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Sun 19 May

MOBILIER INTERNATIONAL and George NELSON Modular bookcase with five aluminum uprights, two double-door units in white laminate, a flap unit forming a bar, a flap desk, a showcase module and nine shelves. Height: 250 cm Four 83 cm wide modules

Sun 19 May

Large Louis XVI style lower cabinet forming a bookcase in rosewood and satinwood veneer. Gilded bronze ornamentation. White-veined green Campan marble top. Damage and missing veneer. 45x153x130 cm.

Mon 20 May

SALOCCHI CLAUDIO Swivel bookcase with metal, wood, and lacquered wood frame. Prod. Sormani Milan, 1960s 214x78x78 cm. Bibl.: Original Sormani catalog Defects

Mercator: Bookcase circa 1970, wood veneer, 2 doors with built-in shelves, W: 120, D: 42, H: 190 cm

Bookcase circa 2000: Ash-veneered chipboard, 2 doors, 6 compartments, H: 210, W: 118, D: 40 cm

Tue 21 May

JUVENAL: D. Iunii Iuvenalis Satirarum libri quinque, locupletissima, necus minus utili, paraphrasi illustrati à Federico Ceruto Veronensi. Ausbourg, J. Praetori, 1599. In-4 contemporary vellum. 8 ff. and 354 pp. (small marginal wormholes at the seam on the last few leaves, some minor dampening). Fine edition with text in italics and commentary in round letters, decorated with handsome wood-engraved letrines. From the William de Horsey library (bookplate). A fine copy.

Tue 21 May

ALBINI FRANCO, attributed Library ladder Wood and metal frame, plastic material details. 1950s. 212x41 cm. Defects

Tue 21 May

LEONARDO FLOWERS. Three-bay bookcase made of wood and metal details. Prod. I.S.A, 1950s. 260x320x45 cm. Defects

Tue 21 May

PALUTARI EDMONDO Modular bookcase made of wood and brass details. Prod. Dassi, 1960s 105x254x40.5 cm. Defects

Tue 21 May

EDMONDO PALUTARIES Modular bookcase Modular bookcase made of wood and brass details. Prod. Dassi, 1960s 205x337x42 cm. Small defects

Tue 21 May

ITALIAN PRODUCTION Bookcase Wooden bookcase. 1970s. 150x101x23 cm Defects

Tue 21 May

ITALIAN PRODUCTION Modular bookcase composed of sixteen elements Lacquered wood, plexiglass, mirrored glass and metal details. 1970s. seven from cm 79x40x40 two from cm 39x40x40 Defects

Tue 21 May

ITALIAN PRODUCTION Bookcase Wooden frame, painted wood tops and lacquered wood geometric shape details. 1970s. 150x150x28 cm Defects

Tue 21 May

Franco Albini - LB7 Bookcase Width: 176 cm Depth: 26 cm Height: 290/300 cm LB7 bookcase made of teak wood and composed of two modules and eight shelves. Designed by Franco Albini for Poggi in the 1950s.

Wed 22 May

Grande libreria a doppio corpo in legno di frutto, - Large double-bodied fruitwood bookcase, England, late 19th century riser with three glass doors, base with three drawers and three doors, demoulded, turned legs 160x47x235 cm The lot is located near Chianciano. The collection of goods

Thu 23 May

Large two-part mahogany veneered bookcase, opening with two doors at the bottom and two glass doors at the top. 19th century H: 245 cm, W: 151 cm, D: 48 cm. Minor accidents.

