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HAVARD, Henry. Histoire de l'Orfèvrerie Française, Paris: Ancienne Maison Quantin, 1896, 4to, cloth with original printed covers mounted, FIRST EDITION, 30 plates, 10 chromolithographed. [Sinkankas 2817]
"Large, elaborate history of goldsmithing and allied arts in France traced from antiquity to present, and including characteristic pieces in early Gallic style, Merovingian & Carolingian pieces, with much space devoted to works from the Middle Ages." (Sinkankas)
Ex-Libris Queen Elena of Italy. One of 20 copies on Japon (unnumbered)