Le Poinçon De Paris : Répertoire Des Maîtres-Orfèvres De La Juridiction De Paris Depuis Le Moyen Âge Jusqu'à La Fin Du Xviiie Siècle

Red half-morocco, decorated ribbed backs, spotted edges, cover.
One of the 600 copies on Rives.

Complete first edition of this reference work on Parisian master goldsmiths, illustrated with reproductions of a large number of hallmarks and 54 plates.
The work contains references to 5511 master goldsmiths active in Paris between 1292 and the end of the 18th century.