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Antique Royal Book Plates Provenance Prince Leopold Duke Albany Keramic Gallery

£295.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.


Fine antique copy of 'The Keramic Gallery" 'Containing several hundred illustrations of rare curious and choice examples of pottery and porcelain from the earliest times to the beginning of the present century with historical notices and descriptions' by William Chaffers in two volumes published in 1872, with the book plates of Prince Leopold Duke of Albany (1853-1884), son of Queen Victoria who tragically died at the young age of 30 following a haemophiliac accident. 

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Size: 24 x 16 cm approx








Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Royal: Victoria (1837-1901)

To Commemorate: Reading

Type: Books

Royalty: British Royalty

Year: 1872

Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall

Theme: Royalty

Features: Antique

Vintage: Yes

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