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a red book with a gold cover and a woman holding a fana red book sitting on top of a table next to a black background
Templum Fine Art Auctions

1247 - Illustration from 1826. Nineteenth-century publishing tradit…
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Estimate €100 - €400
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Description
Illustration from 1826. Nineteenth-century publishing tradition. 19th century Hardback book with gold foil stamping on a red background. The cover is adorned with an idealised, seated female figure dressed in a long tunic, flanked by palm fronds and plant branches, creating an allegorical scene inspired by the celebration of art and culture. This figure is set within a lavish ornamental frame, featuring scrolls, plant filigree and graphic details characteristic of the modernist style, lending visual dynamism and decorative richness. The typographical layout and symbolic elements underscore the publisher’s intention to present a refined and cultured object, characteristic of the rise of 19th-century European art publications. The carefully applied gold foil stamping accentuates the aesthetic character of the piece, which becomes not only a container for illustrated content, but an artistic object in its own right. Its technical and aesthetic craftsmanship links it to the nineteenth-century tradition of illustrated and bourgeois graphic art. Dimensions: 39 x 29 x 6 cm.
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About the sale GRAND SUMMER AUCTION OF HAUTE ÉPOQUE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 4:00 AM
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