
Lot 2091
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Miniature books. - Marcilly, Alexandre Théodore. Le Conseil des graces dédié aux dames année 1817. 64 pp. in copper engraving. With 8 full-page text coppers. 2.6 x 1.7 cm. Red OSaffian (strengthened and rubbed, gold and red colour somewhat peeled) with gold plating (starring) and triple lid borders with gold-embossed lid vignette (fleur) and three-sided gold cut. Paris, Alexandre Théodore Marcilly, 1817. Delicious verses, poems, small tales as a thumb nail-sized miniature book from the Paris printing house of Alexandre Théodore Marcilly (1796-1846), decorated with lovely tiny coppers. "La femme et la Rose", "La Parure", "Les Talens", "le Chemin de Coeur" etc. – Minimally leimschattig, otherwise well preserved. Very rare. – Included: The same. L'amour et Gloire 1827. 62 pp. in copper engraving. With 8 full-page text coppers. 2.6 x 1.7 cm. Red OSaffian with gold plating (starring) and triple lid borders with gold-embossed lid vignette (bouquet) and three-sided gold cut. Paris, Alexandre Théodore Marcilly, 1827. - Block removed from the tape, title loose and with flaw (minimum letter and representational loss), small worm damage in the bow, otherwise good.
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Marcilly, Alexandre Théodore and Miniature Books — Conseil des graces dédié aux dames année 1817
1817 Paris miniature book 'Conseil des graces', 2.6 x 1.7 cm, in red morocco.
Estimate
400 €
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 14:09:35
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12d 8h 58mLot Details
- Lot #
- 2091
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Berlin, DE
- Lot Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Lots in Auction
- 208