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Horn Book
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Engraved silver-mounted Horn-book. [England, mid-17th century]
- mica silver paper
Sheet mounted on silver (4 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.; 110 x 60 mm, including the attached handle), printed text on paper containing a roman-letter alphabet in upper and lower case, vowels and syllabarium followed by the Lord's Prayer (with a 2-line initial "O"), covered with a mica sheet secured by a narrow flange of silver, the flange with escalloped borders, the back engraved with a bird above stylized floral tendrils, the tapering handle decorated with further floral motif, maker's mark "W P" in the recto of the handle; the mica sheet dislodged from left and portion of top flange with a tiny edge crack at top. In a modern black morocco drop-box within a slipcase, spine stamped in silver.
Provenance
From the collection of Bernard Breslauer
Literature
See Tuer, History of the Horn-Book (1896) and Pierpont Morgan Library, Early Children's Books and Their Illustration (1975)
Condition
the mica sheet dislodged from left and portion of top flange with a tiny edge crack at top.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A silver horn book, probably produced in the provinces of England. Similar examples are found in Tuer (I:103, cut 37) and Pierpont Morgan (no. 54).