Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 159 6 Mar 2021
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Rollin & Feuardent, et al. CATALOGUE DES OBJETS D'ART ET DE HAUTE CURIOSITÉ: BRONZES ANTIQUES; BIJOUX MÉROVINGIENS; MONNAIES ET MÉDAILLES ANTIQUES BU MOYEN ÂGE ET DE LA RENAISSANCE ... COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU BENJAMIN FILLON. Paris, 20-24 mars 1882. 4to, contemporary green quarter morocco with mottled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; silk marker. 200 pages; 619 lots; lithographic or halftone text illustrations, some folding, many of them depicting Renaissance medals. Hand-priced in pencil. Some wear to spine head; else near fine. Lots 72–129 comprise "monnaies grecques, romaines et françaises." Lots 130–224 comprise important "médailles des XVe et XVIe siècles," 27 of which are illustrated, followed by 24 lots of "sceaux." Very scarce. Engel & Serrure 2567. Ex Rollin & Feuardent Library (Weil sale of 26 novembre 1993, part of lot 256).
Rollin & Feuardent, et al. CATALOGUE DES OBJETS D'ART ET DE HAUTE CURIOSITÉ: BRONZES ANTIQUES; BIJOUX MÉROVINGIENS; MONNAIES ET MÉDAILLES ANTIQUES BU MOYEN ÂGE ET DE LA RENAISSANCE ... COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU BENJAMIN FILLON. Paris, 20-24 mars 1882. 4to, contemporary green quarter morocco with mottled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; silk marker. 200 pages; 619 lots; lithographic or halftone text illustrations, some folding, many of them depicting Renaissance medals. Hand-priced in pencil. Some wear to spine head; else near fine. Lots 72–129 comprise "monnaies grecques, romaines et françaises." Lots 130–224 comprise important "médailles des XVe et XVIe siècles," 27 of which are illustrated, followed by 24 lots of "sceaux." Very scarce. Engel & Serrure 2567. Ex Rollin & Feuardent Library (Weil sale of 26 novembre 1993, part of lot 256).