[Rarebooks] FS: 1870 Parisian Goldsmith's Catalog

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Parisian Goldsmith’s Catalogue of Ecclesiastical Silver and Other Work.

Printed in Paris, ca.1870-80.

A beautiful pattern book issued by a Parisian(?) goldsmithing firm,
illustrating a variety of religious holloware, accessories, jewelry and
accoutrements, including cruet sets with glass inserts, monstrances,
bells, crosses, caskets (both in traditional forms and in the forms of
cathedrals with glass sides), and jewelry, including crowns and flaming
hearts. Many of the pieces of all types are noted as having enamel
decoration, and many come with inlaid pearls or gems. All are tinted gold
in the plates. Each page illustrates the (unidentified) manufacturer’s
mark, a square with a star above the initials ET. The only text given are
the dimensions, item numbers, and notes about enamel, etc. The pages
appear to have been assembled from two separate issues- one set of plates
is just slightly smaller than the other and they have different printer’s
marks. There is a small inked note- “Mainz 1881” on the endpaper. A
striking catalog.

Hardcover. 17.5”x12”, 29 colored lithographed and 1 colored manuscript
plate, numbered 1-29 (1 bis plate). Bound in old, evidently original,
pebbled cloth, covers with light wear; endpapers toned, creased; plates
with some scattered light soil, but overall very nice.  $1,500~

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