-covered boards. Size: 29.5 x 25 cm. Hand-written paper title label on upper cover. Impressive album with lovely samples dyed with indigo blue and some also contain red pigment. The patterns have different flower and bird motifs. Some are lightly faded and a few with light discolouration. Japan has a long tradition of textile art, with each region developing its own special style. Tamba-fu has been traditionally made in Saji district, Hy›go prefecture for hundreds of years. In the late 19th century, tambu-fu clothing went out of fashion but saw a revival in the 1920s as the Mingei movement developed. Unsophisticated but appealing album that probably once belonged to a textile manufacturer or a dyer company.

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Book number: 121540

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japanese, japon, asia, asie asien, asiatic, textile, design, cotton, pattern, dyeing,

[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 (partly split), rubbed. The paper is very fragile, four leaves with small corner loss. First edition of this unusual Hungarian children's book illustrated by Lajos Kozma in characteristic Art Nouveau style. The book was issued by Kner Publishing House as one in a series of three children's books, another of which is Anna Lezsnais' "Mese a bœtorok—l".Béla Balâzs was an acclaimed Hungarian-Jewish film critic, writer and poet. He was a proponent of formalist film theory. 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 International Modernism.

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Book number: 120337

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, children, literature, art nouveau, juvenile, barnbok, hungary, hungarian, ungern