Auction 121: Details
Highlights of auction 121
Empress of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicholas I, b. Charlotte, Princess of Prussia (1798-1860). 75 eh. letters with subscripts mostly from Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Russian summer residences, mostly in German (little English or French), 1816-1833. Usually 8°. About 255 S. Usually with the addressed, sealed envelopes. Predominantly on cardboard bl. inserted in photo corners, in 4 cardboard folders in Pp-Schuber. (Use and age sp., tls. etc. damaged.).
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Unico Magic Sapphire chronograph watch. Point 484 (v. 500). Transparent sapphire crystal housing. No 1302010. Automatic caliber HUB1242 with date quick adjustment. Skeletonized dial with alternately luminous Arabic numerals u. bar indexes, sub-dials on three and nine, outer rotatable date disc. Mont. on a sign. black rubber band with titanium folding closure. 49 mm. With a box.
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(1912 Hagen - San José/Ibiza 1999). Abstracted figurative composition, ceramic painting/basalt lava plate, (19)94. Sign., dat. u. verso hs. verz. by Gerhard Nikolaus (stone technician at the company Keramische Werkstätten Lothar Hermann, Hassloch/Palatinate). 45 x 64 cm. The work is listed in the archive of the Emil Schumacher Stiftung Hagen under the title K-2/1994 with the inv. no. 05/.205. Abstract figurative composition. Ceramic painting on basalt. Signed, dated and verso labeled.
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La cosmographie universelle de Tout le Monde recueillie de chasque bon authevr et approvve, tant des Historiens, comme de ceux qui ont descrit les lieux particuliers. 2 Paris, Michel Sonnius 1575. Fol. ╔I.╗ (764 Bl. instead of 768 Bl.:), Title, 6 nn. Bl. "Epitre, Préface de l'autheur, Louanges, Privilège", 1 Bl. "Extrait des Registres du Parlement", 8 nn. Bl. "Table des Sommaires", 1 Bl. "Catalogue des Regions", text counted as columns or as pages 5-397, 1-390; 391-1838, 44 nn. Bl. "Table"; with...
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Research de la pureté. ╔ With 1 signed original drawing, ╗ 21 original etchings and one ╔Extrasuite╗ of the same by Bernard Buffet. Paris, Henri Creuzevault, 1953. Folio. [54] Bll. Loose double sheets in illustration. Original envelope, half-screen cover and drawers.
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Chapter 1: Old and rare books, manuscripts
Chapter 2: Genealogy, heraldry, politics, economics
Chapter 3: Varia (movie-theatre-dance, freemasonry, judaica, occultism, military,
Chapter 9: Literature and illustrated books 19th century
Chapter 10: Modern literature and illustrated books 20th century
Chapter 11: Natural sciences and technics
Chapter 12: Geography - travel - history