Ex libris Auguste Preux

Numismatic bookplate by Auguste Preux, copper engraving, France, mid 19th century, 49x47 mm.

Auguste Preux (1822-1879), scholar of sphragistics, numismatics and heraldry, put together an important collection of over 1200 seals, from the twelfth to the nineteenth century.

Very good condition. Extremely rare.