FRENCH SILVER 1450-1825
by Davis, Frank
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Octavo. 104 pp; 183 b/w illustrations; appendix, makers' marks, list of Paris silversmiths, bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, prior owner name on front free endpaper & half-title page, else a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has one edge tear on front panel. Comprehensive survey of French 18th century silver illustrates and describes many brilliant examples of the period, beginning with its roots in medieval times. Included are fine examples for public and private collections in Leningrad, Munich, Amsterdam, Lisbon, London, and New York.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009936
- Title
- FRENCH SILVER 1450-1825
- Author
- Davis, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- french Silver Metalwork
- Bookseller catalogs
- Silver; 18th Century; Decorative Arts;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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- Fine
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- VG/VG
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- New
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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