Prestigious collections

A PAPAL MEDALS STAND, CIRCA 1670-1676 PAPAL MEDALS STAND, CIRCA 1670-1676 comprising twenty-eight commemorative bronze medals dedicated to Pope Clement X, contained in a tray-shaped case with ebonised wooden frame; overall 35x48x2 cm

39, 1 Blle, CH. DE RAYNE VIGNEAU, Sauternes 1er GCC, 1916 Et. a little stained and a little worn. Skirt of the capsule cut by the expert. Vintage perfectly legible. N: top shoulder.

40, 1 Mag, Champagne PERRIER JOUET Belle Epoque1976 And. a little faded. N: 1 cm.

42, 1 Blle, Champagne DOM PERIGNON Brut1988 Et. a little scratched. N: 1 cm. Original box.

45, 12 Blles, CH. HAUT BRION, Graves 1er GCC, 1954 Et. barely stained, more or less torn (perfectly legible). N: 5 high/mid shoulder, 5 mid shoulder, 2 low shoulder. CBO.

53, 1 Blle, CH. MOUTON ROTHSCHILD, Pauillac 1er GCC, 2012 CBO NI.

54, 1 Blle, CH. MOUTON ROTHSCHILD, Pauillac 1er GCC, 2008 CBO NI.

66, 1 Blle, CH. HAUT BRION, Graves 1er GCC, 1985 Et. a little faded and stained. N: 2 cm.

67, 1 Blle, CH. LATOUR, Pauillac 1er GCC, 1985 Et. slightly stained (2 small spots of wear). N: bottom of neck.

232, 1 Blle, CH. CHEVAL BLANC, St Emilion 1er GCC, 2001 Et. a little stained. N: mid/low neck.

233, 1 Blle, CH. LATOUR, Pauillac 1er GCC, 2001 Et. tachée. N: mid/low neck.

245, 1 Blle, PETRUS, Pomerol, 1971 Et. stained (1 tear). Capsule a little corroded. N: mid shoulder.

282, 1 Blle, PETRUS, Pomerol, 1960 Et. stained and worn from bottom. N: top shoulder.

386, 1 Blle, CH. LATOUR, Pauillac 1er GCC, 1985 Et. barely stained, very slightly chipped from bottom. N: lower neck/upper shoulder.

409, 1 Blle, PETRUS, Pomerol, 1985 Et. very torn, but readable. N: mid/bottom neck.

410, 1 Blle, PETRUS, Pomerol, 1971 Et. stained and torn. N: low neck.

425, 1 Carafe, Grande Champagne Cognac LOUIS XIII mise Rémy Martin 70 cl - 40°. N : slight lack. Beautifully presented in a box with cork and booklet.

DANTE - DALI -La divine comédie, l'Enfer, le Purgatoire et le Paradis, 6 volumes large in-4, illustrated by DALI, Paris Les Heures Claires, 1963, in publisher's slipcases and boards illustrated with a graphic composition, 100 wood-engraved compositions in colour out of text, copy N°2429/3000

100 Frs gold coin Napoléon III bare head 1858, used. Paris mint

12 bottles Château Lafite-Rothschild, 1° cru Pauillac 1991 (some purple marks on the labels) cb . Expert : Aymeric de CLOUET, Paris

12 bottles Château Haut-Brion, 1° cru Pessac-Léognan (5 TLB) cb. Expert : Aymeric de CLOUET, Paris

12 bottles Château Mouton-Rothschild, 1° cru Pauillac 1988 (3 J, 6 TLB, 1 LB, 1 MB, 1 B) cb. Expert : Aymeric de CLOUET, Paris

12 bottles Château Lynch-Bages, 5° cru Pauillac 1986 (2 J, 6 TLB, 3 LB, 1 B capsule damaged) cb. Expert : Aymeric de CLOUET, Paris

1 bottle SCOTCH WHISKY " Highland single Malt The 1874 " Macallan cb (selected by whisky maker F.A. Newlands) . Expert : Aymeric de CLOUET, Paris

1 bottle SCOTCH WHISKY " Speyside single Malt " Srathisla 1970 (Gordon & McPhay, single cask, LB). Expert : Aymeric de CLOUET, Paris

