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Auction 10 June 2021 Erotica - Objects of Desire 15H00 Paris Time (14H00 BST) - London

Bid on the lot list Chiswick : 10 June 2021 - <h2>Erotica - Objects of Desire</h2><p><strong>Date: Thu, 10th Jun 2021 14:00bst</strong></p><p><strong>Lots: 148</strong></p><p><strong>Please note that this sale includes images of nudity and of sexual content.</strong></p> Chiswick Auctions - London

Erotica - Objects of Desire 15H00 Paris Time (14H00 BST)

Thursday 10 June 2021 - 15:00 (CEST) - Live
1 Colville Road - W3 8BL London, Royaume-Uni
Chiswick
Erotica - Objects of Desire 15H00 Paris Time (14H00 BST)
Result
154 Results
Lot n° 1000 

DE LA NUDITE'.-18TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT

DE LA NUDITE'.-18TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT Original manuscript covering the sexual customs of ancient Jews and Romans, title in Jewish, Greek, and French, 25 pages in French with additional comments and quotations in Latin, Greek, and Italian, some age-related...

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Lot n° 1001 

EROTIC ENAMEL PLAQUE

EROTIC ENAMEL PLAQUE a very fine English erotic c18th 'cushioned' enamel plaque or a couple making love on a day-bed,contemporary frame gilt metal pierced decorated heightened with engraving, production probably South Staffordshire, housed in a wooden...

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Lot n° 1002 

[FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET VOLTAIRE]

FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET VOLTAIRE La Pucelle d’Orleans. Poeme, Divise en vingt chants. Nouvelle Edition, Preface by Don Apuleius Risorius, Benedictine, composed by Volaite for the 1762 edition, half-title, title-page, frontispiece and 20 engraved plates,...

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Lot n° 1003 

Remarques historiques sur le dieu Priape

REMARQUES HISTORIQUES SUR LE DIEU PRIAPE eight manuscript pages with ink and gouache illustrations representing statues of Priapus and phallic creations, one after the Antique, nine integral blanks, light browning, paper boards with floral motifs, tanned,...

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Lot n° 1004 

BOYER (JEAN BAPTISTE DE) [MARQUIS D'ARGENS], [THÉRÉSE PHILOSOPHE]

BOYER (JEAN BAPTISTE DE) MARQUIS d'ARGENS, THÉRÉSE PHILOSOPHE, ILLUSTRATIONS after ANTOINE BOREL, 87 engravings of which 80 are of an erotic nature including one lettered 'Entretien D'Aloysia (title-page?) and another 'Frontispiece' these are possibly...

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Lot n° 1005 

A PAPIER MACHE' SURREAL EROTIC SCENE

A PAPIER MACHE' SURREAL EROTIC SCENE depicting one figure sheltering from falling male members while another one is reaching out for them, on a wooden lid of circular shape with slightly chipped borders, 9cm diameter.

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Lot n° 1006 

PAINTING ON PAPIER-MACHE'

PAINTING ON PAPIER-MACHE' A fine erotic water-colour painting on papier-mache, showing a couple of 'Victorians' in the 'throws of passion', hidden within a felt clamshell box, c. 400 x 295mm. German?, n.d.

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Lot n° 1007 

EROTIC INTEREST.- ARTHUR FORGEAIS

EROTIC INTEREST.- ARTHUR FORGEAIS Priapees engraved illustrations of 25 of the phallic and pudendum amulets excavated from the Seine, pencil annotations to title, light foxing, bookplate to pastedown, red morocco spine, wear to corners, 4to, Paris, 1...

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Lot n° 1008 

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1756-1827) Three hand-coloured erotic etchings, to include: ‘Love in a Chaise’, ‘The Larking Cull’ and ‘The Sanctified Sinner’, on laid paper, some staining, framed & glazed, overall 435 x 385mm, dated 1799 within the plate but later...

