"Sculpture, masterpieces from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Douglas Newton, Ed. Im…

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"Sculpture, masterpieces from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Douglas Newton, Ed. Imprimerie Nationale, 1995

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BARBIER (George) & LOUYS (Pierre). Les Chansons de Bilitis. Translated from the Greek. Illustrations by G. BARBIER, woodcut by F. L. SCHMIED. Paris, Pierre Corrard, 1922. Large in-4 ff, cover illustrated in color by G. BARBIER, in posterior slipcase illustrated with a color reproduction of the cover. Spine of cover restored, edges of cover slightly rubbed. 43 illustrations by George Barbier, woodcut and stencilled with gold or silver highlights in places: cover, 19 full-page and 23 in-text + ornamental headpieces and endpieces. Without Albert Pommier's medal bookmark, often missing. Edition of 125 copies on watermarked vellum; ex. no. 95. A fine copy. One of Barbier's masterpieces, and unquestionably one of the finest illustrated editions of Bilitis.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 EUR

A BRONZE ARM BRACER, DONG SON CULTURE A BRONZE ARM BRACER, DONG SON CULTURE Northern Vietnam, 5th-1st century BC. Of tubular form, tapering towards one end, and applied with a buffalo-head ornament. The bronze with a rich patina and encrustations of malachite. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Condition: Very good condition with wear commensurate to age. Casting irregularities, tiny losses to one edge, and signs of weathering and erosion, all as expected from ancient Dong Son excavations. Weight: 299 g Dimensions: Height 19.7 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related 'buffalo' bracelet from the Baur Collection, now in the Barbier-Mueller Museum, illustrated in Art Ancien du Viet Nam: Bronzes et Ceramiques, Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva, 2008, cat. no. 23.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

WANDALA/KIRDI, Mandara Mountains, northern Cameroon. Bell-shaped shield in embossed leather. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 71 cm. Max. width: 51 cm. Minor accidents. Literary reference: "Boucliers d'Afrique, d'Asie du Sud-Est et d'Océanie du Musée Barbier-Mueller", Adam Biro edition, 1992.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

WANDALA/KIRDI, Mandara Mountains, northern Cameroon. Large bell-shaped shield in embossed leather. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 114 cm. Width: 59 cm. Damage and missing parts. Literary reference: "Boucliers d'Afrique, d'Asie du Sud-Est et d'Océanie du Musée Barbier-Mueller", Adam Biro edition, 1992.

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