Spitzer (Friedrich) La Collection Spitzer, 7 vol. including Atlas, number 321 of 600 copies, 342 photogravure or chromolithographed plates, some heightened with gold, wood-engraved illustrations, Atlas with 68 photogravure plates, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed, Paris & London, 1890-92; and with the 2 vol. sale catalogue and bound list of prices, folio & 4to (10)

⁂ Friedrich Spitzer (1815-90) was an art dealer who assembled one of the largest and most impressive private art collections of his time. After his death the collection was dispersed at auction in Paris, much of it being purchased by the Australian collector Georg Salting (1835-1909) who bequeathed it to the British Museum, the National Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The main work comprises: vol.1 Antiques, ivoires, orfèvrerie religieuse, tapisseries; vol.2 Emaux peint, meubles et bois sculptés, faïences de Saint-Porchaire, faïences de Bernard Palissy, serrurerie, cuirs; vol.3 Orfèvrerie civile, incrustations sur métal, verrerie, vitraux, bijoux et bagues; vol.4 Faïences italiennes, plaquettes, médailles, dinanderie; vol.5 Gemmes, horloges et montres, instruments de mathématiques; vol.6 Armes et armures.

Rare to find complete with the Atlas volume.