4191 - 4305
FINE ARTS - VARIA, CATCHPENNY PRINTS, COMMERCIAL ART, MENU-CARDS, PAPER,
PAPER-CUTTINGS, PICTURE POSTCARDS, POSTERS etc.
76 4191 Architecture Basart & Sloet 
= Basart & Sloet was a glazier firm located in The Hague and active in the years between 1927-1935, founded by the painter and art historian Hans Basart and Willem van den Clooster baron Sloet tot Everlo. The company went bankrupt in 1932, but continued its activities until 1935. The art deco style designs are typical for that period and can still be found in numerous houses in the Netherlands. Mostly designs for "bovenlichten" (window panes above doors) and larger glass windows.
76 4192 Architecture Drijver J den 1903 1993 
76 4192 Architecture Drijver J den 1903 1993 
76 4192 Architecture Drijver J den 1903 1993 
76 4192 Architecture Drijver J den 1903 1993 
76 4192 Architecture Drijver J den 1903 1993 
76 4193 Calendars Hupp O 1859 1949 
- Most spines w. defects (i.a. splitting) ; a few with front- or backcover detached; a few covers dam.
76 4194 Calendars Sluiter J W 'Willy' 1873 1949 
- Sm. tear in upper margin; a few creases in upper right corner. = Rare calendar.
76 4195 Catchpenny prints Ansicht der Reichsfestung Ulm 
76 4196 Catchpenny prints Groot en Goed Prenten magazijn voor de jeugd tot Nut en Uitspanning No 5 Bijbelsche geschiedenis Met 192 prentjes geschikt om te kleuren 
76 4196 Catchpenny prints Groot en Goed Prenten magazijn voor de jeugd tot Nut en Uitspanning No 5 Bijbelsche geschiedenis Met 192 prentjes geschikt om te kleuren 
- Partly frayed, especially in lower (blank) margin; covers worn.
= With the rare publisher's boards.
- Paper brittle, occas. sl. frayed along edges.
= Scarce complete series printed for the American market. Regarded as a forerunner of the American comics.
AND a duplicate complete set.
76 4198 Catchpenny prints Lot of ±30 col lithogr catchpenny prints 
76 4198 Catchpenny prints Lot of ±30 col lithogr catchpenny prints 
= I.a. on the history of the bicycle.
76 4199 Catchpenny prints Lot of ±40 lithogr catchpenny prints showing soldiers 
76 4199 Catchpenny prints Lot of ±40 lithogr catchpenny prints showing soldiers 
76 4200 Commercial art Jongert J 1883 1942 
= Rare. Jac. Jongert 1883-1942, 'proeven is koopen', p. 135 (ill.). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVIII.
76 4201 Commercial art Jongert J 1883 1942 
76 4201 Commercial art Jongert J 1883 1942 
= I.a. "Van Nelle koffie thee, een klasse op zichzelf"; "Van Nelle's lichte shagtabak", "Tembaco Van Nelle. Njan paling baik"; "Van Nelle's nieuwe merk. Baken koffie. Goed en goedkoop" and "Van Nelle's lichte shagtabak, Golden Shag (...)" (Jac. Jongert 1883-1942 'proeven is koopen' 214 (display instead of poster)).
76 4202 Commercial art Jongert J 1883 1942 
= I.a. "Tembakau Van Nelle. "The Rising Hope". Tjap Warning"; "Drie Leeuwen Shag"; "Van Nelle's Tabak No.1"; "Vraagt Van Nelle's City Baai"; "Pruimtabak E.V.N. 8 cent per half ons" and "'T is zoo gemakkelijk zelf sigaretten te rollen van Van Nelle's shagtabak met de Jiffy sigarettenmachine" (2 variants). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XL.
76 4203 Commercial art Kesteren H van 1902 1986 
76 4204 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
76 4204 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
- Sl. creased in lower right corner.
= Wrapper design for Berita Mapie, an Indonesian periodical published in the early 50s.
AND 8 others by the same, mostly free work in pen and black ink, but also incl. 2 gouaches: (A view of a canal in Amsterdam with a horse-drawn carriage on a bridge) (gouache, signed "Wim Stil" in pencil) and "Apollo met de maskers van Thalia en Melpomene, respectievelijk de godinnen van de komedie en de tragedie" (gouache, signed and "Wm Stil" in pencil).
76 4205 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
76 4205 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
76 4205 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
76 4205 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
= According to an autobiography in illustrations and drawings, Willem Stil began his career just after World War II, during which he was a forced labourer in Germany, at a publicity agency and later also worked as illustrator for Toonder Studios and as freelancer for various publications/ firms (i.a. Pan Am Airlines and De Haagsche Post). In the fifties he was employed by the Koninklijke/ Shell-Laboratorium, Amsterdam, from which he retired in 1981. The present archive shows his versatility in various styles (the illustrated autobiography contains one leaf with a humorous Tom Poes story about himself drawn in the style of Toonder), and his enormous output. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIX.
76 4206 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
76 4206 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
76 4206 Commercial art Stil W 1921 ? 
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLI.
Idem. "Shell". Gouache, 26,4x35,5 cm., signed "Wim Stil" in lower right corner.
= Nice stylized drawing, showing a farmer on his land and his tractor with Shell logo, surrounded by the various crops that he produces and the bottles w. chemicals that Shell used for the production of weed killers.
Idem. (Shower and dark sky over a windswept snowy landscape with a derrick and some outbuildings). Drawing, pen and brush and black and white ink, 13,4x37,5 cm., signed "Stil" in lower right corner.
= Very attractive and rich collection, some companies with (several) different letterheads. Partly in attractive Dutch Jugendstil or Art Deco style. With a great variety of companies, mostly in retail and foodindustry, shoes, cigars, textiles, metalwork etc., i.a. N.V. v/h Aug. Rutten & Co., Auh. Bigot & Co., A.J.M. Andreoli, A.M.D.G. Air Fish, De Nijverheid Fabriek van Machinaal Gebreide Goederen, Cramer Elsenburg & Co., Deckers & Crielaers, Drijfhouts Bijouterie, Etuifabriek E.T.T.A., Hoefsmederij & Wagenfabriek W.Th. Evers, Agentuur- en Commissiehandel L. Frank, Firma Wed. P.G. Hendrix & Zoon, Stoom-meelfabriek "Holland" N.V., Slager & Schilo, N.V. Nederlandsche Fabriek voor Betimmeringen Afdeeling Exploitatie "Serveer-Boy", H. Speijer, A. Schoenmaker, "De Vuurtoren" C.V. Amsterdamsche Technische Handel Maatschappij, K. Wallach and J.P. Wyers.
76 4208 Commercial art Friesland Lot of ±300 invoices w decorated letterheads 
- Some leaves w. ruststains from former clippings.
= Some company names: Firma A.A. Hofland (Grossier in: Tricotages, kousen, sokken, zakdoeken etc.), N.V. Koninklijke Vereenigde Tapijtfabrieken, Gebroeders Kramer (IJzerhandel voor Huis- en Scheepsgebruik), J.M. Lucardie N.V. (Juweliers), R. de Metz & Co. (Kousen, Handschoenen, Tricotgoedere en gros), J. Rippe (Zijden- en wollen stoffen), Naaml. Venn. IJzerwarenmaatschappij Voorheen Charles de Sterke, N.V. Vereenigde Touwfabrieken.
76 4210 Embroidery Monogrammist 'MR' early 19th cent 
= Nice and delicate design in fine condition.