Live auction - Lot 454
[Bookbinding equipment]
Set of gilding fillets, pallets, plates, fleurons, and type holder.
[19th-early 20th c.]
Hammer price: €
300
€ 150 / 200
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Lot description
Brass tools, various sizes, fitted on old wooden handles (some sl. used). Good condition.
Content: 8 fleurons (2 with bird & basket motif, 1 with "cathedrale" motif, 1 armorial...), 2 pallets with decorative strips, 2 roller fillets (1 with Greek key pattern), 1 lettering pallet (mark "déposé/ G L"), 6 blocks incl. a set of 4 large corners and 1 large decorative block with inscription "Mabel/ Vaughan/ De Wed./ L. van Hulst en Zoon/ Amsterdam" used probably for a publisher's binding.
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