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446 - Antoine Roux (French, 1765–1835)
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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Description
Antoine Roux (French, 1765–1835) Boats and coastal landscapes Black pencil drawings. Original label ‘1790’ on the cover. Height 32, Width 48 cm. The album comprises: - Page 1: Sketch of a folded sail. Black pencil. Small stains, tear at the bottom of the page and creases. - Page 2: Seaside landscape. Black pencil. Small stains, tear at the bottom of the page and creases. - Page 3: View from the starboard side of the Danaé. Black pencil. Inscription ‘Danaé’ at the bottom centre, numbered 1. A few stains. - Page 5: A ship in three-quarter view from the stern and the ship’s stern. Black pencil. Numbered 2. In good overall condition. - Page 7: Bow of a ship seen from the port side. Black pencil. Numbered 3. In good overall condition. - Page 9: View of a small stone fishing village behind the outline of a ship. Black pencil. Numbered 4. In good overall condition. - Page 11: View of the right side of the Suffren. Black pencil. Bears the inscriptions ‘Le Suffren’ and ‘Le Suffren Capne Louvel’, numbered 5. In good overall condition with two small streaks of wash in the top left-hand corner. - Page 12: View of the port side of the Thémis. Black pencil. Inscription ‘Le Thémis’ at the bottom centre. In good overall condition. - Page 13: View of the starboard side of a ship. Black pencil. Inscription ‘Poulin Junou’ at the bottom centre, numbered 6. In good overall condition. - Page 15: View of the starboard side of a ship. Black pencil. Inscription ‘P.L.Donassert’, numbered 7. Signs of rubbing. - Page 17: Sketch of a ship’s side. Black pencil. Numbered 8. In good condition. - Page 18: View of the starboard side of the Pénélope. Black pencil. Inscription ‘La Pénélope Capne Dubourdieu’. A few stains and creases. - Page 19: View of the port side of the Robuste. Black pencil. Inscription ‘Le Robuste’, page numbered 9. A few stains in the bottom right-hand corner. - Page 21: View of the port side of the Breslan. Black pencil. Inscription ‘Le Breslan’, page numbered 10. Generally in good condition, with a small stain in the centre. - Page 23: View of the starboard side of the Magnanime. Black pencil. Inscription ‘Magnanime’, page numbered 11. In good overall condition. - Pages 24 and 25: View of La Seyne-sur-Mer. Black pencil and grey wash. There is a sketch of Toulon harbour at the top of page 24 and a building façade at the top of page 25. Inscription ‘La Seyne’ at the bottom centre of page 25; the page is numbered 12. In good overall condition. - Page 27: View of La Seyne-sur-Mer. Black pencil and grey wash. There is a sketch of a façade in the top right-hand corner. Inscription ‘La Seyne’ at the bottom right; the page is numbered 13. In good overall condition. - Page 28: View of a bay with a village in the background. The watercolour is oriented the wrong way round. Grey wash over black pencil lines. In good overall condition. - Page 29: Sketch of a boat moored at the Toulon arsenal. Black pencil. Bears the inscription ‘arsenal de Toulon’; page numbered 14. In good overall condition. - Page 30: Two landscapes, one above the other. Grey wash over black pencil lines. In good overall condition. - Page 32: Small sketch of a fishing village. Black pencil. Bears an indecipherable inscription. Numerous creases. Pages 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 20, 22, 26 and 31 are blank.
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About the sale Classic and Contemporary Interiors II
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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