Faux books, mod. book-shaped box, France, brevêté Sgdg, 32 x 30 x 20 cm, covered with gilt sheep (sl. rubbed on edges), 4 gilt spines (hinge between 2nd & 3rd spine), green & red title labels,
Estimation :
€100/120
Adjudication :
420 €
Description
gilt ornamental borders and coat-of-arms on upper cover, sm. leather strip on the hidden drawer in “1st vol.”, opening for cables on backside of “2nd vol”. - Faux book, 18th c.?, folio size, paper on wood (some chips of paper missing on joint and lower border of upper “cover”, flat spine with title- label (rubbed), sliding front edge to open the box. - Faux book, 4-to size, calf on board (rubbed, bumped corners), gilt spine on 5 raised bands (rubbed on bands & joints), title on red etiq., 1st ff. of “Analyse des infiniments petits (...)”. A Paris, 1696. - Faux book, 18th c., 4-to size, mottled calf, gilt ornemental border and coat-of-arms on upper cover, gilt spines (dam. on joint, rubbed). 2 books joined hiding a cigar box. Faux books are used, often on a large scale, to create the library look. Hollow books hiding boxes can be slided in-between real books to hold and hide all sorts of things. We join: Faux book, 18th c.?, folio size, marbl. calf, gilt ornemental border and corner pcs, central ornement (atlas), cover used as upper lid of a box, sl. rubbed. - 6 faux-books, mod., 48 x 33,5 x 13 cm, wooden boxes, 2 brass clasps, (some scratches, some sm. parts lacking, some splitted parts). (11 items)
