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Kutepov, Nikolai.
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20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Tsarskaya (Imperatorskaya) okhota na Rusi [The Royal (Imperial) hunt in Russia]. St Petersburg, 1896-1911
- Paper
4 volumes, 4to (360 x 265mm.), comprising:
I. Velikoknyazheskaya i tsarskaya okhota na Rusi s X po XVI vek. 1896, second edition, 7 (of 8) plates
II. Tsarskaya okhota na Rusi Tsarei Mikhaila Feodorovicha i Alekseya Mikhailovicha XVII vek. 1898, second edition, 36 (of 39) plates, some folding
III. Tsarskaya i Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVII i XVIII vek. 1902, 20 (of 24) plates, 2 tables at end (one folding), folding table slightly torn
IV. Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVIII i XIX vek. 1911, 13 (of 15) coloured mounted plates
76 (of 86) coloured and plain plates, numerous coloured and plain illustrations in text, some heightened with gold, some full-page, mostly by Samokish, bound in original morocco-backed pictorial cloth gilt with gilt edges, pictorial endleaves, lacking 10 plates, extremities slightly rubbed
I. Velikoknyazheskaya i tsarskaya okhota na Rusi s X po XVI vek. 1896, second edition, 7 (of 8) plates
II. Tsarskaya okhota na Rusi Tsarei Mikhaila Feodorovicha i Alekseya Mikhailovicha XVII vek. 1898, second edition, 36 (of 39) plates, some folding
III. Tsarskaya i Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVII i XVIII vek. 1902, 20 (of 24) plates, 2 tables at end (one folding), folding table slightly torn
IV. Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVIII i XIX vek. 1911, 13 (of 15) coloured mounted plates
76 (of 86) coloured and plain plates, numerous coloured and plain illustrations in text, some heightened with gold, some full-page, mostly by Samokish, bound in original morocco-backed pictorial cloth gilt with gilt edges, pictorial endleaves, lacking 10 plates, extremities slightly rubbed
Literature
Fekula 2575; cf. Schwerdt, Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, vol.I, pp.291-2
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"the four volumes are now rarely found as a set; as such they describe the imperial hunts from the tenth through nineteenth centuries. The illustrations were commissioned from A. Benois, Lancere, Lebedev, L. Pasternak, Repin, Riabushkin, Rubo, Samokish, Serov, Stepanov, Surikov and Vasnetsov among others. this work was the first description of hunting published in russia" (Fekula).