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§ Salvador Dali (Spanish 1904-1989), The Keeper of the Keys, from The Knights of the Round Table, lithograph in colours, signed lower right, inscribed EA lower left, 47 x 43.5cm. Framed and glazed. Please note that Artist's Resale Right may be additionally payable on top of the hammer price for this lot, where the price is above the threshold of Euros 1,000, up to a maximum of 4% of the hammer price. Please visit www.dacs.org.uk for more information.
Cazenave (Fréderic) L'Optique, or "The Optical Viewer", after Louis Léopold Boilly, etching and engraving with stipple, a good early impression with little wear to the plate, sheet 535 x 435 mm (21 x 17 in), under glass, presumably trimmed to image without lettered margin, minor surface dirt, framed, [circa 1794]; together with an original Zograscope, a device for looking at Vues d'Optique, wood, glass, reflective mirror, the spindle broken, [late 18th or early 19th century] (2) *** The Zograscope, as shown in the engraving after Boilly's painting of Louise Gély, is an optical viewer for prints, where the print is laid flat on the table and reflected in an angled mirror and observed through a vertical lens.
Astronomy.- Monnier (Pierre Charles le) La Theorie des Cometes, first edition, half-title, 4 folding engraved plates, folding table, contemporary calf, gilt, 8vo, Paris, 1743.*** Scarce work based on, indeed much a direct translation of Halley's Cometographia of 1726. Page 65 includes the announcement of his prediction of the return of his eponymous comet "de sorte que je puis avec assez de certitude annoncer son retour pour l'an 1758."Provenance: The Earls of Macclesfield (South Library bookplate and small blind-stamps to first few leaves, as usual).
Celestial atlas.- Gallucci (Giovanni Paolo) Theatrum mundi, et temporis, first edition, first issue, title with woodcut printer's device, 144 astronomical illustrations, of which 31 (of 51) with volvelles (some skilfully restored with facsimile elements; some possibly from other copies), additional f. after Mm4 showing the constellation Cepheus, folding letterpress table and errata f. at end, woodcut head and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional extensive 18th century Italian manuscript notes, including to verso of title, partially erased small ink stamp to title, sig. Ooo at end misbound, some foxing and staining, lightly browned, later endpapers, recased in contemporary limp vellum, splits to joints, but holding firm, a few small repairs, some staining, [Adams G168; Houzeau & Lancaster 2725; Mortimer Italian 206; Riccardi I, 568; Tomash & Williams G24; Warner 91; EDIT 16 CNCE 20287], 4to, Venice, Giovanni Battista Somasco, 1588. *** The first celestial atlas to use Copernican co-ordinates. 'There are 48 woodcut maps of the Ptolemaic constellations, each of which is preceded by a catalogue of the included stars identifying position within the constellation, latitude and longitude (in degrees and minutes), magnitude, and nature ... The longitudes on Gallucci's catalog and on his map are those published by Copernicus in De Revolutionibus (1543)' (Warner). Gallucci (1538- c.1621) was a private tutor to the Venetian nobility and founding member of the Second Venetian Academy.
Canon Law.- Bonifacius VIII (Pope) Sextus decretalium liber...in Lugdunensi coniclio editus [& others], 4 parts in 1, collation: a-k8, aa-dd8 ee4, A-E8 F4, AA BB8 CC4, double column, printed in red and black, first two parts title within identical woodcut historiated border, full-page woodcut table to final verso of first work, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, early ink underlining, 19th century blue ink seminary stamp to first title, k7 sliver torn from outer margin, some mostly marginal water-staining, occasional spotting or staining (including the odd instance of ink), lightly browned, lacking free endpapers, contemporary blind-ruled and gilt French calf, spine in compartments and with 19th century ink ms. title label, lacking ties, spine ends and corners worn, couple of losses to leather on upper cover, rubbed and scuffed, but solid, 8vo (154 x 102mm.), Paris, Jean Kerbriant & Jean Petit, 1531. *** Rare edition of four important texts of canon law, including the Decretals of Boniface VIII; one of the greatest jurists of his age. Provenance: Capuchins of Valence (early ink inscription to head of title); 'In valesta vera virtus' and 'Joannes' (later ink motto to title and name to final f.). Literature: Adams B2440.
A Hallmarked Silver Trinket Box, Birmingham 1923, the shaped hinged lid with engine turned decoration, plush lined, raised on three pad feet; together with a hallmarked silver topped glass dressing table jar (internal stopper damages); a pair of decorative heart shape trinket dishes, etc.
A CHINESE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE the rectangular top above a carved and pierced frieze, tiered shelves below, on turned feet, bearing partially torn label to the base: '...ONG SANG... established 1882... Hong Kong', 79cm high x 69cm wide x 35cm deepProvenance: The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
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