Live veiling - Lot 910
[Calendar]
1782.
Paris, Boulanger, [1781]
€ 400 / 600
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Beschrijving lot
Obl. 32mo, 7 x 3,7 cm : [16] ff. with the 1st and last ff. pasted on inner covers.
Mother-of-pearl covers inlaid with chiseled brass borders, oval central medallion, garlands and flowers, flowers painted in the corners (repairs to upper cover), metal hinge, a.e.g., housed in a gilt tooled red morocco cigar case with mention "Dauphine" gilt on upper side. Very nice copy.
Precious pocket calendar engraved thoughout. Contains stanzas on the 4 parts of the day, the 4 elements and the 4 seasons and a calendar for 1782, each month illustrated at head with delightful vignettes of which 2 signed Queverdo, illustrating the texts. Elegant binding specially designed for fashionable ladies of this time.