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1566 - 1710     FALCONRY and HUNTING. BOOKS, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, MISCELLANEA etc.

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77 1686 Rudradeva of Kumaon 77 1686 Rudradeva of Kumaon
77/1686 Rudradeva of Kumaon. Syainika Sâstra: or a Book on Hawking. English transl. by Mahâmahopâdhyâya Haraprasâda Shâstri. Calcutta, the Baptist Mission Press for the Asiatic Society, 1910, 2 parts in 1 vol., (2),III,(43) [Sanskrit text]; 35,(1) [English transl.]p., modern cl. w. orig. frontwr. laid down.

- Bookplates on upper endpaper. Mounted frontwr. sl. dam. = Rare.

€ (60-80) 375
77 1687 Rudradeva of Kumaon 77 1687 Rudradeva of Kumaon
77/1687 Rudradeva of Kumaon. Syainika Sâstra: or a Book on Hawking. English transl. by Mahâmahopâdhyâya Haraprasâda Shâstri. Calcutta, the Baptist Mission Press for the Asiatic Society, 1910, 2 parts in 1 vol., (2),III,(43) [Sanskrit text]; 35,(1) [English transl.]p., modern cl.

- Title-p. soiled; bookplate on first free endpaper.

€ (50-70) 350
77 1688 Schegel H and Verster van Wulverhorst A H 77 1688 Schegel H and Verster van Wulverhorst A H
77/1688 Schegel, H. and Verster van Wulverhorst, A.H. Traité de Fauconnerie. Greifvögel und Falknerei im 19. Jahrhundert. Darmstadt, P.N. Klüh, 1999, 300,(4)p., 18 col./ tinted plates, printed in 750 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper.

AND 3 others, i.a. FREDEDIC II OF HOHENSTAUFEN, l'Art de chasser avec les oiseaux. Le traité de fauconnerie De arte venandi cum avibus. French transl. and ed. by A. Paulus and B. van den Abeele (Nogent-le-Roi, 2000, (col.) plates, orig. cl. w. dustwr. Bookplate on first free endpaper. Bibliotheca Cynegetica I); B. VAN DEN ABEELE, La Fauconnerie dans les lettres françaises du XIIe au XIVe siècle (Louvain, 1990, col. frontisp., orig. wr. Bookplate on verso frontwr.).

€ (100-150) 100
77 1689 Sculpture and ceramics Bouret I 1833 1906 after 77 1689 Sculpture and ceramics Bouret I 1833 1906 after
77/1689 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Bouret, I. (1833-1906) (after). (A falconer in renaissance style clothes and his falcon). Figurine, gilt bronze and bone, 26 cm. (height), inscribed "Bouret", on a marble pedestal.

- Lacks (?) chain attached to the falcon's claw. = Probably a later copy.

€ (100-150) 275
77 1690 Sculpture and ceramics A Chinese Manchu falconer and his companions on horseback 77 1690 Sculpture and ceramics A Chinese Manchu falconer and his companions on horseback
77/1690 [Sculpture and ceramics]. (A Chinese Manchu falconer and his companions on horseback). Blue and white glazed earthenware vase, 29 cm. (height), 19th/ 20th cent.
€ (100-150) 180
77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1691 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77/1691 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Esser, M. (1885-1945). (Falcon with a pigeon in its claws). Figurine, white porcelain, 65,5 cm. (height), inscribed "M. Esser 1929" in the foot, w. the Meissen mark.

- One tip of the feathers neatly reattached. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (1.000-1.500) 4000
77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945 77 1692 Sculpture and ceramics Esser M 1885 1945
77/1692 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Esser, M. (1885-1945). (Hunting falcon). Figurine, white porcelain, 66,5 cm. (height), inscribed "Esser" on the foot of the pedestal, Meissen blue glaze sign on the foot, incised "A1222" (model number), Meissen sign and "Meiss" and "149" under the foot.

- Small chip at lower corner pedestal. = Rare large piece. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (2.000-3.000) 3000
77 1693 Sculpture and ceramics Frémiet E 1824 1910 77 1693 Sculpture and ceramics Frémiet E 1824 1910
77/1693 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Frémiet, E. (1824-1910). (Falconer with a falcon on his arm). Figurine, terracotta, 43 cm. (height), inscribed "E. Fremiet".
€ (250-350) 600
77 1694 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948 77 1694 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948
77 1694 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948 77 1694 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948
77 1694 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948 77 1694 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948
77/1694 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Fritz, M.D.H. (1873-1948). (Eagle). Figurine, white porcelain, 28 cm., (height), inscribed "M.H. Fritz", stamped "Lichte VEB" under the foot, VEB (formerly Heubach), Lichte, ±1950.

= Originally designed in the 1920's. The factory was expropiated and renamed in 1948 VEB Lichte.

AND a small similar figurine of an eagle by the Heubach company, ±1910 (w. the blue mark).

€ (100-150) 275
77 1695 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948 77 1695 Sculpture and ceramics Fritz M D H 1873 1948
77/1695 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Fritz, M.D.H. (1873-1948). (Two falcons sitting on top of a rock). Figurine, white porcelain, 34,8 cm. (height), incised "X185" and "137"

= Designed in 1908 for the 200 year anniversary of the Meissen factory in 1910. Probably a later casting.

