Swiss Books

Vintage Picasso book by David Douglas Duncan, 1974, printed in Switzerland. Beautiful cover and a staple coffee table book to have in your collection. The award-winning photojourna...

A rare and special portfolio of Picasso Ceramics published by Albert Skira, Inc., 1955. Foreword by Suzanne and George Ramié. This incredible portfolio contains 18 colorplates of Pic...

Sotheby's Catalog, An Important Russian Imperial Jewel. Geneva 17 November 2005. 1st Ed hardcover. "An impressive and highly important diamond ornament from the collection of the Russian Imperial Family, Russia, second half of the 18th century. This diamond necklace with bowknot clasp is not only a remarkable jewel in itself, but its Russian royal provenance puts it in a class of its own. It evokes the blinding splendour of Catherine II, Empress of Russia: the magnificence of her court, her parks, her palaces, her art collections, and monuments. The most striking and colourful figure on the stage of European political life, for thirty four years she ruled a mighty empire which stretched from Siberia to Poland and left it stronger, larger and richer than when she came to the throne in 1762. After her death in 1796, her friend the Prince de Ligne, who had named her Catherine the Great, declared that this title- which has never been lost- resumed all her genius, courage, sense of justice, and force of character. Using her court as a stage, she played the part of an autocratic but enlightened ruler to perfection, imposing in her public appearances, kind and charming in private. The French ambassador, the Comte de Ségur who noticed how “her majestic head and brow, proud look and dignified deportment made her seem taller than she was”, was also impressed by her feminine grace “ her aquiline nose, well shaped mouth, Saxe blue eyes beneath dark lashes, gentle glance and seductive smile”. In spite of her success, she once confided to the Prince de Ligne that she could have served Russia better if she had been born a man. Ever the courtier, he assured her that being a woman was a positive advantage. “Believe me, you are so much more impressive in your beautiful embroidered orange red velvet dolman or tunic than a man decked out in boots and shoulder sash can ever be. In addition the five huge diamonds blazing out from your hair are far more effective than a man’s hat which is either ridiculously small or ridiculously big”. He was right. Her diamond jewellery proclaimed her power and her rank as Empress and appealed to the Russian taste for sumptuous goods. It impressed the Rev. William Coxe, visiting St. Petersburg in 1778: “the glory and the splendor of the clothing of the court and abundance of precious stones leave the opulence of other European courts far behind” and his opinion was shared by the acute Madame de Stael...

Picasso à L'oeuvre – Photographs by Edward Quinn 1965 Published by Manesse-Verlag, 1965. An intimate photographic biography by Edward Quinn with text written by Roland Penrose. Wonderful photographs capturing Picasso working and relaxing, from his finished pieces to his home and studio - including intimate interior and still life shots...

A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31/32, 41/42, 83/84, 85/86) all corresp...

Large Antique Photo Album with Wooden Carved Cover, Brienz ca. 1900 A lovely antique photo album featuring a lindenwood carved cover depicting a hunte...

Miro contains a collection of artworks by Joan Miro, planned and directed by by Albert Skira. The book has multiple full-color plates of Miro art, a complete account of his life and ...

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Charles S. Moffett. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published in 1985 by The Metropolitan Museum o...

Treasures of the Vatican: St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and Galleries, The Treasure of St. Peter's, The Vatican Grottos and Necropolis, and The Vatican Palaces by Maurizi...

The Art of Cartier 1988 Geneva auction hardcover book catalog. The Art of Cartier Habsburg Feldman auction hardcover. 135-page catalog June 28, 1988, 216 fabulous lots. Hardcover with dustcover. Dimensions: 11 in x 8 in. Cartier was founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier, the legendary French jeweler, although it was his three grandsons, Jacques, Louis and Pierre, who were responsible for launching the brand name worldwide. Indeed, so successful were they that we can read across from the story of Cartier to the wider history of the 20th century. A Panther clip brooch bought by Wallis Simpson in 1949; the now-infamous Ruby Suite...

Breitling - The Book, hardcover, English edition, 2009. 336 pages with ca 450 images. By Genoud, Herve. Printed in Switzerland. A specialist in chronographs and technical watches...

Vasarely I – Published by Éditions du Griffon Neutchâtel, 1974. Vasarely II – Published by Éditions du Griffon Neutchâtel, 1973. Vasarely III – First edition, published by Éditions...

Masken Gesichter der Menschheit (Face Masks of Humanity) by Andreas Lommel. Zürich: Atlantis, 1970. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, protective glassine, German text. 229 pp...

Sotheby's, objects de Vitrine from the collection of Mrs. George Keppel, Geneva 5/11/89. There are 73 lots on 34 pages in this softcover catalogue, all lots are described and color illustrated. The catalog is extremely rare and includes, snuff boxes, scent bottles, objects of Vertu, jewels and other objects from, Cartier, Fabergé, Thomas Hughes...

Large format first edition monograph on blue-chip Kinetic artist Jesus Rafael Soto, published by Editions du Griffon in 1984. Inscribed in a bold han...

Christie's, London, Important English furniture and Tapestries Including the contents of Petit Fleur d'Eau, Lake Geneva, May 2002. 536 lots all photoed in color on 404 pp. With resul...

Picasso, Peintre-Graveur: Tome 1, Catalogue Raisonné de L'Oeuvre Gravé et Lithographié et Des Monotypes, 1899-1931. By Bernhard Geiser, corrections, redesign and supplement by Brigit...

Christie's Magnificent Jewels Geneva May 27, 1993. First edition softcover. The 491 lot catalog on 181 pp. Color photographs throughout.  

Nice Black Forest bear shaped book ends. This set also comes with a very fine set of 11 antique leather bound books. Would make an interesting gift!

First edition, published by Birkhauser Verlag, 2002 The first comprehensive overview of Swiss domestic culture in the 20th century, the great classics of Swiss design are showcase...

First edition, published by Scalo Verlag & Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2005. A scarce retrospective monograph showing 30 years of Bill Henson’s photographic works. One of the gr...