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87 - [GOLD AND SILVER WORK]. NOCQ, Henry. *Le Poinçon de Paris*. …
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[GOLD AND SILVER WORK]. NOCQ, Henry. *Le Poinçon de Paris*. A directory of master goldsmiths within the jurisdiction of Paris from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. The definitive reference work on Parisian master goldsmiths, in its first edition and in very good condition, uncut. Paris, H. Floury, 1926–1931. 5 vols. in-4, paperback, uncut, padded covers printed in two colours and illustrated with a hallmark. XV – 325 pp. – 1 unbound plate – 1 unbound leaf; VI – 1 unbound leaf – 370 pp. – 1 unbound leaf; VI – 1 unbound leaf – 441 pp. – 1 unbound plate – 1 unbound leaf; VII – 1 unbound plate – 291 pp. – 1 unbound plate - 1 unnumbered leaf, a frontispiece and 54 plates (uncollated), numerous illustrations within the text. A rare first edition of this dictionary dedicated to the master goldsmiths of Paris, containing over 800 reproduced hallmarks. The term ‘Paris’ here refers to Île-de-France in the broadest sense, including Chartres, Compiègne and Auxerre. Print run limited to 620 copies; this is one of the 600 numbered copies on laid paper (no. 22). Complete with its Errata and Addenda; the fifth and final volume in the series. The copy is in excellent condition, uncut and therefore never consulted. Essential for any collector of gold and silverware.
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