Lot #1114 - Book Hippolyte Gruz
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1114
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Lot Description:Book Hippolyte Gruz
GRUZ, Hippolyte. Motifs de Peinture Decorative pour Appartements Modernes.Paris, G.Claesen, 1860 [but after 1867 - see note] Chromolitho title, 60 plates (45 chromolitho, 15 tinted), (8)pp. prelims, (15) leaves of explanation interspersed with the plates, large folio (490x320mm), all bound on stubs in contemporary 1/4 red morocco and marble paper boards, vellum tips. Binding somewhat worn and rubbed, now stabilised. Plates very clean.Superbly executed plates - the summation of Second Empire nouveau riche taste. Although the chromolitho title is dated 1860, the preface mentions projects up to 1867. -
Estimate:A$500 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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