John NICOLSON (1891-1951). The mandate. Illustration project - Lot 115

Sale in two parts:

From 11 am: lot 1 to lot 200 inclusive

From 2 pm: lot 201 to the end

1) LIBRARY: Antique books, 19th century, modern illustrated books, magazines. Literature, poetry, surrealism, curiosa, magic, regionalism, heraldry. Description of Egypt, Vivant Denon, Gustave Flaubert, Jules Verne, Charles Baudelaire... Provenance: Doctor F. in Normandy and various others. Volumes 1 des Antiquités with watercolor frontispiece and Vol d 1 d'Histoire naturelle de la Description de l'Egypte visible in Paris at the expert's.

2) DRAWINGS & ESTAMPES: Ancient and modern engravings, lithographs. Provenance: collection of the engraver Raymond Haasen. Drawings: school of Guido Reni, René Sautin, Charles Daubigny, Eugène Carrière // Prints: Salvador Dali, Jean Pougny, Keith Haring, Bernard Buffet, Zao Wou-Ki, Albert Marquet, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Francis Picabia, Jean Hélion, Mario Prassinos, Joan Miro.

3) NUMISMATIC: Antiquity (rare gold Parisian statère), Middle Ages and Renaissance. Provenance: Former archaeologist Joseph Bailleau (1830-1909).

4) PHILATELIE: Classic and semi-modern French and foreign stamps (lots visible at the expert's).

Experts:

Numismatics: Mr. Emmanuel de MONTEYNARD

Books 1.1 and 1.2: M. Emmanuel de BROGLIE

Stamps: Louis-Edouard BEHR