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A TEXTILE WITH ABSTRACT DECORATIONDemocratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century 115 x 73.5 cm Provenance: Italian private collection.

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A TEXTILE WITH ABSTRACT DECORATIONDemocratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century 115 x 73.5 cm Provenance: Italian private collection.

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Estim. 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

10 volumes in 8vo. 250x180 mm. Double-sided squeezebox volumes. Original bindings in decorated paper, each adorned with a printed label on covers. Fine copy. Rare firts edition. Work richly illustrated with polychrome woodcuts, some with coloring stencil. The engravings, printed on full or double pages, present patterns for kimonos and traditional Japanese fabrics. Kimono models from the Edo period to the modern era are illustrated.The collection is divided into three parts: 'Dyeing ', in three volumes; 'Weaving' in 4 volumes; 'Miscellaneous' in three volumes. An amazing collection of traditional Japanese textile designs. Important publication printed by the Unsodo publishing house, which masterfully documents the role of the most refined graphic arts in textile production in Japan.Founded by Yamada Naosaburo in 1891, Unsodo is dedicated to the publication of books intended for the artisanal arts of textiles, lacquer and ceramics. His catalog includes the famous Nomoyogusa [Flowers of a Hundred Worlds] by Kamisaka Sekka, 1901-1910, and Seiho ippin shu [Collection of Seihō's Masterwoorks] by Takeuchi Seiho, 1937-1942. Rare work: only a few incomplete copies in public collections, notably at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Columbia University Library and the Princeton University Library.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Copperplate engraving, 410x310 mm. Glued on cardboard. Contemporary coloring. Captions at the bottom of the illustrations. Good condition. Beautiful engraving depicting in an oval the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte wearing the consular jacket with high collar embroidered with palmettes by Pierre Audoin based on a drawing by Pierre Bouillon and at the bottom a representation of the Battle of Marengo by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux. The print celebrates Napoleon as the first consul of the Republic, a position that placed him above any other power in the State, effectively imposing a dictatorship, and below the Battle of Marengo, fought on June 14, 1800 as part of the second Italian campaign. The French army, led by Napoleon himself, won the battle against the Austrians, marking their retreat from Lombardy.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Military Leave Certificate. 10 Demi Brigade. Paris, December 12, 1805 Oblong folio. 214x284 mm. Printed and manuscript text within a frame with neoclassical decorations printed in woodcut, allegory of the 'Republique Francaise' at the top center. Bottom left round stamp with the crowned imperial eagle. Below the text are the signatures of the 'Membres du Conseil d'Administration'. On the reverse, long handwritten note attesting to the order of the Minister of War of 26 Brumaire. Slight foxing and traces of use, insignificant hole, good condition. 'Absolu' leave granted to Citizen Jean Morel, born in Paris, 'fusilier' of the First Company of the 2nd Bataillon. The document, drawn up when Napoleon had already become Emperor, bears the symbols of the Republic and the Empire. In the date at the end of the text "the printed inscription "Paris le Vingt-un Frimaire An 14" the printed inscription "Republique francaise" placed after Frimaire is canceled with a pen mark.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Poster measuring 157 x 118 cm. Slight loss at lower left corner. Text in red and blue within linear frame in red and blue. At the bottom the coat of arms of the Order of the Francisca. Good condition. Propaganda poster of the Vichy Republic. Text by Marshal Petain.

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