Fri 24 May

Three-tier low bookcase in veneered wood, Louis XVI style

Fri 24 May

Walnut and walnut veneer bookcase, Holland, 18th century, the upper part glazed with shelves, the lower part opening with two doors decorated in relief with molded cartouches, standing on flattened ball feet. 221 x 194.5 x 48 cm (Some dents on the edges) Provenance: bought in April 1968 in Amsterdam, Kunsthandel J. Denijs

Sat 25 May

Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) after ELLES, 1990 7 of 12 lithographs with text by Michel Melot Bibliothèque Nationale, Claude Tchou Sons Editeurs Walnut veneered case 60 x 48 cm

Sat 25 May

Small molded natural wood bookcase opening with two glass doors 20th century work 169 x 99 x 40 cm (Minor wear)

Mahogany and molded mahogany veneer display case, opening to the front with a drawer in the top rail highlighted by a glazed flap revealing two recessed moving display shelves and two solid leaves in the lower section. The fluted uprights rest on four tapered legs, the front of which are fluted. The top is in veined white marble. Early 19th century (minor wear, cracks, scratches and chips to the marble) Height : 146.5 cm - Width : 107 cm - Depth : 43.5 cm

Sun 26 May

Ugo LA PIETRA (1938). - Ugo LA PIETRA (1938). "Uno sull'altro". Double-sided, fully modular bookcase in black lacquered wood. Edition POGGI. 1970. Literature: Domus 484 (March 1970) p. 18, Domus 488 (July 1970), p. 29 Domus 494 (January 1971), p. 43, Giuliana Gramigna, Repertoire1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003. Height: 175 cm. Length: 260 cm. Depth: 58 cm.

Sun 26 May

Cabinet in neo-boulle marquetry of brass on blackened wood. Surmounted by a cut-out semi-circular pediment, it opens to two doors with a glass bottom at the top, and stands on turret feet. Rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes such as cassolette, caryatids and rosettes. Louis XIV style, Napoleon III period. Height : 211 - Width : 113.5 - Depth : 40 cm (a few accidents and wormholes, a little missing)

Sun 26 May

19th-century work based on a design by André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642-1732) Exceptional pair of ceremonial chests on legs in Boulle marquetry with red background: - The rectangular chests have domed tops and are partly decorated with reserves, facing acanthus scrolls and acanthus fleurons on a red ground tortoiseshell background, in ebony frames. Rich ornamentation of chased and gilded bronzes with lion-head barding and rosette spandrels at the corners, lion-mask handle on the top, drop handles on the sides in clasps with a profile of Louis XIV surmounted by a palmette; - The legs are also on a red tortoiseshell base; they feature a doucine on an apron belt with a female profile framed by bronze scrolls. The front jambs are joined by a crotch shelf centered on a radiating bronze. Chased and gilded bronzes such as corner palmettes, laurel lingotière and gadroon rings and frames. Ball feet with acanthus leaves. Original intaglio engraving on both tortoiseshell and brass. Chest: Height 35 Width 56 Depth 38.5 cm. Base: Height 82.5 Width 69 Depth 51.5 cm. Total height 117 Width 69 Depth 51 cm. (small chips and detachments) Provenance: former collection of the antique dealer Serge Markovic, Paris. French, 19th C. Based on a drawing by André-Charles Boulle. A pair of ormolu-mounted Boulle marquetry chests. UNE PAIRE DE COFFRES D'APRÈS BOULLE, by Brice Langlois André-Charles Boulle This pair of chests is a continuation of André-Charles Boulle's rich cabinetmaking output. Clearly, this type of furniture was invented at the end of the 17th century, inspired by Japanese lacquer chests. They were referred to by contemporaries of the Grand siècle as "cassettes", as in Étienne Moulle's 1702 inventory, or "coffre de toilette" in Boulle's Recueil gravés (see Alexandre Pradère, Les ébénistes français de Louis XIV à la Révolution, Chêne, 1989, p. 86). As some historians have pointed out, they can also be used as jewelry chests or medallions. The inventory of Boulle's workshop, dated April 4, 1700, confirms their presence. They are listed as "small chests with feet". The 1720 inventory, drawn up after his workshop burned down, mentions "twelve chests with their feet of various sizes and shapes". These coffrets with domed lids are evolutions of the coffrets known as "Grand Dauphin", made between 1684 and 1689, and decorated with a pine cone and large doucine (Los Angeles, Getty, 82.DA.109, Pradère, op.cit., p. 68). The greatest collectors Although these chests are more than a century apart from the originals, they faithfully reproduce André-Charles Boulle's design. With their partly red tortoiseshell veneer and rich ormolu ornamentation, our chests are similar to the one belonging to Baron François-Alexandre Seillière at Château de Mello (Christie's sale, December 8, 1994, in Calin Demetrescu, "Les ébénistes de la Couronne sous le règne de Louis XIV", Paris, La bibliothèque des Arts, 2021, p. 233, fig. 244). The base is different from another example decorated with an antique vase ("Le Dix-septième siècle Français", Paris, Hachette, 1958, p. 51). Other counterparts of the same design are also listed (Pradère, op.cit., p. 86). We should also mention a pair in brown tortoiseshell and counterparts (Christie's sale, London, December 8, 1994, in "André-Charles Boulle ébéniste de Louis XIV", in Dossier de l'Art, n°224, p.26). The 19th-century infatuation with the Sun King In the 19th century, taste for the Sun King was renewed by talented cabinetmakers Paul Sormani and Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley. In 1913, François Linke in turn copied the pair of "Sun King" cabinets placed in the Musée du Louverre in 1870 (in Christopher Payne, "Paris, La Quintessence du meuble au XIXe siècle", Monelle Hayot, 2018, p. 116). From the outset, Boulle furniture has been the privilege of the greatest collectors: in the 18th century, the husband of Marie-Antoinette's painter, Jean-Baptiste Le Brun, and in the 20th century, the sister-in-law of the President of the United States, Lee Radziwill. In the early 1960s, she posed for Mark Shaw's camera in a Lanvin dress, beneath a painting by Miro.

