The Chinard Collection of Count Penha-Longa
Paulme, MM., and B. Lasquin Fils [Galleries Georges Petit]. CATALOGUE DES SCULPTURES PAR JOSEPH CHINARD DE LYON (1756–1813) FORMANT LA COLLECTION DE M. LE COMTE DE PENHA-LONGA. 2 décembre 1911. Folio, original printed card covers. 48 pages; 63 lots; 25 exceptionally fine plates. Spine very worn, with signatures nearly separated; restorable to very good or better. A very scarce and important catalogue devoted to the sculptural work of this French neoclassicist. More than half of the lots consist of medallions in terra cotta, plaster, alabaster, and related materials. The illustrations are exquisite and illustrate nearly every lot. Ex Richard E. Margolis Library.