Very fine pair of flintlock pistols. Each pistol is fitted with a right-hand lock whose flat hammers each have a slight fel. Each lock is engraved with an oval cartouche bearing the words PERIN LEPAGE à Paris soleil rayonnant. Knowing that PERIN with only one R was harquebusier in Poitier but having made the exposure of Paris of 1823 thereafter it married the daughter of Jean LEPAGE one will find from this time PERRIN with 2 R associated with LEPAGE in Paris. The first half of these pistols have eight-sided barrels, each bearing two gold hallmarks, one probably representing a centaur and the 2nd the inscription DOM INCO MAS. Each has a finely engraved ring, followed by the second half of a sixteen-sided barrel. These barrels end in beaded rings, the ramrods are nail-headed and then wooden, ending in two cleaning and loading pieces for the weapons. The bridges have finger rests, the counter plate has a screw set on a star-shaped reinforcement, and the wood is walnut with finely chequered stocks in the English style. This pair is presented in a modern case. Consultant : Henri PARSI /12

Fine pair of 340 mm long pistols. Octagonal 19mm barrels with Liege hallmarks. Beautiful front lock engraved with foliage as well as the hammers. Signed VASSELON in Marseille. We have VASSELON harquebusier in Marseilles in 1845 as well as VASSELON Fils harquebusier in Marseilles in 1855 with the 54 street Vacon. Weapon put in wood of drowning with grips known as "rebirth". trigger guard with iron finger rest engraved as well as the caps with sides and rings of sticks. Consultant : Henri PARSI /4

18 pieces 20f gold Napoléon, Génie, Cérès weight 115.5g JEWELLERY, PRECIOUS OBJECTS AND EFFECTS ARE NEVER KEPT IN THE STUDY BUT IN BANK VAULTS

A Louis XIV period MAZARINE COMMODE in fruitwood and burlwood veneer inlaid in black filleted frames. It opens with four drawers. Bracket-shaped legs ending in hind legs. Ornamented with chased and gilded bronzes, probably brought in. 82 x 121 x 63 cm (restorations) Provenance: Acquired at public auction in the Château de Neuville Furniture and Works of Art sale - 20 September 2009

THE BARON CH. D'AVILLIERS - SPAIN Illustrated by Gustave Doré Published in London by Bickers & Son - 1881 Decorated with black engravings (some stains and foxing) Beautiful binding in percaline with gilt background (minor wear) According to a label from a Christie's sale in London Bears the ex libris of Robert Duncombe Shafto, English politician (1806-1889) (traces of glue) Provenance l Collection of Mr Samir Raouf (1933-2021), Egyptian diplomat and architect who furnished his property, Villa Ra, in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey. Biography l In 1956, Samir Raouf obtained a Bachelor's degree in architecture from Ein Shams University in Cairo. He became head of the engineering department at the Ministry of Tourism in Cairo in 1964. He continued his studies and graduated from the Institute of National Planning in Cairo in 1967, becoming head of the Planning Department at the Ministry of Tourism in Cairo in 1968. In 1969, he graduated in International Affairs from the University of London, and was an accredited diplomat to the Court of St James and architectural adviser to the Egyptian Embassy for 10 years, from 1970 to 1980. At the same time, he was Director of the United Arab Republic Information and Tourism Centre in Piccadilly from 1970 to 1974. He was also Director of the Tourist Office for the Tutankhamen Treasures exhibition at the British Museum in 1972. In 1974, he obtained a Fellow's Diploma from the Faculty of Building in the United Kingdom, followed in 1975 by a Diploma in Interior Design and Decoration from the Rhodec International School of Design in the United Kingdom, which he took up with the London interior design firm Design Coordinators in 1981. In 1989, the design of his swimming pool at his family home in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey won a Gold Medal in the United States.

After David ROBERTS two folio works in facsimile - Sketches in Egypt and Nubia with coloured plates after lithographs by Louis HAGHE Deluxe edition numbered 641/1000 - The Holy Land with coloured plates after the lithographs by Louis HAGHE Deluxe edition numbered 514/1000 62.5 x 45.5 cm Provenance l Collection of Mr Samir Raouf (1933-2021), Egyptian diplomat and architect who furnished his property, Villa Ra, in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey. Biography l In 1956, Samir Raouf obtained a Bachelor's degree in architecture from Ein Shams University in Cairo. He became head of the engineering department at the Ministry of Tourism in Cairo in 1964. He continued his studies and graduated from the Institute of National Planning in Cairo in 1967, becoming head of the Planning Department at the Ministry of Tourism in Cairo in 1968. In 1969, he graduated in International Affairs from the University of London, and was an accredited diplomat to the Court of St James and architectural adviser to the Egyptian Embassy for 10 years, from 1970 to 1980. At the same time, he was Director of the United Arab Republic Information and Tourism Centre in Piccadilly from 1970 to 1974. He was also Director of the Tourist Office for the Tutankhamen Treasures exhibition at the British Museum in 1972. In 1974, he obtained a Fellow's Diploma from the Faculty of Building in the United Kingdom, followed in 1975 by a Diploma in Interior Design and Decoration from the Rhodec International School of Design in the United Kingdom, which he took up with the London interior design firm Design Coordinators in 1981. In 1989, the design of his swimming pool at his family home in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey won a Gold Medal in the United States.

