May 27, 2004 - Sale 2008

Sale 2008 - Lot 27

Price Realized: $ 2,530
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
FRENCH ROYAL COLLECTION CAYLUS, ANNE CLAUDE PHILIPPE, Comte de. Recueil de trois cent têtes et sujets de composition . . . d'après les pierres gravées antiques du Cabinet du Roi. Title vignette and 300 engraved gems on 150 leaves. 4to, contemporary calf-backed boards, spine ends and edges rubbed with loss; marginal dampstaining to first and last seven leaves, ink crowned ownership stamp on title (unidentified). Paris: Basan, circa 1750

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rare collection of the ancient gems in the french royal collection.