- Trifle yellowed/ foxed/ vaguely waterst. = Sixt v. Kapff K241.
AND 3 similar views of Rotterdam by other publishers, i.a. "Vüe Perspective de la Ville, et du Port de Rotterdam, du côte de la Meuze" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770)
- One trifle frayed/ waterst. = Sixt v. Kapff K238 and K239.
- Two sm. holes in left blank margin; doubled w. Japanese.
"Vue de l'Action près de Patrasso, où L'Escadre des Dulcignottes fut battuë et brulée le 5 9bre 1772." Handcol. engr. optical view by B.F. LEIZELT after F. SWAINE, London, late 18th cent.
- Creased/ sl. soiled; closed tear in left blank margin.
AND 1 other: "Classis Hispanica celeberrima (...)" (handcol. engr. view of the 1588 naval battle between the English and the Spanish Armada, from J.J. ORLERS/ H. VAN HAESTENS, Den Nassauschen Lauren-Crans, 1610. Browned; margins cut sl. short).
ADDED: "Grundriss von der Stadt und dem Schlosse Batavia". Handcol. engr. plan, ±21,5x29,5 cm., from J.J. SCHWABE, Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande, 1751.
- Lower right corner of blank margin torn off; tear in lower blank margin; (water)stained.
- Occas. trifle foxed. = Sixt v. Kapff K214 and K216
AND 2 similar optical views publ. by others, i.a. "Vue Perspective du Buyten Hof, a la Haye" (Paris, Basset, ±1780).
- Both trifle soiled; 1x remargined. = Nice and rare views. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLIII.
- Sl. creased/ browned; trifle waterst. in blank margins.
"Vuë du neuf-Uitleg pres de Boschbrug a la Haije." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by J.F. LEIZELT after P.C. LA FARGUE, engr. captions in French (in reverse) above and below image, Augsb., "l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux", ±1760.- AND 4 similar optical views by J.B. WINKLER and J. WANGNER after i.a. C. PRONK (publ. by the same), i.a. "Vuë de Kneuterdijk, le Quartier du Stadthouder l'eglise neuve et la Rue royale &c. a la Haye" and "Vuë de la Ville de la Haye et Maison du Prince d'Orange".
- Slightly frayed; "N.46" in contemp. hand. in black pen above. = Sixt v. Kapff K254.
"33e Vue d'Optique nouvelle, représentant La Campagne prise derriere des fossés de la Ville d'Utrecht, en Hollande." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in French in reverse above and below, Paris, J. Chereau, ±1770.
- Two vague oblique folds. Otherwise fine.
AND 1 other optical view of Utrecht (w. defects).
- Margins somewhat waterst.; 2 sm. closed tears in right part.
= Attractive bird's eye view on the San Marco square and part of the lagoon.
"Prospectus Ecclesiae St. Joannis et Pauli Venetiarum". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. Latin and French captions and "V3" below image, n.pl., n.publ., ±1770.
- Dutch title in contemp. hand below; trifle foxed; some folds in blank margins.
AND 4 similar optical views, i.a. "Vüe Perspective de la nouvelle Salle de Concert de Venise." (Paris, Daumont, ±1760).
- Trifle yellowed/ frayed. = Very rare view. Sixt v. Kapff K255a.
- Fine copies. = Sixt v. Kapff K 411, K 412 and 414; Ingalls 144, 145 and 147.
- Both trifle thumbed; the first sl. waterst.
= Sixt v. Kapff K258 and K260. Two of a series of 3 views of the Broeder Gemeente in Zeist.
- Waterstained in right margin and part of the image and in blank upper left corner; a few sm. specks in the image and some sm. marginal defects.
= Attractive and scarce view. Sixt von Kapff K263.
- Some brownish stains in upper left corner just touching the image; vertical crease in centre; tear in lower margin touching the caption.
= Attractive and scarce view. Sixt von Kapff K262.
- Some of the tanzaku (sl.) foxed; some w. sl. dam. corners.
= Tanzaku refers to long, vertical strips of paper on which poems are written. These poems (or paintings) can be displayed on so-called tanzaku-kake (tanzaku-holder or -stand). Tanzaku are also often used during the festival of Tanabata to write wishes on, sometimes in the form of poetry, to be hung on bamboo branches. The tanzaku in this album show a variety of subjects, such as animals, people or natural scenes.
- One drawing with dam. upper left corner, w. sl. loss of the image; one w. sm. tear (±1,5 cm.) in upper edge; one w. tiny hole; a few w. very vague sm. waterstains along left edge; occas. w. handling creases in upper corners/ part; a few soiled spots/ areas.
= Splendid Chinese export watercolours showing the various activities on a Chinese tea plantation, including the transport. The Wellcome collection holds a similar series of 9 scenes (albeit slighty more naive). In 2022 Christie's Paris (collection of Hubert de Givenchy) sold a set of 24 slightly bigger gouaches of which several with almost the exact same composition or very similar to this lot (including mirrored compositions). Besides various small differences (mostly seen in the details), the human figures in our lot seem to be more precise and European, especially in their faces. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLIII.
- A few sm. wormholes in lower part.
- Laid down on mount.
AND 3 other drawings, i.a. showing 2 hermits(?) near a shore.
= With an annotation on mount attributing this drawing to Sugakudo.
- Laid down on paper.
AND 1 other anonymous drawing, 19th cent., showing Chinese immortals and children.
- Occas. silk cloth loosening from the board at the corners, otherwise fine.
= Each painting shows a view of the same (unidentified) temple complex in a different season, with various buildings, trees and a lake with a bridge. The title is painted on the lid of the box, and the inside of the lid bears the (unidentified) artist's signature.