- LOUIS LEGRAND, "LA PREMIERE LECON" ETCHINGLouis
LOUIS LEGRAND, "LA PREMIERE LECON" ETCHINGLouis Legrand, "La Premiere Lecon" (The First Lesson), Etching on Japan paper, signed in the plate, from "Les Petites du Ballet", verso bearing paper label with artist's name and etching information,
- PRINT, LOUIS LEGRAND Louis LeGrand (French,
PRINT, LOUIS LEGRAND Louis LeGrand (French, 1863-1951), "'Incognito' from 'La Petite Classe,' 1908," etching and aquatint on laid Arches Paper, published by Gustave Pellet, Paris, pencil signed lower right, edition 59/100, image: 16"h x 11"w, overall (with frame): 29"h x 22"w
- PRINT, LOUIS LEGRAND Louis LeGrand (French,
PRINT, LOUIS LEGRAND Louis LeGrand (French, 1863-1951), "L'Habillage," etching, pencil signed lower right, edition 14/30, overall (with frame): 28.75"h x 22"w
- TWO INCUNABULA LEAVES FROM SOPHOLOGIUM,
TWO INCUNABULA LEAVES FROM SOPHOLOGIUM, 1470 Two incunabula leaves from Sophologium by Jacobus Magnus (ca 1365-1422). Published 1470 by Adolf Rusch, Strassburg. Contains the first use of Roman type. Leaves are connected. Magni was born in Toulouse, France. He became an Augustinian Friar. (Jacobus Magnus was the Latinized version of his French name Jacques LeGrand). Magnus was a scholar who studied the scriptures as well as the ancient philosophers. He held the position of professor of Philosophy and Theology at University of Padua. Magnus wrote commentary on Aristotle?s works as well as composing a number of other books. He was also a noted preacher and was noticed by the royal court of Charles VI. He criticized the conduct of the queen, Isabeau of Bavaria. Charles VI sent him to England as a negotiator with the English court since the French had been defeated at Agincourt.
- LOUIS LEGRAND "STUDY OF A BALLET DANCER"
LOUIS LEGRAND "STUDY OF A BALLET DANCER" INK Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand (French, 1863-1951), "Study of a Ballet Dancer," Chinese Ink on wax surface white wove paper, signed: "Louis Legrand" lower right in body of drawing, inscribed at lower left: "Louis Legrand Diton 1863 Paris 1951," Gallery label with identifying information to reverse. Image: 15"H x 12" W; frame: 24"H x 20.5" W. Removed from a 41 Fifth Avenue Estate.
- LOUIS LEGRAND "THE BALLET CLASS" PASTEL
LOUIS LEGRAND "THE BALLET CLASS" PASTEL ON PAPER Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand (French, 1863-1951), "The Ballet Class," French School black and colored chalk and pastel on blue wove paper, depicting four young ballerinas, presumably signed upper left: "Louis Auguste Mathier Legrand." Gallery, collection and additional information to reverse. Image:16" H x 19" W; frame: 27.25" H x 30" W. Removed from a 41 Fifth Avenue Estate.
- LOUIS LEGRAND "LA PEDICULTURE" DRYPOINT
LOUIS LEGRAND "LA PEDICULTURE" DRYPOINT ETCHING Louis Legrand (French, 1863-1951), "La Pediculture," drypoint with etching, c. 1905, edition 36 / 65, signed lower right, published by Gustave Pellet with his monogram stamp in red lower right, bearing William Weston Gallery / London label with further inscriptions to frame reverse. Image: 11.75" H x 8" W; frame: 21.25" H x 17.25" W x 1.25" D.
- RENé LEGRAND (1847-1923): THREE KITTENS
RENé LEGRAND (1847-1923): THREE KITTENS AND A TEDDY BEAROil on canvas, signed 'René Legrand' lower right.
29 x 36 1/2 in., 38 x 46 in. (frame).
