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Actualites. Laisser venir a moi les petits enfants.
J. Platier [signed in plate.]
Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840]. Se vend chez Bauger & Cie. Editeurs des Dessins de la Caricature du Figaro et du Charivari, R, du Croissant, 16.
Lithograph, sheet 250 x 355mm. 9¾ x 14". Trace of centrefold. Some light spotting and staining.
Political satire: the Ottoman Sultan as an infant in a turban, walking supported by crutches towards, and seemingly under the hypnotic control of, a European soldier. The minarets and buildings of Istanbul in the background to left, more European soldiers and sailors to right. Numbered '28' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22416] £45.00
(£54.00 incl.VAT)
Actualites. Patience mon petit! nous t'y conduirons en Egypte, mais il faut marcher pas a pas, c'est plus sur!
J. Platier [signed in plate.]
Chez Aubert gal. Vero-Dodat. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840]. Se vend chez Bauger & Cie. Editeurs des Dessins de la Caricature du Figaro et du Charivari, R, du Croissant, 16.
Lithograph, sheet 250 x 355mm. 9¾ x 14". Trace of centrefold. Some spotting.
Political satire: the Ottoman Sultan as an infant in a turban, brandishing a sword, wondering towards a cliff edge and being restrained on a leash by a European soldier. Ships out to see, European officers looking on with amusement. Numbered '24' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22415] £45.00
(£54.00 incl.VAT)
Actualites. Ouverture du Steeple-Chase...
J. Platier [signed in plate.] Chez Bauger R. du Croissant 16.
Chez Aubert gal. Vero-Dodat. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840].
Lithograph, sheet 265 x 340mm. 10½ x 13½". Pin holes to upper margin.
Riders (at least two are portraits) are thrown from their horses into a river; a crowd watches in the distance at right, frogs simultaneously hopping into the water. Numbered'51' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22417] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
Les Clubs en Angleterre. L'orateuse:- Je dois répondre à l'honorable prépinante une chose...
J. Platier. Imp d'Aubert & Co.
Chez Bauger R. de Croissant, 16. Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse 29.
Lithograph. Sheet: 345 x 265mm (13½ x 10½"). Light foxing.
A scene showing a group of women at a meeting of a members club. The orator dicusses the movement of the club to import Brussel sprouts and corks.
[Ref: 42492] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
Les Amants Célèbres. Faust and Marguerite. Ce brilliant séducteur, perfume d’eau de rose, Lui dépeignait sa flame en terme ampoules; Tandis que Marguerite à ses yeux ètonnés Ne comprenant rien à la chose Se fourre les doigts dans le nez.
J. Platier [inside image.]
Chez Pannier Edit. R.du Croissant, 16. Chez Aubert Pl.de la Bourse, 29. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie. [n.d. c.1840.]
Lithograph. 317 x 228mm. 12½ x 9".
Famous lovers: Faust and Marguerite from Carré's play on Faust's determination in wooing young Marguerite, by signing a contract with the devil. Charles Gounod also based his 1859 opera on the same play.
[Ref: 15329] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
Les Amants Célèbres. Faust and Marguerite. Ce brilliant séducteur, perfume d’eau de rose, Lui dépeignait sa flame en terme ampoules; Tandis que Marguerite à ses yeux ètonnés Ne comprenant rien à la chose Se fourre les doigts dans le nez.
J. Platier [inside image.]
Chez Pannier Edit. R.du Croissant, 16. Chez Aubert Pl.de la Bourse, 29. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie. [n.d. c.1840.]
Coloured lithograph. 350 x 267mm. 13¾ x 10½".
Famous lovers: Faust and Marguerite from Carré's play on Faust's determination in wooing young Marguerite, by signing a contract with the devil. Charles Gounod also based his 1859 opera on the same play.
[Ref: 15326] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Les Tibias les Fémurs tous ça n'est pas ragoutant, si on y pensait il n'y aurait plus d'amour possible.
J. Platier. Imp. d'Aubert & c.ie.
Chez Aubert gal. Véro-dodat. [n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph with large margins. Printed area 230 x 265mm (9 x 10½").
Two women examine an anatomical textbook with illustrations of bones. Behind is a child's skeleton in a bell jar.
[Ref: 36719] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Nouvelle Lanterne Magique. A la bataille de l'Isly, c'est la qu' nous avons evu de l'agrement! ...
J. Platier [signed in plate.]
chez Aubert Place de la Bourse. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840s].
Lithograph, sheet 245 x 315mm. 9¾ x 12½".
Social satire: two French army veterans of the Battle of Isly (August 14, 1844) commiserate over a bottle of wine, one man complaining that the only booty captured by the French army was an umbrella and some pipes. The uniforms suggest that the man on the left is artillery, his comrade across the table infantry. The Battle of Isly was fought between France and Morocco near Oujda, Morocco. The French Marshal Bugeaud, who recovered the Moroccan commander's tent and umbrella (equivalent to capturing a military standard in European warfare), was made Duke of Isly for his victory. Numbered '69' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22425] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
O'Connell. La Mode. 5 Juillet 1843.
J. Platier [signed on stone.] Lith Rigo fs. et Cie. r. richer, 7.
[Paris, 1843.]
Lithograph, sheet 320 x 245mm. 12½ x 9¾". Horizontal centre fold, splitting at right. Handling creases.