Sun 26 May

Jansen House Louis XVI-style bookcase with central recess in veneered wood. It opens on the upper part with three drawers, the central part with two glass doors surrounded by two leaves decorated with tables with recessed corners. The uprights are canted, the apron in the shape of a "cul de lampe". Six cambered legs. Grey-veined white marble top. Bronze ornamentation such as scrolled friezes, falls and sabots. Height 153 Width 144.5 Depth 39 cm. (minor damage to veneer, one foot missing). Provenance: Princess Radziwill's apartment decorated by Maison Jansen, avenue Foch, Paris. Maison Jansen. A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted veneered wood bookcase. White marble top. Bespoke piece of furniture for the Parisian apartment of Princess Radziwill.

Sun 26 May

427- Carved wood 2-part bookcase Rustic style 210 x 111 x 51 cm

Mon 27 May

Attributed to Léon Marcotte (French, 1824-1891) Library table in wood and blackened wood veneer, opening with a drawer in the waist. The rectangular top with rounded sides is upholstered in blue felt and surrounded by a pewter fillet and a corbin-bill moulding. The belt is decorated with pewter fillets, lapis lazuli, two repoussé brass plates with antique scenes and a laurel frieze. It rests on four column shafts with Corinthian capitals in chased ormolu, and ends in spinner feet. The X-shaped brace features a gadrooned vase topped by a pine cone. Napoleon III period. Height: 70 Length: 131 Width: 75 cm. (accidents, missing parts and restorations) Attributed to Léon Marcotte, Napoleon III Period. A blackened veneer wood library table with pewter, lapis-lazuli, brass and bronze ornaments. Related work: library table by Léon Marcotte, in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (no. 34.140.1). Bibliography: Denise Ledoux-Lebard, "Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle", Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000, for a similar model reproduced on p. 470. After studying at the Ecole des Beaux-arts in Paris, Léon Marcotte moved to New York, where he worked as an architect. In 1849, he joined forces with his brother-in-law Auguste-Emile Leprince-Ringuet, the son of an upholsterer and cabinetmaker, to open two cabinetmaking workshops in Paris and New York. There, he developed a style known as "American-Ringuet". In 1860, he dissolved his partnership and set up his own business in New York, where he quickly became the most prominent decorator.