Condition
A small hole upper left. Repairs lower right and left, backed and inpainted. Surface soiling.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES,
FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES, 1785 Set of four Sevres (French 1740), gilded soft paste porcelain plates, 1785, having a gilded Bleu Celeste lip with reserves containing various floral sprays encircling a maroon roundel framed by a band of pearls surrounding three roses, marked to the underside with blue interlaced L's enclosing the date letters 'hh' for 1785, decorator's marks for Vincent Taillandier (French 1753-1790), gilder marks for Andre-Joseph Le France (French, active Sevres 1776-1803 and 1813-1828), Louis-Antoine Legrand (French, active Sevres 1776-1800) or Etienne-Henry Le Guay (French, active Sevres 1749-1796), and Henri-Francois Vincent (French, active Sevres 1753-1800). Note: These plates are likely from a 288 piece dinner service presented by Louis XVI to his brother-in-law Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of Lombardy, on June 12, 1786. A soup plate from that service is held in the collections of the Musee du Louvre, Department of Decorative Arts, OA 11916. Approximate dimensions: dia. 9.375".
- FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES,
FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES, 1785 Set of four Sevres (French 1740), gilded soft paste porcelain plates, 1785, having a gilded Bleu Celeste lip with reserves containing various floral sprays encircling a maroon roundel framed by a band of pearls surrounding three roses, marked to the underside with blue interlaced L's enclosing the date letters 'hh' for 1785, three with decorator's marks for Jean-Baptiste Tandart (French, active Sevres 1754-1800), one with decorator's marks for Vincent Taillandier (French 1753-1790), gilder marks for Michel-Barnab Chavaux (French, active Sevres 1752-1788), Andre-Joseph Le France (French, active Sevres 1776-1803 and 1813-1828), Louis-Antoine Legrand (French, active Sevres 1776-1800) or Etienne-Henry Le Guay (French, active Sevres 1749-1796), and Henri-Francois Vincent (French, active Sevres 1753-1800. Note: These plates are likely from a 288 piece dinner service presented by Louis XVI to his brother-in-law Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of Lombardy, on June 12, 1786. A soup plate from that service is held in the collections of the Musee du Louvre, Department of Decorative Arts, OA 11916. Approximate dimensions: dia. 9.375".
- FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES,
FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES, 1784 Set of four Sevres (French 1740), gilded soft paste porcelain plates, 1784, having a gilded Bleu Celeste lip with reserves containing various floral sprays encircling a maroon roundel framed by a band of pearls surrounding three roses, marked to the underside with interlaced L's, three black and one blue, enclosing the date letters 'gg' for 1784, two with decorator's marks for, Francois-Marie Barrat (French, active Sevres 1769-1791 and 1795-1796), two with decorator's marks for Cyprien-Julien Hirel de Choisy (French, active Sevres 1770–1812), and one with gilder marks for Louis-Antoine Legrand (French, active Sevres 1776-1800) or Etienne-Henry Le Guay (French, active Sevres 1749-1796). Note: These plates are likely from a 288 piece dinner service presented by Louis XVI to his brother-in-law Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of Lombardy, on June 12, 1786. A soup plate from that service is held in the collections of the Musee du Louvre, Department of Decorative Arts, OA 11916. Approximate dimensions: dia. 9.375".
- GROUP OF FINE PRESS EDITIONS OF GERMAN
GROUP OF FINE PRESS EDITIONS OF GERMAN LITERATURE Comprising 10 titles, including Margaret Armour, trans., THE NIEBELUNGENLIED, illus. by Edy LeGrand (Haarlem: Enschede, for Limited Editions Club, 1960) #1357/1500 signed by artist, folio, cloth, slipcase; J. J. C. Von Grimmelshausen, trans. by John Spielman, THE ADVENTURES OF SIMPLICISSIMUS, illus. by Fritz Eichenberg (NY: LEC, 1981) edition of 2000, signed by artist, folio, cloth (the cover upside down!), slipcase; and J. W. von Goethe, trans. by David Luke, FAUST, PARTS ONE AND TWO, illus. after Delacroix (London: Folio Society, 2005) folio, quarter goatskin, slipcase.