Collection Marczell de Nemes: Tableaux, Tapisseries, Emaux de Limoges, Miniatures sur Velin, Bronzes, Orfevrerie
Amsterdam: Frederik Muller & Co., 1928. Softbound. Cream card wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. [vi] + 37 followed by approx. 100 bw card plates with tissue guards. Oversize and heavy (12.5 x 17.5 inches; 12 pounds = 31.75 x 44.5 cm; 5.4 kilos). Will require extra postage. VG- contents, clean and tight but with some age toning to tissue guards and a few page edges. Plates VG, clean and clear. Copy is art museum ex-library with lower spine sticker, bookplate, and back bar code NO perforation stamps. General shelf wear to covers with soiling, name in pencil, wear to head/tail of spine, and covers bent in two spots. Still, the binding is firm. Item #13717
Text is in French, with Italian works annotated by Lionello Venturi (but in French). Paintings, tapestries, Limoges porcelain, miniatures, bronzes, and goldsmithing are all featured in this large compendium of the collection, their beautiful plates annotated in French. Catalogue from the public sale held November 13-14, 1928. Most works are by French, Dutch, or Italian masters. Marcell or Marczell Nemes was a Hungarian financier, art collector and art dealer. Sadly, Hungarian art is lacking in this collection. A large and heavy volume.
Price: $29.97