Inlaid mosaic binding, signed by Trautz-Bauzonnet

Localisation :
Année de création :1855
Artiste :Trautz-Bauzonnet

Description

Binding of: Œuvres Maistre Guillaume Coquillart, Paris, Galliot du Pré, 1532
Red morocco, decor featuring inlaid mosaic compartments, red morocco lining, and gilt and marbled edges

Trautz first worked in de Bauzonnet’s studio. He became an associate of the latter and succeeded him in 1851.

An extremely talented gilder, Trautz was the most highly reputed artisan of his time. He created 23 “mosaics” between 1840 and 1878 for several major enthusiasts, always for precious antique books.

This one was created for the bibliophile Armand Cigongne in 1855: the blue, green and lemon leathers inlaid in the red morocco and the finesse of the gilt leaves make it a masterpiece of binding.