Daniel O'Connell (1775 – 1847) in heroic pose in a windswept (Irish?) landscape, surrounded by his followers. Known as 'The Liberator', or 'The Emancipator', he was an Irish political leader in the first half of the nineteenth century. He campaigned for Catholic Emancipation - the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years - and Repeal of the Union between Ireland and Great Britain. Published in the Paris periodical 'La Mode'.
[Ref: 24441] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Les Amants Célèbres. Paul et Virginie. Si Paul en la portant était au parade, Elle, redoutait un parterre; Aussi, faute de favoris, Elle empoigna sa crinière, Car pour passer la rivière On eût dit qu’elle craignait, La bonne aventure au gué.
J. Platier [inside image.]
Chez Pannier Edit. R.du Croissant, 16. Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse, 29. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie. [n.d. c.1840.]
Lithograph. 336 x 259mm. 13¼ x 10¼".
Famour lovers: Paul and Virginie was a novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, first published in 1787.
[Ref: 15327] £85.00
(£102.00 incl.VAT)
Perfils Contemporains. Professeur d'escrime. Professeur de danse. Professeur de langues. Professeur de musique. Professeur de dessin.
Platier. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.
Chez Aubert, Pl. de la Bourse. Chez Bauger & Cie. R. du Croissant, 16. [n.d. c.1860.]
Lithograph. 344 x 267mm. 13½ x 10½".
Five satirical and quirky depictions of teachers.
[Ref: 15696] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
Revue Comique. - Tu connais Michel? - Oui. - Il vient de se marier. - Oh! tant pis c'est un bon garcon, je me doutais qu'il finirait mal.
Platier del. [in image] Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.
Chez Bauger, R. du Croissant, 16. Chez Aubert, Pl. de la Bourse, 29 [n.d., c.1870].
Lithograph, sheet 340 x 266mm. Some light foxing, staining.
Two gentlemen discuss the marriage prospects of a mutual acquaintance during a game of billiards.
[Ref: 7762] £50.00
(£60.00 incl.VAT)
Ohé! Moricaud...
J. Platier.
Chez Aubert gal Véro-Dodat. Imp d'Aubert & Cie.
Lithograph. Sheet: 335 x 265mm (13¼ x 10½"). Tears in bottom edge and light foxing.
A French satirical print showing a group of aprentices shouting racist things at a smartly dressed black man.
[Ref: 42493] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
Les Restaurants de Paris. Enlevez le mendiant!
J. Platier [signed in plate.]
Chez Aubert & Cie. Pl. de la Bourse 29. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840s].
Lithograph, sheet 325 x 245mm. 12¾ x 9¾". Little foxing off image.
Social satire: a young 'serveuse' behind a food counter; cheese, vegetables, other hot and cold food and drink in front of her. Numbered '5' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22423] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
Les Restaurants de Paris. -Mes huitres garcon! ...
J. Platier [signed in plate.]
Chez Aubert, Pl. de la Bourse, 29. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840s].
Lithograph, sheet 325 x 245mm. 12¾ x 9¾".
Social satire: a man in top hat complains to the waiter about the long time he has had to wait for his oysters, which the waiter is finally bringing to his table. The customer's walking stick hangs on a hook on the wall behind; an empty wine decanter and glass in front of him. Numbered '6' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22424] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
Les Restaurants de Paris. "Un boeuf mode! une cotelette nature! pressez ma cuisse!"
J. Platier [signed in plate.]
Chez Aubert, Pl. de la Bourse, 29. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840s].
Lithograph, sheet 325 x 245mm. 12¾ x 9¾". Little foxing off image.
Social satire: a waiter bellowing instructions to an unseen chef through the half-opened kitchen door. Numbered '3' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22422] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
Revue Comique. M'ame Folichon, le medicin qui te soignes, m'a dit que t'etais menacee d'un coup de cent.
J. Platier [signed in plate.] Chez Bauger & Cie. R du Croissant, 16.
Chez Aubert, Pl. de la Bourse. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840s].
Lithograph, sheet 340 x 265mm. 13½ x 10½".
Two women playing cards in an interior, one drinking a bottle of wine and feeling the effects. Numbered '10' upper right; from a series of caricatures published in a Paris periodical.
[Ref: 22421] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
[Four seasons] Les Quatre Saisons. Le Printems. [&] L'Ete. [&] L'Automne. [&] L'Hiver.
J. Platier [signed on stone.] Chez Bauger & Cie. R. du Croissant, 16.
Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840s].
Complete set of four lithographs, allegories of the seasons, sheets each c.360 x 280mm (14¼ x 11").
Social satires illustrating French seasonal activities. A street seller of flowers; a nearly naked river-swimmer whose clothes have been stolen; two intoxicated drinkers; and a shivering struggling artist inside his dilapidated studio/bedroom beside a canvas.
[Ref: 24308] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
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Ouverture du Steeple-Chase. La Mode 10 Avril 1841. Rue Tailbout No.28.
J. Platier [signed in plate.] Chez Bauger R. du Croissant 16.
Chez Aubert gal. Vero-Dodat. Imp. d'Aubert & Cie [Paris, n.d., c.1840].
Lithograph, sheet 265 x 340mm. 10½ x 13½". Trace of centrefold. Some light spotting.
Riders (at least two are portraits) are thrown from their horses into a river; a crowd watches in the distance at right, frogs simultaneously hopping into the water. From a Paris periodical, 'La Mode', printed from the same stone as item 22417 (a reissue?).
[Ref: 22418] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
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