Leavitt & Co.: The Library and Art Collection of Henry de pene du Bois, of New york, Author of--"An Historical Essay on the Art of Bookbinding," American Correspondent of "Le Livre" (Octave Uzanne, Editor), etc., etc. NEW YORK: GEORGE A. LEAVITT AND , 18870613,

Auction Details

Auction Date
June 13, 1887 - June 13, 1887
Page Size: 2524 items in 26 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2078 FICQUET "Louis VII., THE PIOUS, KING OF FRANCE"

USD - 0.05
2079 FICQUET "ROBERT, KING OF FRANCE"

USD - 0.05
2080 FLAMENG (Leopold, Born 1831) "HERODIAS," after BENJAMIN CONSTANT

USD - 1.75
2081 FLAMENG "ADIEU FOR THE PRESENT," after VALENTINE C. PRINSEP, R.A."

USD - 3.00
2082 FLAMENG "THE BIRTH OF VENUS," after CABANEL. PROOF ON INDIA PAPER

USD - 1.00
2083 FLAMENG "MARGUERITE AT THE FOUNTAIN," after ARY SCHEFFER

USD - 0.80
2084 FLAMENG "THE JOLLY COMPANIONS," after OSTADE

USD - 1.10
2085 FLAMENG "A HELPING HAND," after RENOUF

USD - 3.50
2086 FLAMENG "CARDINAL RICHELIEU AT THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE," after MOTTE

USD - 0.70
2087 FLAMENG "HOMERIC BATTLE"

USD - 0.40
2088 FORSTER (Francois, Born 1790 and Died 1872) "LA VIERGE A LA LEGENDE," after RAPHAEL

USD - 21.00
2089 FORSTER "THE THREE GRACES," after RAPHAEL

USD - 22.00
2090 FORTUNY (Mariano, Born 1838 and Died 1874) "A SPANISH LADY"

USD - 9.00
2091 FOSTER (Birket, Born 1825) "AN OLD ENGLISH MILL"

USD - 4.50
2092 FRAGONARD (Jean Honore, Born 1733 and Died 1806) "HAMAN CONVICTED, BEFORE KING AHASUERUS AND QUEEN ESTHER"

USD - 25.00
2093 FRAGONARD "LES JETS D'EAU"

USD - 2.50
2094 FRANCAIS (Francois Louis, Born 1814) "THE OLD WELL"

USD - 0.50
2095 FRANCOIS (Alphonse) "THE BIRTH OF VENUS," after CABANEL

USD - 6.00
2096 FRANKEL (Ingomar) "THEODORA"

USD - 0.60
2097 GAILLARD (F.) "A FLEMISH BURGHER," after VAN EYCK

USD - 11.25
2098 GAILLARD "THE POPE LEO XIII"

USD - 10.50
2099 GAILLARD "STATUARY," after LE CREPUSCULE

USD - 10.00
2099a GAUCHEREL (Leon, Born 1816) "THE SUN OF VENICE GOING TO SEA," after J. M. W. TURNER

USD - 0.75
2100 GAUCHEREL "THE SEA"

USD - 0.50
2101 GAUCHEREL "INTERIOR OF A LIBRARY"

USD - 2.25
2102 GAUJEAN "SOUVENIRS," after CHAPLIN

USD - 2.00
2103 GAUTIER (Lucien) "ICE ON THE SEINE, JANUARY, 1880"

USD - 1.00
2104 "GAVARNI," i.e., GUILLAUME SULPICE CHEVALIER (Born 1804 and Died 1866) "LES BELLES EQUESTRIENNES"

USD - 6.00
2105 GAVARNI "MOTHER PIPELOT"

USD - 1.50
2106 GAVARNI "SKETCHES OF THE PEOPLE"

USD - 2.10
2107 GEILLE "ST. MICHAEL," after RAPHAEL

USD - 0.10
2108 GIFFORD (R. Swain, Born 1840) "NEAPOLITAN FISHING BOATS RETURNING HOME"

USD - 4.50
2109 GIRADET (Eugene) "THE NEW MASTER"

USD - 0.70
2110 GRAVESAND (Storm Van) "A SCENE IN HOLLAND"

USD - 2.30
2111 GRAVIER (A.) "LADY TEAZLE"

USD - 5.50
2112 GRAVIER "ROSALIND"

USD - 3.00
2113 GRAVIER "FAITHFUL," after W. OLIVER

USD - 4.00
2114 GUERARD (H.) "THE LADY'S SLIPPER"

USD - 0.50
2115 GUERARD "MY MOTHER," after TISSOT

USD - 0.80
2116 GUILLAUMET (G. A.) "FREDERICK LEMAITRE"

USD - 0.25
2117 GUTTENBERG (Heinrich, Born 1749 and Died 1818) "THE GAME OF CARDS," after TENIERS

USD - 0.30
2118 HADEN (Francis Seymour, Born 1818) "COWDRAY"

USD - 1.00
2119 HADEN "EGHAM LOCK"

USD - 8.50
2120 HADEN "OLD CHELSEA, OUT OF WHISTLER'S WINDOW"

USD - 9.00
2121 HADEN "BRIG AT ANCHOR"

USD - 5.75
2122 HADEN "TWICKENHAM"

USD - 5.00
2123 HAIG (H.) "AN OLD GERMAN MILL"

USD - 4.50
2124 HAMILTON (H.) "FEEDING THE BIRDS"

USD - 1.75
2125 HANRIOT (Jules) "LES NOUVELLES DROLATIQUES"

