11-14-201011-14-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2526BBoston
November 14, 2010 11:00 AMCalender
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(Gems and Intaglios, Ancient),Spilsbury, John

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$711$600
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2526BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2010 11:00AM

Description:

(Gems and Intaglios, Ancient),Spilsbury, John,A Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Engraved Gems..., London: John Boydell, 1785, gilt-tooled and lettered crushed black morocco, with fifty engraved plates of gems, 4to, (spotting to plates, hinges weak).

Note: Presentation copy from Maxim Karolik, a prominent art collector from one of Boston's wealthy families.
Estimate $300-400

Keywords

John Boydell, London, prominent art collector