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Lot n° 1009 

AN EROTIC TINTED DRAWING

AN EROTIC TINTED DRAWING Qajar Iran, 19th century Opaque pigments, black ink and pencil on laid paper, the horizontal miniature composition depicting two lovers caught in an intimate moment, both reclining on oval cushions and dressed in typical Qajar...

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Lot n° 1010 

AUGUSTIN-LUC DEMOUSSY (FRENCH 1809-1880)

AUGUSTIN-LUC DEMOUSSY (FRENCH 1809-1880) Allegory of the lost innocence, a young lady with a dove signed and dated 1872 (lower left) oil on panel 57 x 47 cm

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Lot n° 1011 

FRENCH SCHOOL (MID-LATE 19TH CENTURY)

FRENCH SCHOOL (MID-LATE 19TH CENTURY) Erotic studies, (five plates) hand-coloured engravings 15 x 11 cm, each (5)

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Lot n° 1012 

EDWIN LONG, R.A & J. COTHER WEBB (ENGRAVER) THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY

EDWIN LONG, R.A & J. COTHER WEBB (ENGRAVER) The Search for Beauty, signed by Webb in pencil, tear in margin, 1888 with The Chosen Five, 1890; mixed-method engravings, on india paper, chine-collé, sheets 840 x 1120mm, Fairless & Beeforth (2)

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Lot n° 1013 

FREDERICK GOODALL, R. A. & RICHARD JOSEY (ENGRAVER) THE FINDING OF MOSES

FREDERICK GOODALL, R. A. & RICHARD JOSEY (ENGRAVER) The Finding of Moses, mixed-method engraving, on india paper, chine-collé, titled in open letters, stain in right margin, 785 x 585mm, sheet 840 x 1120mm, Fairless & Beeforth, 1888.

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Lot n° 1014 

ALBUM.- EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHS

ALBUM.- EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHS Album featuring a collection of 26 vintage erotic photographs, mostly gelatin silver prints, a few toned, v.s., c.1890s-1950s.

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Lot n° 1015 

SMALL CARVED IVORY RELIEF DEPICTING VENUS WITH CUPID

SMALL CARVED IVORY RELIEF DEPICTING VENUS WITH CUPID the figure of Venus reclined inside an open shell, with Cupid sleeping next to her, 8cm long, France 19th century. This item may require Export or CITES licences in order to leave the UK or the European...

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Lot n° 1016 

Chinese Snuff Boxes

CHINESE SNUFF BOXES Four Chinese glass 'erotic' snuff boxes, Late Qing Dynasty, including three white overlaid bottles and one pink bottle, each decorated with amorous couples, three with stoppers, 6 - 8cm H. (4) 清晚期 料人物故事圖紋鼻煙壺四件

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Lot n° 1017 

BELGIAN SCHOOL.-

BELGIAN SCHOOL Dongrie (A.) Nue de dos large-scale life drawing in black chalk of a female nude, signed lower left, 1530 x 690mm, framed & glazed, c.1900.

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Lot n° 1018 

AFTER WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1931)

AFTER WILHELM VON GLOEDEN (1856-1931) Three black and white erotic photographs of male nudes, gelatin silver print, stamps on the verso, v.s. (3)

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Lot n° 1019 

EARLY 20TH CENTURY VIBRATOR CALLED THE 'VEEDEE'

EARLY 20TH CENTURY VIBRATOR CALLED THE 'VEEDEE' Manually operated vibrator machine manufactured by J.E. Garratt of London, made of steel, plated in nickel, crank handle, cup on rod with rubber ball inside, c. 1902

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Lot n° 1020 

? Four Erotic Miniatures on Ivory

λ FOUR EROTIC MINIATURES ON IVORY North India, early 20th century, opaque pigments on oval ivory medallions, portraying different erotic scenes of two lovers, all situated in a typical Indian interior with floral floor spread and colourful oval cushion,...

