[Rarebooks] FS: 1905 Liege Exhibition of Silver, Pewter & Ivory

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

“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 in 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 b/w illustrations, plus 150 b/w 
plates; original paper covers bound into newer coarse cloth; a little 
soil, but a nice copy.  [38345]  $75

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