Dressel's Rare Work on the Abukir Find
Dressel, Heinrich. F†NF GOLDMEDAILLONS AUS DEM FUNDE VON ABUKIR. Berlin: Verlag der Kšnigl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1906. 4to, original printed cloth-backed tan boards. 86 pages; text illustrations; 4 superb plates of medallions. Near fine. Rare, with very fine plates. Describes the five specimens selected for the Berlin Museum's cabinet from the twenty medallions making up the Abukir Find. Dressel was among the first to recognize both the authenticity and importance of these remarkable pieces. Clain-Stefanelli 3226. Ex KŸnker, Bibliotheken Bendig u. Poindessault (2010), lot 500.
Estimate: 750 USD