USD - 0.70
2126 HART (William, Born 1822) "AFTER THE SHOWER"

USD - 3.50
2127 HEATH (James, Born 1757 and Died 1834) "THE GOOD SHEPHERD," after MURILLO

USD - 0.10
2128 HEDOUIN (Edmond, Born 1819) "NET FISHING"

USD - 0.30
2129 HEDOUIN "MADAME LA MARQUISE DE NOAILLES," after LAGRENEE

USD - 0.25
2130 HEDOUIN "PORTRAIT OF MME. ****," after CHAPLIN

USD - 0.30
2131 [HEMSKERK (Martin Van Veen, Born 1498 and Died 1573)] "BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST"

USD - 5.25
2132 HENRIET (D.) "DANTE IN PURGATORY," after DELACROIX

USD - 0.70
2133 HENRIQUES (Benoit Louis, Born 1732 and Died 1806) "THE CHASTITY OF JOSEPH," after VANDERWERF

USD - 0.25
2134 HEREAU (Jules) "REVERIE"

USD - 0.40
2135 HERKOMER (Hubert, Born 1849) "THE BABES IN THE WOOD"

USD - 4.25
2136 HORVIER (V. R.) "THE SOUL AFTER DEATH"

USD - 0.36
2137 HESS (B.) "LANDSCAPE WITH TREES"

USD - 2.50
2138 HOBBEMA (Meindert, Born 1638 and Died 1709) "A WATERMILL"

USD - 5.00
2139 HOLLAR (Wenceslaus, Born 1607 and Died 1677) "A MEMBER OF THE COURT OF HENRY VIII"

USD - 0.50
2140 HOLLAR "THEATRV MVLIERVM VARIETAS ATQ

USD - 5.40
2141 HOLLYER (Samuel) "NAPOLEON," after DAVID

USD - 18.00
2142 HOPKINS (George E.) "A SCENE ON THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE"

USD - 0.50
2143 HOWARD (Henry, Born 1769 and Died 1847) "PSYCHE"...

USD - 0.75
2144 HUNTER (Colin, Born 1842) "MUSSEL GATHERERS"

USD - 3.50
2145 IVIGERSON "A DREAM OF LOVE"

USD - 3.00
2146 JACQUE (Charles Emilie, Born 1813) "SOURICIERE--MICE IN A TRAP"

USD - 3.25
2147 JACQUE "SOURICIERE--MICE IN A TRAP"

USD - 2.00
2148 JACQUE "A MIDNIGHT HUNT"

USD - 1.25
2149 JACQUE "BARGAINING FOR THE PIG"

USD - 1.00
2150 JACQUE "Cows DRINKING"

USD - 3.50
2151 JACQUE "FEEDING THE PIGS"

USD - 2.50
2152 JACQUE "EVENING, DRIVING HOME THE COWS"

USD - 1.25
2153 JACQUE "THE FARM-HOUSE"

USD - 3.00
2154 JACQUE "DRIVING HOME THE PIGS"

USD - 1.00
2155 JACQUEMART (Jules Ferdinand, Born 1837 and Died 1880) "MOSES," after MICHAEL ANGELO

USD - 2.25
2156 JACQUEMART "THE SHIELD OF CHARLES IX"

USD - 0.50
2157 JACQUEMART "WILLIAM VAN HEYTHUYSEN," after HALS

USD - 1.20
2158 JIMENEZ (L.) "THE RATTLE"

USD - 1.45
2159 JOUANIN "THE VIRGIN OF THE CHAIR," after RAPHAEL

USD - 1.50
2160 JOUVENET (Jean, Born 1644 and Died 1717) "THE MARTYRDOM OF ST. OVIDE"

USD - 15.50
2161 JULIEN (Bernard Romain, Born 1802 and Died 1871) "EUGENE SUE"

USD - 0.50
2162 JUNDT (Gustave, Born 1830) "THE INCROYABLES"

USD - 0.30
2162a KAUFFMAN (Angelica, Born 1741 and Died 1807) "HOLY FAMILY"

USD - 9.50
2163 KELLER (Joseph, Born 1811 and Died 1873) "THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN," after DEGER

USD - 0.60
2164 KLAUBER (Joseph S., Born 1710 and Died 1768) CHARITY, after GUIDO

USD - 0.25
2165 KLEIN (John A., Born 1792, Died 1875) "WATERING HORSES IN ITALY " A POINTER DOG " A Swiss BULL"

USD - 0.90
2166 KOBELL (Ferdinand, Born 1740 and Died 1799) "SPORTS OF CHILDREN"; "LANDSCAPES"; "PEASANTS"; etc.

USD - 0.45
2167 KOBELL (Wilhelm, Born 1766 and Died 1855) "LANDSCAPES"

USD - 0.30
2168 LACOSTE (the younger) "FRANCIS RAVAILLAC"

USD - 0.15
2169 LALAUZE (Adolphe) "THE HALT," after MEISSONIER

USD - 7.00
2170 LALAUZE "ENTRY OF CHARLES V. INTO ANTWERP," after HANS MAKART

USD - 8.00
2171 LALAUZE "A SOIREE TEMP. LOUIS XIV

USD - 2.25
2172 LALAUZE "THE FIRST COMMUNION," after P. R. MORRIS, A. R. A.

USD - 3.00
2173 LALAUZE "A CANCALAISE OYSTER WOMAN"

USD - 3.25
2174 LALAUZE "JEAN-FRANCOIS MILLET"

USD - 1.25
2175 LANCON (A.) "THE WATERING PLACE," after TROYON

USD - 1.00
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