1 bottle of Château Palmer - Margaux - Médoc 1961 (label slightly damaged, cap dented and damaged, 5 cm below the cork)

CARBONEL PRESTIGE Large terracotta cot H. 16 cm approx. Small chips and missing pieces, worn polychromy

SAY Jean-Baptiste. CATHECHISM OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, or familiar instruction showing how Wealth is produced, distributed and consumed in society. Second edition entirely recast and augmented with notes for those who wish to delve more deeply into the principles of this science. PARIS, BOSSANGE - LONDON, MARTIN BOSSANGE & Co, 1821. One volume, in-12 (175 x 103), VIII pp. 264 pp. half-bound in contemporary small-cornered tan calf. Smooth spine bearing the gilt title in a romantic gilt decoration, gilt fillet on the boards, speckled edges. Slight rubbing to corners. Second edition, after the very rare first edition published on the author's account in 1815 in a small number, which he published a few months after his Traité d'économie politique, forbidden to be reprinted under the Empire. The Catechism is a kind of manual of political economy in the form of a dialogue, intended to spread the precepts of liberalism to a wide audience and not just to specialists. The first lines of the book begin with: "Political economy is not politics; it is not concerned with the distribution or balance of powers...".

[THOMAS MORUS]. THE UTOPIA OF THOMAS MORUS Chancellor of England translated by SAMUEL SORBIERE. AMSTERDAM, JEAN BLAEU (à la Sphère), 1643. One volume, small in-12 (132 x 75) full antique tan calf binding. Spine with 5 very ornate gilt nerves bearing a red morocco title-piece, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges. Partially restored brittle spine ends. Charming engraved title. A fine copy, in strong paper, from the library of the abbey of S. Victor de Paris, and bearing the coat of arms of the abbey stamped in gold on the boards. This extremely attractive edition joins the Elsevier collection. Pleasant volume from the library of the architect Viollet-Leduc, with his bookplate.

TOCQUEVILLE Alexis de. DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA. With a map of America. PARIS, GOSSELIN, 1835. two volumes, in-8 (210 x 135), of (2) ff. XXIV pp. 367 pp. - (2) ff. 459 pp. half-bound in brown calf with small corners, spines with 4 raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and gilt titles, edges mottled brown. Some of the leaves are slightly browned, as is often the case. Complete with the large colour map of America. Uncommon first edition. A very fine copy in a very elegant binding.

TOUSSAINT François Vincent. LES MŒURS. s. l., s. n., s. d. (1748). One volume, small in-8 (165 x 105) with frontispiece, title, (15) ff. 474 pp. in full contemporary Lavalière morocco binding. Spine with 5 ribbed bands, cloisonné, fleuronné and gilt, with title-piece in old red morocco, gilt fillets framing the boards, gilt roulette on the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt edges. A very fine copy. First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece, a title finial repeated on the three title pages and 3 title vignettes. No less than 15 editions are said to have appeared by 1748, and this first edition is not easy to find. The first edition of this work was condemned by Parliament on 6 May of the same year to be torn up and burned as contrary to morality. Despite this condemnation, or perhaps because of it, this volume was very successful. It was one of the very first works to propose a moral code independent of religion. Toussaint, who signed the epistle to this book "Panage", a Greek transcription of his name, was later invited to contribute articles on jurisprudence to the Encyclopédie.

[CONDORCET Marquis de]. LIFE OF MONSIEUR TURGOT . LONDON, 1786. One volume, in-8 (221 x 135), of (2) ff., 229 pp., (1) p., full antique binding in shagreened calf. Very ornate gilt spine with green morocco title-piece. A fine copy with an ex-libris vignette. One of four editions with the same date as the original. This one includes the errata on the verso of page 299 and the warning, followed by "l'avis de l'éditeur". A tribute by Condorcet to physiocratic thought, and a defence of Turgot's tax theory, which Condorcet had defended, and which is expressed here in mathematical terms, making this one of the first books to use mathematical methods in economics. Condorcet praises Turgot and defends the physiocratic doctrine and economic ideas of the Enlightenment, which he helped to implement as Minister of Finance from 1774 to 1776. Turgot's tax theory is expressed in mathematical terms, making Condorcet one of the precursors of the École Mathématique. Contrary to what the title suggests, this book is not a biography, but rather an exposé of Turgot's educational, political and economic ideas.