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Lot n° 1021 

JAPANESE MEIJI PHALLUS

JAPANESE MEIJI PHALLUS carved polished ivory with erotic images to the length and tip, signed at base, c. 250 x 160mm., Meiji period c. early c20th. This item may require Export or CITES licences in order to leave the UK or the European Union. It is the...

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Lot n° 1022 

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940)

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940) Les Delassements d'eros, The fairy and the musician with the artist's 'loup noir' signature pochoir on laid paper From a suite of 12 coloured plates, first issued in 1917

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Lot n° 1023 

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940)

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940) Les Delassements d'eros, The swan princess with the artist's 'loup noir' signature pochoir on laid paper From a suite of 12 coloured plates, first issued in 1917

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Lot n° 1024 

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940)

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940) Les Delassements d'eros, Masquerade with the artist's 'loup noir' signature pochoir on laid paper From a suite of 12 coloured plates, first issued in 1917

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Lot n° 1025 

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940)

GERDA WEGENER (DANISH 1885-1940) Les Delassements d'eros, Reflections with the artist's 'loup noir' signature pochoir on laid paper From a suite of 12 coloured plates, first issued in 1917

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Lot n° 1026 

EROTIC SCENES, 20TH CENTURY

EROTIC SCENES, 20TH CENTURY 10 original hand-coloured etchings, printed with plate tone on cream wove paper, each c.245 x 195 mm. (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in), each titled in French in pencil in the lower margin, and all numbered 7 from an edition of 150, marginal...

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Lot n° 1027 

ALBERT RUDOMINE (FRENCH 1892-1975)

ALBERT RUDOMINE (FRENCH 1892-1975) Femme nue 1920 signed in red pencil on recto Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Paper Size: 24.1 x 29.2 cm

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Lot n° 1028 

ALBERT RUDOMINE (FRENCH 1892-1975)

ALBERT RUDOMINE (FRENCH 1892-1975) Femme nue 1920 Signed and editioned in red pencil on recto. Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Paper Size: 23.1 x 28.7 cm Image Size: 23.1 x 28.7 cm 2/10

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Lot n° 1029 

NINE INDIAN DECORATIVE PAINTINGS OF EROTIC CONTENT

NINE INDIAN DECORATIVE PAINTINGS OF EROTIC CONTENT Northern India, 20th century Opaque pigments on paper, comprising two gouache erotic scenes, possibly from a Kamasutra series, each scene with a courtly couple entangled in an intimate embrace, 19.4cm...

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Lot n° 1030 

JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN

JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN (FRENCH, 1852 - 1931) Nu Sur un Lit, signed in pencil lower right, watercolour and ink on paper, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 60cm, n.d. Provenance: Mercury Gallery label verso.

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Lot n° 1031 

BRITISH SCHOOL (C. 1920)

BRITISH SCHOOL (C. 1920) Three studio poses of a male model, vintage gelatin silver prints, printed on Velox paper marked verso, each 225 x 165mm, mounted. (3)

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Lot n° 1032 

European School, 20th Century

EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Erotic scene (couple making love) oil on panel 20th century gilt-framed, overall 230 x 330mm

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Lot n° 1033 

OVAL ASHTRAY WITH EROTIC SCENE

OVAL ASHTRAY WITH EROTIC SCENE the front depicting a couple and the reverse the same gentleman with his hand on the lady's behind, spelter, 14cm long.

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Lot n° 1034 

EROTIC ASIAN ART

EROTIC ASIAN ART Collection of 10 Asian erotic hand-painted illustrations on the verso of manuscripts produced for the modern Western market, n.d. v.s. (10)

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Lot n° 1035 

UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER, C. 1920

UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER, C. 1920 Amuse Bouche. C 1920’s Vintage silver gelatin print Paper Size: 8.7 x 13.2 cm

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Lot n° 1036 

EDUARD CHIMOT

EDUARD CHIMOT Le Chat, edition one of 20 copies lettered HC, 15 mounted plates, loose in original portfolio, ties, folio, Paris, 1932

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Lot n° 1037 

SIX EROTIC ETCHINGS

SIX EROTIC ETCHINGS framed as 2 sets, titled, each print c. 90 x 80mm., signed in print G.W. Paris '28.

