Please note: this binding is currently part of the Petites Merveilles / Small Wonders exhibition at MUMAQ in Montreal, Canada. Delivery will occur after the book has been returned in the beginning of 2026.

Miniature book. Printed by Rebecca press in 1984. Autographed by Erté. Unnumbered, edition of 2200.

Full leather Bradel binding with aluminium leaf gilt. Bound in dyed kangaroo leather. Silk sewn endbands. Aluminium leaf sprinkled edges. Leather doublures.

Erté Maquettes presents previously-unpublished work by the iconic Art Deco artist. The illustrations shown in this miniature book are, themselves, miniature works. When Erté designed covers for Harper’s Bazar magazine in the 1930s, he would submit 3 or 4 designs in small format (maquettes) for consideration. One would be selected to become a cover; the other diminutive gems were stored away for some 40 years, until they appeared in this book. Presented in this volume are 44 full-color maquettes (42 of which are previously unpublished), along with a short introductory essay.