DECORATIVE ARTS. COMPOSITE COLLECTION OF 53 RARE... Lot 7

[DECORATIVE ARTS]. COMPOSITE COLLECTION OF 53 RARE BOARDS OF XVIIth and XVIIIth ENGRAVINGS and an ORIGINAL DRAWING in black ink. In-8 Italian style (228 X 342 mm) ½ ivory vellum, smooth mute spine (19th century binding). Some wetness and stains. BLONDEL (Marie-Michelle). PREMIÈRE SUITTE DE VASES ANTIQUES d'après Saly, et autres. Paris, Basan [XVIIIe]. SUITE OF 12 ENGRAVINGS reproduced in 6 plates numbered 1 to 6. Another SUITE DE 10 GRAVURES reproduced in 5 plates lettered B to F, appears to be of the same workmanship and may be the SECOND SUITTE DE VASES ANTIQUES. [BOUCHER (Fr.)]. NEU inventierte Zierliche. Spring = Brunnen. Nouveau Livre de Fontaines. [Augsburg, Johann Georg Merz, circa 1736-1765]. RAVING SUITE OF 7 FOUNTAIN ENGRAVINGS numbered 1 to 7 engraved on copper after François Boucher. LE PAUTRE (Jean). RINCEAUX DE FRISES ET FEUILLAGES, nouvellement Inventez et Gravez par J. Le Pautre. P., Jombert, [1751] - FRISES ET ORNEMENTS À LA MODERNE. P., Mariette, [1751]. 12 ENGRAVINGS probably from these 2 collections. LE PAUTRE (Jean). TOMBEAUX OU MOZOLES nouvellement inventez et gravez par J. Le Pautre. P., Jombert, 1661. 10 ENGRAVINGS. 13 engravings and one unidentified original drawing on the same subjects... Most of the engravings have been bound out of order; overall, they are a BEAUTIFUL EDITION.