[Art - Italy]. Second augmented edition of the work Die Kunstschatze Italiensin geographisch-historischer Übersichgeschildert von Carl von Lützow, mit Radirungen von Böttcher, Groh, Fischered others in the 1884 edition of Gera near Griesebach with numerous plates within red percalline binding signed by Hasert, Stuttgart, with gold title to the plate richly illustrated and inlaid. Also in the lot is A Illustrated Catalogue of pictures of Siena and Objects of Art from 1905 and The Tabernacle of the Madonna of Orsanmichele a distinguished work by Andrea Orcagna from 1873. (3)

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