[GRASLIN Jean Louis]. ESSAI ANALYTIQUE SUR LA RICHESSE ET SUR L'IMPÔT, où l'on réfute la nouvelle doctrine économique, qui a fourni à la Société Royale d'Agriculture de Limoges les principes d'un Programme qu'elle a publié sur l'effet des Impôts indirects. LONDON (PARIS), 1767. One volume, in-8 (200 x 130, of (6) ff., XII pp., 408 pp. in full contemporary spotted calf binding. Spine with 5 gilt ribbed bands and red morocco title-piece, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. A very fine copy. Rare first edition. "L'Essai analytique sur la richesse et sur l'impôt" is both one of the most brilliant critiques of physiocracy and the synthesis of a systemic thought that foreshadows the sensualist political economy of the late Ancien Régime. The author, who reasoned in terms of needs and utility, described a generalised exchange economy in which the prices of goods and factors are determined by the supply and demand expressed on their respective markets. He rejected the circuit and overproduct logics of Quesnay and his followers.

[LEMERCIER DE LA RIVIÈRE DE SAINT MÉDARD Pierre Paul]. THE NATURAL AND ESSENTIAL ORDER OF POLITICAL SOCIETIES. LONDON, JEAN NOURSE & found in PARIS, DESAINT, 1767. One volume, in-4 (265 x 195), of VIII pp. and 511 pp. in full contemporary spotted calf binding. Spine with 5 gilt ribbed bands and red morocco title-piece, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges. Ex-libris stamp on title page. A very fine copy. First edition of this major work of the physiocratic movement published in 1767 by Pierre-Paul Lemercier de la Rivière. "L'ordre naturel et essentiel des sociétés politiques" consists of forty-four chapters. In it, Lemercier de la Rivière develops the political, legal and economic theories of physiocracy. The author sets out his doctrine of legal despotism and argues in favour of free trade, the exclusive productivity of agriculture and the introduction of a single tax on land.

[TURGOT & Pierre RULIE]. THEORY OF THE INTEREST OF MONEY, drawn from the principles of Natural Law, Theology & Politics, against the abuse of the Imputation of Usury. PARIS, BAROIS, 1780. One volume, in-12 (165 x 105) of XXIII pp., 306 pp. and (2) ff. in full contemporary spotted calf binding. Very ornate gilt spine with red morocco title-piece, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. First edition, quite rare. Attributed by Barbier to Pierre Rulié, but revised by Turgot and J. L. Gouttes. The work bears witness to a notable and central development in economic ethics. It amply reproduces Turgot's ideas on the lending of money and the necessity of interest for commerce and industry, with interest-bearing loans intensifying productivity, ideas which Shumpeter would say were the greatest contribution to the eighteenth century on interest. The book begins with a series of maxims that are a charter of economic and political liberalism, with the author clearly explaining the crucial difference between usury and interest, usury being an abusive loan to a poor individual, and loans being commercial or industrial.

MANUSCRIT LIVRE DE RAISON DE PAUL DE THEAS - 1707. One volume, folio, of approximately 125 leaves, handwritten in black or brown ink. "Livre de raison que j'ai commencé le mois de mai mille sept cent sept...", Paul de Theas son of François and father of Jacques. It ends "Le 11 may 1726, Charly Sardou du Cannet a payé huit livres...". Full contemporary vellum binding with laces (missing) with some wear and bearing the handwritten title on the first cover. ENCLOSED: CONTINUATION IN THE FAMILY OF THE LIVRE DE RAISON, OR MANUSCRIPT REGISTER ENDING IN 1800. One volume, in-4, of approximately 200 leaves. Only the first few leaves are handwritten with numerous details for the years 1798 and 1799. Period binding in pigskin with some wear (headpieces, cuts, corners). JOINT: RECUEIL DES PAPIERS, LETTRES OU ÉCRITS CONCERNANTL'ÉLÉVATION DE FRANÇOIS DE THEAS THORENC A LA DIGNITÉ DE COMTE D'EMPIRE. One volume, in-4, 67 pp. half-bound in contemporary vellum with corners. Very legible writing. This collection begins with a table of contents: Request from the Magistrate of Frankfurt to the Emperor - Certificate of Nobility - Letter from Monsieur le Duc de Choiseul - Diploma - Signatures and wax seals - etc. ENCLOSED: NOTEBOOK WITH CALENDAR FOR 1723. Portfolio in-8, folding in red morocco, metal clasp. ATTACHED: CARNETS DE NOTES - Mr DE L'ESCARÈNE - LIVRE DE RAISON. PARIS 1814 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 1818 TO MARCH 1819. TURIN 1819 - NICE 1919. The Comte de L'Escarene was the husband of Flores de Théas... Two notebooks, in-8, dressed in red morocco. Contemporary wear. JOINT: JOURNALIER COMMENCÉ À AUROUX aujourd'hui Ier Vendémiaire an 9 - 23 septembre 1800 - Fin du journalier de l'an 9 le 22 septembre. One volume, in-8, muted bradel boards. ATTACHED: In a modern folder a set of handwritten letters and miscellaneous documents concerning the same family. ENCLOSED: COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS. One volume, in-8 (105 x 190), oblong, soft vellum binding containing 32 engravings (70 x 105). Subjects from the Old Testament. Traces of wetness at the end of the volume on the leaves left free.

