(BOOK-CLASPS & -CATCHES).

A remarkable collection of nine highly ornate silver or pewter book-clasps & -catches, from the 16th to the 18th centuries in Germany.

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Each has been mounted on an elaborate panel of brown morocco (300 x 225 mm.) with beveled sunken panels of green morocco, each lettered with the date and artist or location of manufacture. All nine panels are preserved in a specially constructed box of morocco (upper joint cracked), “Book-Clasps” lettered on spine. This is an exciting and remarkable assemblage providing a wonderful overview of the silversmith’s artistry for the decoration of books. 1. Silver clasp & catches, ca. 1580, by Wenceslaus Tanitzer (1508-85), Frankfurt am Main (actual size: 62 x 28 mm.) 2. Silver clasp & catches, ca. 1600, by Christoph Tanitzer (1560-1618) (135 x 40 mm.) 3. Pewter clasp & catches with engraving, ca. 1700, Cologne (162 x 42 mm.) 4. Engraved silver clasp & catches, ca. 1700, Strasbourg (145 x 55 mm.) 5. Engraved silver clasp & catches, ca. 1700, Pforzheim (120 x 45 mm.) 6. Engraved silver clasp & catches with 9 mounted red & green glass decorative pieces, Upper Bavaria, ca. 1700 (140 x 50 mm.) 7. Large & highly decorative Baroque silver clasp & catches, ca. 1750, Danzig (242 x 115 mm.) 8. Engraved silver clasp & catches, ca. 1750, Prague (165 x 70 mm.) 9. Engraved silver clasp & catches, ca. 1750, Hamburg (120 x 45 mm.) This collection would be a wonderful study and exhibition piece. Fine condition.

• USD 15,000.00 > Andere Währungen
• Bestellnummer: HillBibl-1102

• Antiquariat: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (USA)