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FRANCE - CONVENTION - SOL A LA BALANCE ( G 19 ) - copper AN II 1793. tables de la Loi mention " les hommes sont égaux devant la Loi" - obverse: balance with crown in the center, value 1 S in the center. - workshop D point, PROVISOIRE révolutionnaire de DIJON. - 11.88 grams - VG

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FRANCE - CONVENTION - SOL A LA BALANCE ( G 19 ) - copper AN II 1793. tables de la Loi mention " les hommes sont égaux devant la Loi" - obverse: balance with crown in the center, value 1 S in the center. - workshop D point, PROVISOIRE révolutionnaire de DIJON. - 11.88 grams - VG

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Estim. 12 000 - 16 000 EUR

WILLIAM KLEIN (New York, 1926- Paris, 2022) . "Model + Graffiti (photo décor)". Paris (Vogue), 1961. Gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, dated in pencil (on reverse). Provenance: Claudio Poleschi Arte Contemporanea Gallery, San Marino, Italy. Measurements: 39.5 x 30.8 cm (image). William Klein developed an innovative and experimental style in the field of fashion photography, as we see in this photograph he took in Paris in 1961 for Vogue magazine. The woman's dress partially mimics the graffiti wall through a play of light and texture. In contrast, the fine shoes and gold earrings create an interesting visual tension. Klein explores the contrast between the exclusivist glamour of fashion and the rawness of street graffiti using artistic techniques that expand the grammar of fashion photography. In the 1960s, fashion photography was dominated by polished, carefully composed images. Klein broke with these conventions by introducing a sense of spontaneity and realism. His photographic work was influenced by art, urban culture and the language of film (in whose field he also developed). Seeking the fleeting and the authentic, he took photography out of the studio and placed it in real, and often chaotic, settings. William Klein was an American photographer and film director. Although he was born in New York and educated at City College there, Klein's work was primarily in France. He had directed a number of feature films (including the 1966 film "Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo" and the anti-American satire "Mr. Freedom"). In the photographic field, Klein won the Nadar Award in 1956. In 1947, while in the army, he traveled for the first time to Paris and since then lived and worked in this city, with which he fell in love. In 1948 he enrolled at the Sorbonne University, where he was a student of Fernand Léger, among others. His best known works revolve around fashion and street photography, of which he was considered one of the creators and masters. Awards: In 1988 he was awarded the culture prize of the German photography association. In 1990 he received the International Award of the Hasselblad Foundation. In 2005 he received the PhotoEspaña award. Photography books: 1956. Life Is Good & Good for You in New York: Trance witness revels, Éditions su Seul, Paris. 1959. Rome: the City and its People, Feltrinelli, Milan. 1964. Tokyo, Zokeisha Publications, Tokyo. 1964. Moscow, Zokeisha Publications, Tokyo. 1989. Close up, Thames and Hudson, London, New York and Paris. KLEIN, W. (1990). Torino '90, Federico Motta, Milan. 1994. In and Out of Fashion, Random House, New York and London.

Estim. 200 - 400 EUR

Woodrow Wilson Document Signed as President, Sending a Representative to London’s Safety of Life at Sea Conference, a Response to the Sinking of the RMS Titanic Uncommon DS as president, one page, 10.25 x 14, December 23, 1913. President Wilson appoints James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois as “a Commissioner to represent the United States at the International Maritime Conference to be held at London, November 13, 1913, in accordance with the provisions of the ‘Joint Resolution Proposing an international maritime conference,’ approved June 28, 1913.” Signed neatly at the conclusion by Woodrow Wilson, and countersigned by John B. Moore as acting secretary of state. The document retains its original large wafer seal. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and wrinkling, and a small hole to the top center. The first International Conference for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) assembled in London from November 23, 1913 to January 20, 1914, in reaction to the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic. The conference was comprised of more than 100 representatives from a variety of maritime countries, including Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, the United States, France, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. To address the complicated safety issues, the conference work was divided among six committees: 1. radiotelegraphy, 2. navigation safety, 3. certificates, 4. construction, 5. revision. 6. lifesaving appliances. Each committee was made up of one or more delegates from each of the participating countries. After an unrelenting seven weeks, 13 countries signed the 1914 SOLAS Convention on January 20, 1914. It was ratified by only five nations, though: Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. Many countries, including the United States, suspended ratification efforts due to the commencement of World War I. As a result, the 1914 SOLAS Convention never did come into force as intended on July 1, 1915.

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Django Reinhardt Signed Photograph - Obtained at La Roulotte in 1943 Wonderful vintage pearl-finish 7 x 9.25 portrait of the legendary jazz guitarist smoking a cigarette by Paris photographer Teddy Piaz, neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "Pour Bob, Django Reinhardt.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, two light diagonal bends to the lower left, and silvering to the darker areas of the image. A marvelous signed portrait of the innovative musician whose lead role and distinctive style reshaped standard jazz conventions. Accompanied by a small original 2.25 x 3 candid snapshot of the doorway of Reinhardt's club La Roulotte (marked on the reverse "Paris France, 1943, Bob Klaiss") and a letter of provenance from the former owner, noting that the signed photograph was "given to my father in Paris, France where he met Django at his club, La Roulotte, during WWII in 1943. My father, Bob Klaiss, was a professional bass player from Philadelphia, PA, playing in Army bands during the war. He has since passed, but told me what a memorable experience it was to meet and hear the famous jazz guitarist perform at his club in Paris. The additional photo shows the front entrance of La Roulotte, taken by my father, showing Django's name around the arch. My father made a note at that time on the back of this photo, 'Paris, France 1943.'"

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Huguette de BOSQUE). Models of children's books. (France, circa 1950). Huguette de BOSQUE). Models of children's books. (France, circa 1950). Two different sets: one with 27 gouaches, size 32.8 x 25.2 cm, each accompanied by a handwritten text in French, plus four gouaches of the same size, plus pencil sketches on tracing paper (30), plus four gouaches (later improved drafts); the other with 30 smaller-format gouaches, 20 x 15 cm, cellophane-protected and mounted in makeshift marie-louise, accompanied by a text in English on loose sheets. A more disparate set of gouaches by the same author is included. Finished model of a 1950s children's book. What we assume to be the author's name appears on a kraft envelope attached to the set. The French version is the most beautiful: it includes thirty full-page, luminous gouaches on colored backgrounds, very typical of the period, but with a certain charm that evokes a slightly conventional wonder that heralds certain mass productions intended to appeal to the greatest number, such as those by Walt Disney. The story is set in the underwater world, and the graphics are irresistibly reminiscent of Disney Studios' The Little Mermaid. The English version takes up the same story, but the size of the gouaches is a little reduced (they've all been redrawn). While the illustrations are not lacking in interest, the text on the other hand is uncharacteristically silly: three young fish decide to attend a Water King's ball, get a little lost, end up seeing the king, the queen, the orchestra, run away, get lost, get scared... What an adventure! What an adventure! If the book has been published in either French or English, it's likely that the text has been revised and "muscled" to give it a vigor it lacks. The illustrations, on the other hand, deserve to be retained, as they bear witness, with a certain talent, to the evolution of the popular children's book in the 1950s, a hesitant period that abandoned the graphic audacity of the 1930s in search of a wider audience that would soon be captured by cinema and television.

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