Lot Details
Lot 1179
Louis XVI Silver Book Binding
Paris, 1787
Rectangular with putti and flowering branches centering scenes depicting the Baptism and Ascension of Christ. The text Daniello Bartoli (1608-1685), Die benuegsame Armuht von Daniele Bartoli [Frankfurt, 1661], the German translation of Bartoli's La Poverta contenta descritta e dedicata ai ricchi non mai contenti of 1650. Height 5 inches (12.7 cm).
Provenance:
Lucy Goldschmidt Moses (daughter of Henry P. Goldschmidt, founder of Goldschmidt & Co.) and Henry L. Moses (founder of Moses and Singer).
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Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for $882 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Silver binding apparently not made for book, as measures slightly taller than the book itself; the book block trimmed resulting in narrow margins with titles and signatures close to the edge of the page (from a letter from the Morgan Library, NY dated 1985)
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