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Estimate: $ 700 - $ 900
German Prayerbook in Ornate Silver Binding. Das Kleine Baum-Gärtlein.
Frankfurt am Main: Johann Melchior Bencard, 1699.
12mo, full leather binding covered completely with silver boards and spine panel, clasps, and riveted head and tail caps; the decorations are repousse and chased, each different in composition, all comprising sumptuous rococo floral bouquets, the forms suggesting lilies, daisies, fringed tulips, and fanciful flowers; each cover with two maker's marks; edges silvered and gauffered; contents trimmed and cropped, sold as a binding; 4 1/2 x 3 in.
