Booklet of twelve numbered and colored lithographs, printed recto only, depicting Art Deco designs for various types of stamped or embossed metal objects such as a cigarette case, a cake plate, a hair clip, and a candy tray, each image signed within the plate. Some very minor toning, some rust..... More
2 vols., XXXII, 454, XIII, 291 pp. text documenting the history of guilds in Barcelona, mainly during the 15th and 16th centuries, including the apothecaries, silver-makers and book sellers, list of members, transcriptions of documents, extensive scholarly notes, 19 plates. Slight foxing on opening pages. Lg. 8vo. Wrpps. Barcelona (Libreria..... More
27 pp. text describing eighteen examples of intricate Tibetan metalwork dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, including sword guards, boxes, decorative panels, etc., notes, 19 plates (1 tipped-in color). 4to. Boards, d.j., d.j. chipped slightly along bottom. Leipzig (Otto Harrassowitz) 1954. More
2 vols., 367, 12 pp. text on the jewelry of Columbia prior to the European conquest, especially items of finely worked gold, notes, bibliography, index, list, 201 illus. in the text or on plates (17 color), 300 nice plates showing ear spools, collars, necklaces, nose rings, rings, pectorals, etc. Lg..... More
2 vols., XV, 385, 20 pp. study and catalogue of Pre-Columbian jewelry and gold objects in the Tolima and Muisca styles, bibliography, 147 illus., 10 color plates and a map in text, 287 fine photogr. plates. Large 4to. Cloth. Madrid (Banco de la Republica) 1958 . Ehresmann, Applied Arts, 1893..... More
2 vols., XXVIII, VIII pp. description of the prestigious collection of 4525 objects made of iron or steel since the Middle Ages, text illus., XXIV pp. list of plates, 415 photogr. plates showing all the pieces. Small puncture hole in first several pages. Large 4to. Board portfolios, somewhat stained and..... More
103 pp. text promoting a jewelry press, demonstrating its uses for molding metal, making rings, etc., 68 text illustrations, 6 color plates. 8to. Wrpps., spine sl. chipped. Paris/Madrid (C. Ash, Sons & Co.) n.d. (ca. early 20th century). More