An Amsterdam Bible - image-1

Lot 1164 Dα

An Amsterdam Bible

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 2.500 € - 2.800 €
Result: 5.750 € (incl. premium)

An Amsterdam Bible

The back and front covers and the spine made from tortoiseshell, the 18 k gold clasps with Neoclassical decor. Containing a copy of the New Testament in Dutch published by Nederlandsche Bijbel-Compagnie Amsterdam/Haarlem, in 1866. H 5.8; W 16.5; D 11.8 cm.
With a small label of the bookbinders J. J. Krijne in Amsterdam on the inside cover, otherwise unmarked, attributed to Amsterdam, 1866.