Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller

(Augsburg, ca. 1730). Group of 12 hand-colored engraved plates, by Engelbrecht. Each measuring 14 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (368 x 222 mm). All, but one, in mat.

A fine group of 12 engraved plates from Martin Engelbrecht's Assemblage nouveau des Manouvries habilles: Neu-Eröffnete Samlung der mit ihren eigenen Arbeiten und Werckzeugen eingekleideten Künstlern, Handwerckern und Professionen. Executed in the manner of Arcimboldo, these fantastic engravings of trade costumes follow in the tradition of the Larmessin family (see Lot 196), and depict merchants and workers composed of the tools of their trades or occupations. This group includes: Puppet maker (No. 131), Doll maker (No. 132), parchment and drum makers (Nos. 151 and 152), wallet and purse makers (Nos. 167 and 168), brass workers (Nos. 181 and 182), candlemakers (Nos. 183 and 184), and two cooks (Nos. 191 and 192).