BOTANICAL WATERCOLOURS - GIFT BOOK Messe de Mariage, FRENCH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, [early twent...

BOTANICAL WATERCOLOURS - GIFT BOOK Messe de Mariage, FRENCH ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, on Japon paper, 58 pages, including 56 with fine floral watercolours, attributable to Madeleine Lemaire (including pictorial frontispiece, title-page, the others decorative borders surrounding the text), full cream morocco gilt, the covers with 3-line fillet border enclosing inner panel with all-over design of 'T.M.' monogram and flower motif, spine tooled in 6 compartments within raised bands, elaborate gilt tooled dentelles, light green watered silk doublures, g.e., cloth chemise and slipcase, small 4to (212 x 155mm.), [early twentieth-century] Footnotes: Beautifully presented manuscript celebrating the marriage ceremony of Adrien Moreau and Thérèse Loyer, each page decorated with floral decorations in the style of Marie Lemaire (1845-1928). Provenance: Dominique Goytino, gilt morocco bookplate. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing