BOOKS: (6) Sets La Mode Feminine miniature plates, 6 sets of miniature color fashion/costume plates, 3 x 3 3/4 inches, each set in a printed cardboard slipcase, and each subset in a small, folded cover. A total of 535 plates total. Includes FIVE sets of "La Mode Feminine" each with 4 groups of 20 plates: 1) and 2) Two copies of La Mode Feminine de 1490 a 1795, with one subset of the "1490 a 1645" plates MISSING 3 plates. 3) and 4) Two copies of La Mode Feminine de 1795 a 1900, one set of the "1820 a 1845" plates MISSING its folded cover and 1 of its plates, one set of "1845 a 1870" with one EXTRA plate mis-printed "1354" instead of "1854", one set of "1870 a 1900" MISSING one plate. 5) One copy of La Mode Feminine de 1900 a 1920. 6) One copy of "Les Costumes du Pays de France" in similar folded covers and slipcases, parts 1-3 complete, each part with 20 plates. WITH four loose additional subsets: 1900-1905, complete; 1905-1910, with 19 of 20 plates; 1910-1915, complete; and 1915-1920, complete.

Provenance: Estate of Huguette Clark

Notes/Literature: Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an heiress and philanthropist, who became well known again late in life as a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained empty. She was an accomplished artist and musician, having studied under famous portrait painter Tadeusz Styka, and her paintings were exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington in 1925

Good/fair, slipcases with some tears and breaks, sleeves with some tears, a few cards with small tears at margins or light soiling, be advised that all lots in this sale will exhibit some degree of wear due to age and/or handling