Books and Manuscripts · Lot 2677

[Bindings]. Embroidered binding

, Belgium, late 18th century, white silk with mounted oval gouache drawings on front and back cover, 9,8x5,5x1,5 cm., w. embroidery in silver thread and gilt thread, the frontcover shows an orange tree within a floral border and the words "Sans vous je meurs" and on backcover a heart on a cushioned tabouret within a floral border and the words "Il est a vous", a.e.g. - ON: Etrennes mignonnes pour l'an de N. Seigneur M.DCC.LXXVII. Liege, veuve J. Dessain, (1776), (162)p., woodcut numismatic ills.

Lot
2677
Estimation
100 € – 150 €
Adjugé
140 €
Photos
1 photo

État

Contents w. minor imperfections; a few sm. pieces of the embroidery lacking.

Remarques

Provenance; bought in auction Brussels, 1995 by antiquariaat Brabant (Den Bosch); bought by collector's couple Buijnsters-Smets in 1996.