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670 - Arts and Crafts – Silver and Silver-Plated Items
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
Arts and Crafts – Silver and Silver-Plated Items H. Fries Silversmiths, Bern Price list of H. Fries Silversmiths. With a lithographed title page featuring an ornamental border and 27 original albumen photographs based on drawings, mounted in tinted frames on white backing boards. Bern, Rieder & Simmen for Fries, undated (c. 1868). 4 unnumbered Leaves (title, text), 27 mounted leaves, 2° (approx. 40.8 x 33.2 cm). Original linen binding with gold-stamped title label set within a blind-stamped floral border, the latter framed by a gold-stamped frame (spine expertly re-linen-bound, edges showing slight foxing). Exclusive catalogue with price list for tableware by the Bernese gold and silversmiths Fries. - The first photograph showing the imposing entrance to the shop of Heinrich Fries, successor to the famous goldsmith Rehfues (1808–68), which was integrated into the newly constructed building of the Swiss National Bank. The high-contrast photographs feature detailed (pencil) drawings of commissioned works, along with a further 20 photographs of various silverware, including bowls, tea sets, trays, etc. - The front and back covers, title page, text pages and, in some instances, the backing boards are slightly foxed; otherwise, this is a well-preserved, rare document of Swiss silversmithing. An exclusive catalogue with a price list for tableware by the Bernese goldsmiths and silversmiths Fries, strikingly illustrated with 27 original album photographs based on drawings mounted in tinted frames on white backing boards. Bound in the original cloth with a gilt title on the cover and blind-embossed decoration; the spine has been renewed with cloth. - The first photograph shows the stately entrance to the Bern shop of Heinrich Fries, successor to the famous goldsmith Rehfues (1808–68), which was incorporated into the newly constructed building of the Swiss Federal Bank. The first seven of the high-contrast photographs of detailed (pencil) drawings include illustrations of commissioned items; a further 20 photographs depict various items of silverware, including bowls, tea services, trays, etc. - The endpapers, title and text pages, and a few backing boards are slightly foxed; otherwise, this is a well-preserved, rare document of Swiss silversmithing. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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