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Thomas Enchères et Expertises

65 - [PERCHE]

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€80 - 120

Sale fees

24%

[PERCHE] [Alençon] A composite album in large 8vo format (bound in stiff vellum) titled (handwritten title page): “Works of the Three Godards—Father and Sons of Alençon (and Ovid Gautier, their pupil)—draftsmen and wood engravers, 1761–1864.” A collection comprising 184 engravings, vignettes, tailpieces, finials, coats of arms, etc. (La Fontaine’s Fables, subjects drawn from the Old and New Testaments, etc.). Among the landscape backgrounds adorning the vignettes, we note views of Sées, Chambois, Alençon, etc. At the end of the volume is a handwritten list of works illustrated by the Godards. The quires are separated; otherwise, the copy is in fair condition and in need of restoration.

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Auction details

Antique books, autographs, and various documents: Collection of Mr. L and others
Thursday, November 26
02:00 PM
96, avenue Félix-Geneslay
72000 Le Mans, France

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Thomas Enchères et Expertises +33 2 43 23 36 11 thomas@72encheres.com
On Drouot for 2 years avec More than 12,000 lots published

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