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Lot 211
Sale 1350 - Property of a Chicago Lady
Dec 15, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$1,071
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
MOLIÈRE, Jean-Baptiste Poqueulin de. The Works. Paris & Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, ca 20th century.
Quarto. Engraved plates in three states throughout (one being hand-colored); printed on japan vellum. 20th century green crushed levant, upper cover gilt-ruled with holly leaf cornerpieces, spine gilt, brown crushed levant doublure gilt with rule border and laureate cornerpieces surrounding an inset printed portrait of Molière, green watered silk endleaves, edges gilt, stamp-signed by Barrie. LIMITED EDITION, one of 21 copies named after one of the members of Molière's company, this being identified as "Sieur la Grange."