Mon 27 May

A Napoleon III library bookcase Black lacquered wood of yellow metal mounts Glazed central and lateral doors France, 19th century 148x130x41 cm

Mon 27 May

A George III bureau bookcase Solid and veneered mahogany Four long drawers the upper one hiding a desk Inner drawers and pigeonholes Upper section of glazed doors Yellow metal handles England, 18th century (signs of wear, one faulty glass panel, minor losses and faults) 198x98x45 cm

Wed 29 May

FlEXFORM par le Designer ANTONIO CITTERIO - Infinity Program" library, model created in 2004 The design concept behind the Infinity bookcase is a modular system made up of black and beige epoxy powder-coated metal containers resting on two chrome-plated legs. They are modular and stackable, laid one on top of the other and connected by screws. The modules of the Infinity system can be used to create an almost infinite number of creative compositions. The bookcase is completed by cowhide racks with side split handles, and comprises 35 units. Provenance: Private collection, Monte-Carlo Dimensions : Sold without reserve price, starting price 10 €. Collection by appointment only

Wed 29 May

Mahogany and mahogany veneer bookcase 19th century English work

Wed 29 May

Large English bookcase with central scriban drawer

Wed 29 May

Nelson Library

Thu 30 May

Pierre CHAPO (1927­-1987) - Bookcase - shelf B17 Elm Four superimposed shelves Edition Chapo Creation date : 1973 Location: Paris H: 183 x W: 183 x D: 36 cm

Thu 30 May

Osvaldo BORSANI (1911-1985) - Library Varnished wood, black lacquered metal Creation date: 1961 Size: 195 x 318 x 51 cm Location: Paris

Thu 30 May

Luisa PARISI (1914-1990) & Ico PARISI (1916-1996) - Bookcase with desk Wood Unique model made at Brugnoli Creation date: circa 1960 Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 60 cm Location: Paris

Thu 30 May

Pol QUADENS (1960) - CD 200 Cherry wood Cherry wood, steel, aluminum Creation date: 1987 Dim.: 182 x 30 x 31 cm (200 CDs) Location: Paris

Thu 30 May

Pol QUADENS (1960) - Porte Louise Library White Corian Date of creation: 2008 One of the 7 giant libraries installed on the Avenue de la Toison d'Or in Brussels from 2008 to 2009. This one is sponsored by the Libris Agora bookshop. Dimensions: 260 x 150 x 60 cm Location: Paris

Thu 30 May

Pol QUADENS (1960) - 3 Stones" Library White Corian Creation date: 2010 One-of-a-kind piece, created for the Rainbow fine arts gallery exhibition in New York Size: 240 x 150 x 30 cm Location: Paris

Thu 30 May

Large Italian bookcase in carved, polychrome and gilded wood of Neoclassical taste with marbled columns incorporating antique elements. With three shelves 281 x 69 x 257 cm 800 - 1.200 €

Fri 31 May

In the taste of Didier ROZAFFY for OSCAR. Light wood bookcase with two bays, each opening with ten sliding glass doors and two solid sliding doors at the bottom (missing). Height : 188 cm 188 cm - Width 150 cm - Depth 33 cm One additional an additional low module.

Sat 01 Jun

NISSE STRINNING (À LA MANIÈRE DE) SYSTÈME FIL D'ACIER ÉTAGÈRE DE WHB - NISSE STRINNING (IN THE MANNER OF) STEEL WIRE LADDER SHELF / SHELF SYSTEM BY WHB Germany, WHB, around 1960 Wood veneered, probably teak, steel wire coated. H. approx. 190 cm, w. total 145 cm, d. max. approx. 40 cm. part w. label. Partly labeled. The system consists of three containers, three, two-part ladder elements and six shelves. Signs of use, metal partly rusty, surfaces partially stained w. scratch marks.NISSE STRINNING (IM STILE VON) STAHLDRAHT LEITER REGAL / REGALSYSTEM VON WHB Germany, WHB, c. 1960 Wood veneered, probably teak, steel wire lacquered. H. approx. 190 cm, w. total 145 cm, d. max. approx. 40 cm. part w. label. Partly marked with label. The system consists of three containers, three, two-part ladder elements and six shelves. Signs of use, metal partly rusty, surfaces partially stained w. scratch marks.

