Les Merveilles de la Mer: Les Coquillages – Paul Valéry and Paul-André Robert, 1936
A beautifully illustrated French volume devoted to seashells, published by Librairie Plon, Paris, in 1936. Les Merveilles de la Mer:
New on Village Antiques
Jakob Christian Bergner (1812–1877) – Study of Three Birds, 1862
A finely observed mixed-media study of three dead birds suspended together from a small nail, including a woodcock at the
Antique Botanical Illustration of Marshall’s Wallflower, 1850
Marshall’s Wallflower – Cheiranthus Marshallii An antique hand-coloured botanical engraving of Cheiranthus Marshallii, or Marshall’s wallflower, published in The Floricultural
Fine Art, Paintings, Drawings
Marie-Louise Degabriel – Portrait of the Artist’s Aunt
Marie-Louise Degabriel – Portrait of the Artist’s Aunt Knitting 24.5 X 30 cm Oil on carton Attractively Framed
Antique Prints
Pancrace Bessa – Aloë Lingua from Flore des jardiniers
An original hand-coloured botanical engraving of Aloë Lingua, published in Paris in 1836 in Pancrace Bessa’s Flore des jardiniers, amateurs
Switzerland
William Tell’s Chapel, Lake Lucerne – Antique Print
William Tell’s Chapel Title: Chapelle de Guillaume Tell au lac des IV Cantons – avec la fete religieus qu’on y
The Geneva Revolution of 7-8 October 1846 Place Bel-Air (SOLD)
Revolution de Geneve For two days in October 1846, the streets of St. Gervais were the site of a revolution
Swiss Army Standard Bearer – Uniforms after the Ordonnanz of 1852
A handsome Swiss army standard bearer with a moustache and carrying the Swiss flag in a lithograph illustrating the new
Town of Thun, Switzerland – Lithograph
Thun Color Lithograph circa 1840 Nicely matted (not framed). An annotation in pencil on the mat reads “Wagner.” This may
Folk Art
Primitive / Naive Sketch of Children / Anonymous
Naive Sketch of Children Holding Hands Folk Art Anonymous Early 19th Century Drawing of a brother and sister in a
