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Florence, 
thu 9 - wed 15 December 2021
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(Mobili - Illustrati 700) The IId. Edition of Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste... By a Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet-Makers, &c. containing Upwards of 350 Designs on 120 Copper Plates. London, Robert Sayer, [c. 1762].

(Mobili - Illustrati 700) The IId. Edition of Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste... By a Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet-Makers, &c. containing Upwards of 350 Designs on 120 Copper Plates. London, Robert Sayer, [c. 1762].

 

Indispensabile repertorio d’arredamento settecentesco, che illustra: sedie, tavolini, sedie da giardino, sedie imbottite, scrittoi, tavolini da toilette, tavoli da gioco, comodini, cassettoni, mensole e mobili per porcellane, librerie e mensole per libri, librerie in stile gotico, candelabri, lampadari, lanterne, cornici, letti a baldacchino, vassoi, decorazioni e attrezzi per camini, balaustre, balconi in ferro battuto, ecc. Numerosi i mobili per conservare i libri.

 

In 8vo (225 x 143 mm). Frontespizio inciso seguito da 120 tavole calcografiche (alcune pallidamente brunite). Vitellino coevo (sciupato, cerniera anteriore fragile).

 

ESSENTIAL EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FURNISHING REPERTOIRE. Some pale browning, calf binding a bit worn. Detailed description and additional images upon request.