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Van Damme’s Catalogue of the Countess Bentinck Collection

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Van Damme’s Catalogue of the Countess Bentinck Collection
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[Van Damme, Pierre]. Bentinck, Comtesse douaire de. CATALOGUE D’UNE COLLECTION DE MÉDAILLES ANTIQUES, FAITE PAR LA CSSE DOUAIR. DE BENTINCK, NÉE CSSE D’ALDENBURG, DAME DE VAREL, KNIEPHAUSEN ET DOORWERTH. PREMIÈRE PARTIE: CONTENANT LES ROIS GRECQUES ET AUTRES. LES CONSULAIRES EN ARGENT. LES EMPEREURS EN GRAND BRONZE ... EN MOYEN BRONZE ... EN PETIT BRONZE. Amsterdam: Chez les héritiers de K. Eel, 1787. 4to [26 by 22.5 cm], handsomely bound in the original tree calf; sides decoratively paneled in gilt; spines with five raised bands, with a gilt rule on either side, four compartments decorated with a gilt floral spray, the second having a green leather label, gilt, the third panel featuring the gilt volume number on an oval tan leather label; all page edges gilt; blue paste-paper endpapers; board edges hatched in gilt. xi, (1), 726 pages; fine coin engravings in the text by Weisbrod. Binding moderately worn, but quite sound; contents crisp. Near fine. A well-preserved example of this rare and handsomely printed catalogue, recording the notable collection of the remarkable Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg, Countess Bentinck (1715-1800). [Online description truncated: see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]