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Lot n° 1038 

ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940)

ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940) Border from The Canterbury Tales wood engraving c. 1929 fom an edition of 300 20 x 4.5 cm

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Lot n° 1039 

ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940)

ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940) Adam & Eve in Heaven, 1927 engraving 13 x 8.5 cm

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Lot n° 1040 

ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940)

ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940) Earth Inviting, 1926 engraving 13 x 10 cm Procreant Hymn by E Powys Mathers was originally published by The Golden Cockerel Press in 1926 with five copper engravings: God Sending, Earth Waiting, Earth Inviting, Dalliance...

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Lot n° 1041 

AFTER FRANS XAVER BERGMAN (AUSTRIAN, 1861-1936): A COLD PAINTED BRONZE EROTIC GROUP

AFTER FRANS XAVER BERGMAN (AUSTRIAN, 1861-1936) A cold painted bronze erotic group, the metamorphic erotic group depicting two Arab traders beside a tent, the finial of the tent rotating to move the drape at the entrance of the tent, opening to reveal...

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Lot n° 1042 

FRANZ BERGMAN (IN THE MANNER OF) A COLD PAINTED BRONZE MODEL OF A SLAVE TRADER AND NUDE SLAVE

FRANZ BERGMAN (IN THE MANNER OF) A cold painted bronze model of a slave trader and nude slave the male figure whipping the kneeling nude female, modern 16cm high x 17cm wide

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Lot n° 1043 

EDOUARD CHIMOT, PIERRE LOUYS (ILLS)

EDOUARD CHIMOT, PIERRE LOUYS (ILLS) La Femme et le Pantin one of 211 numbered copies, this one of 40 on Japon Ancien, etchings in two states, colour and black and white, and an original signed drawing by Edouard Chimot, loose in original wrappers, glassine,...

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Lot n° 1044 

THE EROTIC PRINT SOCIETY

THE EROTIC PRINT SOCIETY Paris Spring 1933, reproduction of the privately printed 1933 edition of Idylle Printanier attributed to Fedor Rojankowski, Limited Edition numbered 254/500, 30 prints loose as issued, in original wrappers, folio, 1993 § Initiation...

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Lot n° 1045 

BRITISH SCHOOL (MID 20TH CENTURY)

BRITISH SCHOOL (MID 20TH CENTURY) Study of a seated nude oil on board 44.5 x 34.5 cm

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Lot n° 1046 

EDMOND XAVIER KAPP (SCOTTISH 1890-1978)

EDMOND XAVIER KAPP (SCOTTISH 1890-1978) Nude study signed and dated 38 (lower right) charcoal 34 x 17.5 cm

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Lot n° 1047 

A COLLECTION OF EROTIC MAGAZINES

A COLLECTION OF EROTIC MAGAZINES including 62 Lilliput and 61 London Opinion magazines, 1940s; Seven L’Etude Academique magazines, 1900; Two Erotic Print Society prints, by Vivant Dominique Baron Denon and Jean-Frederic Schall, each one of 2500 copies,...

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Lot n° 1048 

MARTIN RIEDL

MARTIN RIEDL Back view nude on canvas background signed in pencil on verso, with photographer's stamp, vintage sepia toned print, paper size 40.6 x50.8cm

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Lot n° 1049 

HERBERT MATTER (AMERICAN 1907-1984)

HERBERT MATTER (AMERICAN 1907-1984) Nude on beach, Provincetown, 1940 silver gelatin print, image size, 296 x 237mm, with photographers stamp verso, archivally window mounted.

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