Lair-Dubreuil, Fernand (French, 1867–1931) Vignier, Charles (Swiss-French, 1863 – 1934)
Softcover, publisher’s green wrappers with dark green lettering, 315 x 225 mm, printed on satin-coated thick wove paper (vélin), thread-sewn catalogue of Drouot sales on March 3 and 5, 1926, 560 lots, pp. [4] [1] 2-72, plus 8 photomechanical plates on recto only.
Front cover: COLLECTION | Emile JAVAL | ESTAMPES JAPONAISES ||
Title-page: COLLECTION EMILE JAVAL | ESTAMPES | JAPONAISES | ESTAMPES CHINOISES | Peintures – Dessins – Pochoirs | DONT LA VENTE AUX ENCHÈRES PUBLIQUES AURA LIEU | HOTEL DROUOT, SALLE N° 9 | du Mercredi 3 au Vendredi 5 Mars 1926, à 2 heures | — | COMMISSAIRE-PRISEUR : | M° F. LAIR DUBREUIL | 6, Rue Favart, 6 / EXPERT : | M. Charles VIGNIER | 4, Rue Lamennais, 4 | — | Chez lesquels se distribue le présent catalogue | EXPOSITION PUBLIQUE : HOTEL DROUOT (Salle No 9) | le Mardi 2 Mars, de 2 heures à 6 heures ||
MS inscription to half-title: Gift from Mrs. Garland | through Mr. Fedoroff | 1938; Stamp to half-title: COLLECTION OF C. BUCKINGHAM
Back cover: IMPRIMERIE PATUREL | 48, AVENUE AUBERT. 48 | VINCENNES ||
Associated Item: Plate II, lot 161: from my collection SVJP-0492.2025
Provenance:
Chauncey (C.) Buckingham’s collection, donated via Mrs. Garland through Mr. Fedoroff to the Ryerson Library (likely the Art Institute of Chicago’s Ryerson & Burnham Libraries) in 1938.
Contributors:
Charles Vignier (French, 1863–1934) – Charles Vignier, a Swiss-born poet, writer, collector, and dealer of antiquities, was the expert on Asian arts at the Hôtel Drouot, the principal auction house in Paris.
Fernand Lair-Dubreuil (French, 1867-1931) – Parisian auctioneer.
Louis Émile Javal (French, 1839 – 1907) – French Collector.
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Catalogue , Reference book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Photogravure , Wove paper |
| Subject | Collections , Collectors and Collecting , France , History , Japan , Japanese history , Japanese woodblock prints , Private collections |
| Binding | Softcover , Wrappers |
| Size | 4to |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1926 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Location | BOX 37. |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
