[Rarebooks] FS: 1925 Folio on Peruvian Colonial Silver

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"L’Argenterie Peruvienne a l’Epoque Coloniale"

By Raoul d’Harcourt. Published in Paris by Editions Albert Morance in 1925.

A remarkable portfolio of the type this publisher produced during the
1920s, featuring interesting and superb examples of Peruvian Colonial
silver. Raoul d’Harcourt’s text (in French) discusses silver mining and
silversmithing in Colonial-era Peru, as well as the forms and styles of
the silver made during that period.

12”x15.5”, softcover, plus 48 loose plates, enclosed in a card folder with
cloth spine. Card covers somewhat soiled and rubbed, tips bumped. Book
with a very small chip at the bottom of the first two pages, else book and
plates fine and clean. $500.00

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