Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 159 6 Mar 2021
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Scarce Study of John Obrisset
Phillips, Philip A.S. JOHN OBRISSET: HUGUENOT CARVER, MEDALLIST, HORN & TORTOISESHELL WORKER, & SNUFF-BOX MAKER, WITH EXAMPLES OF HIS WORKS DATED 1705 TO 1728. London: B.T. Batsford, 1931. 4to, original light green cloth, gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. Frontispiece; xv (1), 74, (6) pages; 39 fine plates depicting 103 objects. Binding cloth worn, with fraying at spine. Very good. Number 200 of only 250 copies printed. A well-printed and illustrated study, infrequently encountered.
Phillips, Philip A.S. JOHN OBRISSET: HUGUENOT CARVER, MEDALLIST, HORN & TORTOISESHELL WORKER, & SNUFF-BOX MAKER, WITH EXAMPLES OF HIS WORKS DATED 1705 TO 1728. London: B.T. Batsford, 1931. 4to, original light green cloth, gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. Frontispiece; xv (1), 74, (6) pages; 39 fine plates depicting 103 objects. Binding cloth worn, with fraying at spine. Very good. Number 200 of only 250 copies printed. A well-printed and illustrated study, infrequently encountered.