Dec 06, 2012 - Sale 2297

Sale 2297 - Lot 325

Price Realized: $ 5,280
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(HORSES.) Pferde Geschier Muster [spine title on case]. Two booklets containing, respectively, 54 and 13 pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings signed "M. F(?)ölsch" or "M. F(?)ölsch Riemermeister," some heightened with gold or silver, depicting horses in a wide variety of bridles and harnesses. 231x370 and 250x395 mm, sewn without covers, with marbled paper over spines; scattered minor stains, most drawings in the first booklet trimmed and mounted; contemporary 1/4 sheep case with hinged lid and hook closures. Bibliotheca Franc. de Wiesenthal and Prince Liechtenstein bookplates. German-speaking Europe, 18th century

Additional Details

Apparently intended to show styles available from a harness maker.