MANUSCRIT. LAMARTINE Alphonse Marie, Louis de Prat de. Original poem by Alphonse Lamartine (1790 - 1869) dedicated to his friend Charles Nodier (1780 - 1844) poet storyteller, novelist and critic. "To Charles Nodier from the author, his admirer and friend"... Followed by ten lines of the poem signed "St. Point 30 December 1823 Alphonse de Lamartine". Manuscript dated and signed 130 x 155 framed under glass 230 x 260, frame with black rods.

MANUSCRIT. LAMARTINE. L. A. S. from Lamartine dated 24 June 1839 to "My dear Léon, tell M. Perruchot on my behalf that there is no longer any question of Bonnot as justice of the peace...". Postmark. ATTACHED: L. A. S. from "Villa Bel Air Macon" to a cousin to present an autograph of Lamartine. Envelope with stamp and postmark. ATTACHED: PORTRAIT OF LAMARTINE "given by Mr. De Lamartine to Parseval". Printed by Lemercier in Paris.240 x 160, bust after Adam Salomon.

BERNARDIN DE SAINT - PIERRE J. H. PAUL ET VIRGINIE. A PARIS, DE L'IMPRIMERIE DE MONSIEUR, 1789. One volume, in-16 (135 x 95), of XXXV pp. and 243 pp. illustrated with 4 engraved hors-texte figures, three by Moreau le Jeune and one by J. Vernet. They are present here in two states, one of the states, unbound. Copy on Essonne vellum with the figures, preserved, paperback, as issued, untrimmed, uncut. Preserved in a full red morocco case in the shape of a book, with 5 false ribbed spine decorated with gilt palettes and bearing the gilt title. First separate edition, finely printed by P. Fr. Didot jeune. The text first appeared in 1788 at the end of the Nature studies. "J'ai fait faire, sans souscription, cette édition in-18 en faveur des dames qui désirent mettre mes ouvrages dans leur poche" (preface). First edition of this famous novel detached from the Nature Studies. It is much sought-after on vellum paper...

ERASM OF ROTTERDAM. THE PRAISE OF MADNESS. Composed in the form of a declamation. Avec quelques notes de Listrius, & de belles figures de Holbenius : le tout sur l'original de l'Académie de Bâle. Newly translated into French by Mr Gueudeville. LEIDE, Pierre VANDER Aa, 1713. One volume, in-12 (150 x 90) with 2 frontispieces, (16) ff. 312 pp. in full contemporary spotted calf binding. Smooth gilt spine with red morocco title-piece, gilt fillet on the edges, triple gilt fillet around the boards. Upper crown missing, minor wear to upper corners, rubbing. A very fine edition of Erasmus' Praise of Folly illustrated with two title-frontispices, 75 mid-page figures inspired by Holbein's drawings and 6 folding engraved plates.

GRANDVILLE Jean Ignace-Isidore Gerard (Taxile DELORD). ANOTHER WORLD. Transformations. Visions. Incarnations. Ascensions. Locomotion. Explorations. Peregrinations. Excursions. Stations. Cosmogonies, phantasmagorias, reveries, follies, facetiousness, whims. Metamorphoses, zoomorphoses, lithomorphoses, metempsycoses, apotheoses, and other things. PARIS, FOURNIER, 1844. One volume, large in-8 (260 x 185), of (2) ff., frontispiece, 295 pp. (1) p., contemporary half-binding with corners. Smooth spine decorated with romantic blue and gold irons and gilt title, gilt fillets on covers, gilt head. Minor wear to corners. Fresh inside. First edition of this work considered to be Grandville's masterpiece and first printing of the illustrations. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 36 superb coloured plates and 146 black woodcuts in the text. This delirious and prodigious work by Grandville and Delord (whose name is printed at the bottom of page 292), considered by his contemporaries to be mad, was rediscovered by the Surrealists.