Album von Objecten aus der Sammlung Kunstindustrieller Gegenstände des allerhöchsten Kaiserhauses: Arbeiten der Goldschmiede- und Steinschlifftechnik
Vienna: J. Löwy, K. u. K. Hofphotograph, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 24pp., 50 plates. Original quarter leather with gilt lettering on spine over gray paper-covered boards. Publisher's device on title page. Decorative initial and endpiece. A selection of works in gold, precious stones and crystal cuts from the department of industrial art objects from the Emperor's collection. Except for the etchings in Quirin Leitner's "Die hervorragendsten Kunstwerke der Schatzkammer des Österreichischen Kaiserhauses" all objects in this volume are reproduced for the first time. They are reproduced in collotype, photogravure and in color collotype by J. Löwy, the latter method aspiring to produce a suggestion as to the main character of the original, not to be a true reproduction. The text describing the objects is simply an explanation, not a scientific inquiry. Text in German. Binding with some wear along edges and rubbed. Intricate ex-libris pasted to inside front cover. Light age toning of block. Binding and interior in overall good to very good condition. g to vg. Item #43947
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