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an old book sitting on top of a black cloth covered tablean open book with a drawing of an elephant on itan open book with drawings of jewelry on it on a black surfacean open book sitting on top of a black cloth covered tablesketches of antique jewelry from the 19th century, including a purse and a belt
DE BAECQUE et Associés - Marseille

68 - BESANCENOT (Jean) – Arab and Berber Jewellery of Morocco.
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
BESANCENOT (Jean) – Arab and Berber Jewellery of Morocco. Casablanca, Editions de la Cigogne, 1953, quarto, loose-leaf, in the publisher’s half-cloth cardboard slipcase with laces. XV – Preface by Marcel Vicaire. XVI+21 pp., 40 black-and-white plates and a colour frontispiece. The 40 plates present an iconographic survey of 193 models of Moroccan jewellery, a collection of forms and motifs drawn by Jean Besancenot, accompanied by commentary supplementing the visual descriptions. First edition, limited to 650 numbered copies on Crèvecoeur vellum from the Marais paper mills, printed on J. Dumoulin’s presses. The plates were printed using offset by the author. This is copy no. 1. Very good condition.
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Auction time 09/03/2026 at 8:00 PM
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