Ikea: Student bookcase circa 1970, solid wood and white lacquered chipboard composed of 6 modules and 2 shelves, H: 205, W: 214, D: 40 and 29 cm

Tue 04 Jun

A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY BUREAU EARLY 18TH CENTURY - A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY BUREAUEARLY 18TH CENTURY With a moulded cornice above a pair of later glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves, the leather lined fall-flap enclosing a fitted interior with pigeonholes and small drawers and a well above two short and two graduated long drawers on later bun feet, the bureau made in two sections, restorations, drawer handles replaced, originally with mirrors 200cm high, 95cm wide, 59 cm deepProvenance: Almost certainly acquired from Mallett, 'November 1927, £520'A closely related bureau-cabinet with panels of seaweed marquetry is illustrated in Adam Bowett, English Furniture 1660 - 1714, From Charles II to Queen Anne, Woodbridge,2002, p. 221, pl. 7:51. Bowett notes the earliest clear reference to a `fully-formed desk-and -bookcase' was an entry in the Spectator, March 1711, advertising the stock in trade of the cabinet-maker Thomas Pistor. The `Cabbinet maker and Glasse seller' Gerrit Jensen (d.1715) who was particularly associated with so-called `seaweed' or `arabesque' marquetry, supplied several such cabinets for the Royal Household from 1710 onwards and John Gumley (d.1728), Jensen's successor as Royal Cabinet-Maker supplied another `Wallnuttee Desk & Bookcase with a glass door' for the Princess's Dressing Room at St James's palace in 1716 (ibid, p. 220)

Tue 04 Jun

PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946), STUDIO INTERIOR - PAUL NASH (BRITISH 1889-1946) STUDIO INTERIOR Oil on canvasSigned (lower right)81 x 39cm (31¾ x 15¼ in.)Painted in 1930.Provenance:Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., LondonBarbara Gibbs and thence by descentExhibited:London, Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., Recent Developments in British Painting, October 1931, no. 4London, Tate Gallery, Paul Nash, November-December 1975, no. 119Literature:A. Causey, Paul Nash, Oxford, 1980, no. 668, p1. 493The present painting forms part of a rare body of work by Paul Nash that solely depicts an interior, without it being a construct for an external landscape beyond. A tall slender jug holds tentacles of dried grasses and flower heads, perched upon a bookcase filled with casually inserted volumes. Before the bookcase a wooden armchair sits semi shrouded in a white sheet and an architect's T Square rests in the corner, throwing a dark shadow of a cross onto the wall behind.Nash had recently incorporated mathematical instruments into Dead Spring, painted in the previous year following the death of his father, who he was very close to. Writing to his friend Gordon Bottomley he confided that It was a tragic business losing my Dad...As you know I loved him very much...A part of my life goes with him for in so many ways he and I were linked. (A.Causey, Paul Nash, Landscape and the Life of Objects, Farnham, 2013, p.67)In writing about Dead Spring, Causey observes that A ruler and set square add to the sense that design is about geometry, measurement and control, from which the plant is suffering (ibid, p.66) and indeed the tension within the painting is created through the strong linear construction juxtaposed to the withering natural curves of the pot plant. The use of similar subject matter correlates to the present work, however the context in which it is used feels altogether more personal. The dry, formalised technique that Nash started to experiment with in 1929 where the brushstroke is disguised, eliminating the presence of the artist's individual hand and thus giving the work a timelessness and in the case of Dead Spring, a memorialising atmosphere, has been used. However, this artistic objectification is conflicted with the intimate private space in Studio Interior. We the onlooker have stumbled on a quiet overlooked corner of this room. The still life is not formally constructed but seemingly happened upon. These are real objects in a real space acutely positioned to create an emptiness in what appears to be a busy studio. Slightly claustrophobic and nostalgic but with an underlying disquiet that is present in Nash's finest works. This painting is reflective but not sentimental. It does not represent or mark a specific moment but rather the conscious inevitability of time passing for us all. .

