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a watercolor painting of a small village on a riveran old book with a brown cover sitting on top of a white tabledrawing of two trees in a field with a sky in the backgrounda book that is sitting on a white tablethe cover of the book la brieree, written by jean freueta picture of a book that has a pattern on itan open book with a picture of a farm scene in ita picture of a painting hanging on the wall of a bathrooma picture of a painting of a house in a fielddrawing of a person walking down a path with a dogdrawing of a lake with reeds and birds in the distancea book with a design on it sitting on a table
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277 - FRÉLAUT (Jean) & CHATEAUBRIANT (Alphonse de).
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
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FRÉLAUT (Jean) & CHATEAUBRIANT (Alphonse de). La Brière. Paris, Société des amis des livres, 1942. Quarto in garnet morocco, spine and covers richly decorated with a beautiful geometric mosaic design in bottle-green, grass-green, havana brown and buff morocco, with double crossed gilt fillets, compositions of gilt squares and series of gilt fillets within reserved areas, author’s name and title gilded on the spine, gilded edges, interior framing of a green and black morocco leather border, series of gilded fillets and compositions of gilded squares, pink moiré lining and endpapers, cover and spine preserved, in a slipcase with flaps (Gruel). Drypoint engravings by Jean Frélaut, engraved by the artist at his home in Vannes. Edition of 90 numbered copies (+14 for collaborators); No. 20 reserved for Mr Albert Dubosc, enriched with 7 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES (including 4 watercolours). A very fine copy in a spectacular mosaic binding by Gruel.
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Auction time 09/09/2026 at 1:00 PM
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