[Rarebooks] FS: 1905 Study of Ivory, Silver Made in Liege

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"L’Art Ancien au Pays de Liege. Orfevrerie – Dinanderie – Ivories"

By M.G. Terme. Published in Liege by the Comite Executif de l’Exposition
Universelle de Liege: 1905.

The illustrated catalog to an exhibition of silver, pewter and ivory
either made in Liege or, in the case of ecclesiastical ivory, silver and
pewter, found in Liege’s churches. Includes many candlesticks, chandeliers
and other lighting devices, and table wares in pewter and silver, and
ecclesiastical pieces, including many elaborate reliquaries. The ivories
date from the 14th-17th centuries, the pewter dates from the 14th-18th
centuries, the reliquaries from the 10th-14th centuries, and the other
silver, such as tablewares, from the 17th and 18th centuries. The plate
list includes a short description, date, and the name of the owner; the
plates themselves are nicely shot and clearly reproduced. A companion
album was devoted to furniture & sculpture.

Hardcover. 7.5”x10.5”, 11 pages with 2 black & white illustrations, plus
150 black & white plates. The original paper covers have been bound into
newer coarse cloth. A little soil, but in nice, clean condition.  $175.00

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