€ (300-500) 1300
77 1696 Sculpture and ceramics Hösel E 1869 1851 77 1696 Sculpture and ceramics Hösel E 1869 1851
77/1696 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Hösel, E. (1869-1851). (Scouting eagle). Figurine, white porcelain, 28 cm. (height), Meissen, incised Meissen sign w. "Meiss" and "V.181" and "124".
€ (500-700) 550
77 1697 Sculpture and ceramics Krieger W 1877 1945 after 77 1697 Sculpture and ceramics Krieger W 1877 1945 after
77 1697 Sculpture and ceramics Krieger W 1877 1945 after 77 1697 Sculpture and ceramics Krieger W 1877 1945 after
77 1697 Sculpture and ceramics Krieger W 1877 1945 after 77 1697 Sculpture and ceramics Krieger W 1877 1945 after
77/1697 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Krieger, W. (1877-1945) (after). (Falcon looking down). Figurine, patinated bronze, 21,5 cm. (height, including granite pedestal), signature "W. Krieger".

= Modern cast after the original sculpture by the artist.

€ (150-250) 150
77 1698 Sculpture and ceramics Pilet L 1840 1916 77 1698 Sculpture and ceramics Pilet L 1840 1916
77 1698 Sculpture and ceramics Pilet L 1840 1916 77 1698 Sculpture and ceramics Pilet L 1840 1916
77/1698 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Pilet, L. (1840-1916). (An Arab falconer). Figurine, bronze, 40 cm. (height, without granite pedestal), engraved "L. Pilet" at the foot, on a black granite pedestal.
€ (200-300) 400
77 1699 Sculpture and ceramics Thomsen C L 1860 1921 77 1699 Sculpture and ceramics Thomsen C L 1860 1921
77/1699 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Thomsen, C.L. (1860-1921). (Icelandic falcon). Figurine, handpainted glazed porcelaine, 28 cm. (height), incised and numb. "263", artist's mark "dhx", Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen, date mark for 1951.

= Originally designed in 1900.

€ (50-70) 120
77 1700 Sculpture and ceramics Zeiller P 1889 1915 77 1700 Sculpture and ceramics Zeiller P 1889 1915
77/1700 [Sculpture and ceramics]. Zeiller, P. (1889-1915). (Falcon). Figurine, handpainted porcelain, cm., inscribed "Paul Zeiller", w. crowned Metzler & Ortloff ("M&O") underglazed stamp, ±1910.
€ (60-80) 60
77 1701 Sherley Th 77 1701 Sherley Th
77 1701 Sherley Th 77 1701 Sherley Th
77/1701 Sherley, Th. A Short Discourse of Hawking to the Field with High Flying Long-winged Hawkes, together with the Sorting and Ordering of Spaniels. Inrod. P.B. Devers. Boise, Peregrine Fund for the Archives of American Falconry, 2004, XXXI,(3),79,(4)p., 13 mainly col. plates, printed in 625 numb. copies (75), orig. gilt morocco-backed cloth, orig. matching slipcase.

- Very fine copy.

= One of 75 numb. copies printed in the Patron's Edition. Published as vol.III of the Heritage Publications Series. The Short Discourse (...) (publ. 1603) was the first work to be published on the subject in the English language. Only one copy is known to exist and that is kept in the Beinecke library.

€ (150-250) 150
77 1702 Smet I A de 77 1702 Smet I A de
77/1702 Smet, I.A. de. La fauconnerie à la renaissance. Le Hieracosophion (1582-1584) de Jacques Auguste de Thou, Geneva, Droz., 2013, X,691,(1)p., ills., orig. giltlettered cl.

= Bibliotheca Cynegetica 7.

AND 3 others (incl. 1 incomplete work), i.a. C. D'ANTHENAISE, Portraits en costume de chasse (Paris, 2010, num. ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., large 4to).

€ (60-80) 60
77 1703 Soubets G and Saint Marc C de 77 1703 Soubets G and Saint Marc C de
77/1703 Soubets, G. and Saint-Marc, C. de. Précis de fauconnerie contenant les indications nécessaires pour affaiter et gouverner les principaux oiseaux de vol. Suivie de l'éducation du cormoran. Niort, L. Clouzot, 1887, (2),123,(1)p., 4 plates, sl. later giltlettered hmor., orig. wr. pres.

- Contents occas. trifle foxed and orig. wr. sl. foxed. Otherwise fine.

= Thiébaud p.853, stating that only 150 copies were printed. With one extra plate (cut out from a French periodical) bound with (between p.74-75). With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION to an unnamed gentleman by C. DE SAINT-MARC on htitle. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.

€ (300-500) 300
77 1704 Tappe E 77 1704 Tappe E
77/1704 Tappe, E. Waidwerck und Federspiel. Von der Häbischen unnd Falcken natur, art, unnd eygenthumb, wie mann sie berichten, gewehnen/ ätzen, unnd von allen iren franckheyten soll erledigen. Allen Häbich unnd Falcken tregern vast nötig unnd zu wissen nützlich. Strassb., J. Scheible, (1886), no pagination, ills., printed in 250 numb. copies, modern giltlettered cl., orig. wr. pres.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Backwr. sl. creased in lower outer corner. Otherwise fine.

= Schwerdt II, p.249.

€ (150-250) 160
77 1705 Tardif G 77 1705 Tardif G
77 1705 Tardif G 77 1705 Tardif G
77/1705 Tardif, G. Livre de l'art de faulconnerie et des chiens de chasse. Ed. E. Jullien. Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1882, 2 vols., 3 parts in 2 vol. (vol. 1 w. continuous pagination), (4),XXXII,153,(3); (4),111,(1)p., printed in 340 numb. copies (20), bound by LACORNÉE in contemp. unif. red mor. w. richly gilt spines w. dark brown oval onlay decoration, orig. wr. pres., t.e.g.

- Sl. foxed throughout. Otherwise fine. = One 20 copies printed on Chine. Thiébaud 875.

€ (400-600) 400
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