Tue 04 Jun

Pierre LOTTIER (1916 - 1987). Queen Anne style secretary bookcase in high-relief lacquer with chinoisant decoration. The upper part is a bookcase opening with two doors and revealing pigeonholes and drawers. The lower part opens with five drawers on the front and a flap serving as a desk with pigeonholes and drawers, as well as a door. All richly decorated with plants and birds on a black lacquer background. Height: 219 cm, Width: 95 cm, Depth: 50 cm.

Wed 05 Jun

CHINE PREMIÈRE MOITIE DU XXe SIÈCLE - Library shelf in natural wood Consisting of three shelves and three drawers in the lower front. Dim. 182.5 x 128.5 x 37.5 cm

Wed 05 Jun

CHINE PREMIÈRE MOITIÉ DU XXe SIÈCLE - Large bookshelf in natural wood Three shelves and two drawers in front. The openwork base features a geometric motif. Dim. 202 x 121.5 x 28.5 cm

Thu 06 Jun

Mahogany veneered bookcase with plinth base. It opens to the right with two leaves, two-thirds of which are glazed. Cornice with projecting molding. Restoration period. Height : 212 cm - Width : 90 cm - Depth : 27 cm

Thu 06 Jun

Rosewood and satinwood veneered doucine bookcase with rich chased and gilded bronze trim. Gusseted legs, the front ones extending from the rounded uprights. The sides are decorated with inlaid crosspieces. The slightly recessed front opens to reveal three latticed leaves and a row of three drawers in a doucine arrangement. Marble top. Beautiful gilt bronze trim, such as falling satyr masks, keyholes and hinges. Stamped I. DUBOIS. First half of the 18th century. Height : 153 cm - Width : 218 cm - Depth : 45 cm Jacques DUBOIS (1693-1763) received the title of Master in Paris on September 5, 1742. The very Regency form of this armoire bibliothèque can be a little confusing, with the stamp of Jacques DUBOIS, undisputed Master of Rocaille. The stamp may indicate that this piece of furniture was restored by Jacques DUBOIS, as was the case for a Boulle marquetry desk sold at CHRISTIE'S in Paris on November 24, 2024 (lot no. 507). This desk, with its mascarons similar to those on our armoire, would have been restored by the Master.

Wed 12 Jun

Vittorio Introini - Two shelves 'P 7000' with four shelves and three book shelves, 1970 H. 232 x 65 x 37 cm. Made by Proposals, Gallarate for Saporiti, Milan. Strip steel and sheet steel, chrome-plated. Exh. cat. Design since 1945, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia 1983, p. 126.

Sat 15 Jun

MAJORELLE FRERES. Cabinet in Macassar ebony veneer comprising a kidney-shaped desk with an oval top incorporating sliding side shelves and opening at the waist with five drawers on a tapered-leg corner base with gilt-bronze ornamentation, an occasional table with a rectangular top on a flat-leg corner base with a quadrangular cross-section, a secretary with a quadrangular body opening to the front through a solid door topped by a storage compartment, a bookcase with a quadrangular body opening to the front through two solid side doors and a central glass door topped by a storage compartment. Mother-of-pearl inlaid keyholes for the secretary and bookcase, and ormolu pulls for the desk. Stamped Majorelle Nancy on the table. Desk: Height: 75 cm - Length: 160 cm - Depth: 80 cm. Table: Height: 49 cm - Length: 57 cm - Depth: 35 cm. Secretary desk: Height: 160 cm - Length: 80 cm - Depth: 40 cm. Bookcase: Height: 210 cm - Length: 168 cm - Depth: 40 cm. Provenance: Estate of Monsieur Louis Thirion and the private mansion built in 1923 by Gibert et Ogé, which has remained in the family ever since. Expert : Madame Amélie Marcilhac