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229 - Set of erotic transparency cards housed in an antique book converted into a box. [Germany? c. 1840–1850] 45 (of 52) cards, 8.5 x 5.3 cm (some browning, minor corner damage on a few cards). In an 18th-century Parisian edition of "La logique, ou L'art de penser" in a contemporary binding, transformed into a secret box; title page and first squires present (title label missing, corners worn). Rare set of playing cards hand-colored with stencils. Full-length figures in the style of Steinberger; plain white backs. One card shows the erotic figure alone, and thus fully revealed. Provenance: Alfredo Dusmet de Smours (1879–1964; armorial bookplate “Marchionis Dusmet”).
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€600 - 800Sale fees
Set of erotic transparency cards housed in an antique book converted into a box. [Germany? c. 1840–1850] 45 (of 52) cards, 8.5 x 5.3 cm (some browning, minor corner damage on a few cards). In an 18th-century Parisian edition of "La logique, ou L'art de penser" in a contemporary binding, transformed into a secret box; title page and first squires present (title label missing, corners worn). Rare set of playing cards hand-colored with stencils. Full-length figures in the style of Steinberger; plain white backs. One card shows the erotic figure alone, and thus fully revealed. Provenance: Alfredo Dusmet de Smours (1879–1964; armorial bookplate “Marchionis Dusmet”).
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Prints & drawings, photographs, comicsAuction house
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