23 - CATALOGUE of Works of Art and Fine Furnishings.

CATALOGUE of Works of Art and Fine Furnishings. Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 1896. Large square folio. (5)-57 pp. and (2)-59 pp., titles in red and black, 87 plates. Red half-shagreen with period corners, double gilt fillet on the covers, ribbed spine, title and initials in gold (slight rubbing on the binding, including the upper joint with minor wear to the corners or edges; a small corner loss on the second title page; and some page edges slightly browned, but the interior remains fresh). Very rare. A two-part volume combining the catalogs of the two auctions, held in June 1896, of the exceptional collection of Viscount Auguste Dreyfus de Gonzales (1827–1897), a great Franco-Peruvian collector and connoisseur of masterpieces. Deluxe edition in its first state and fully mounted on tabs. A beautiful copy with full margins. Exquisite reproductions of the lots in 87 plates of black-and-white phototypes featuring works by illustrious masters and rare objects. The first sale: snuffboxes, chatelaine sets, watches, miniatures, silverware, display pieces, Limoges enamels, stained glass, an old Sèvres dinner service, old Saxon figurative groups, and decorative bronzes. The second: Catalog of antique and modern paintings constituting the final part of the collection’s dispersal.