- 49
Redouté, Pierre Joseph, and Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Les Liliacées … Tome second. Paris: Chez l'Auteur … De l'Imprimerie de Didot Jeune, [1804–] 1805
- paper, ink, leather
Half-title. Illustration: 60 stipple engraved plates (numbered 61–120) printed in color and finished by hand after Redouté by Chailly, Gabriel, Langlois le jeune, de Gouy, Allais Phelipeau, and Marie. Plate 95 (Tradescantia Virginica) in first state with caption titled Commelina Erecta | Comméline Droite.
Volume 2 (only, of 8), folio (21 3/8 x 14 in.; 542 x 356 mm, uncut). Binding: Contemporary French red-morocco–backed salmon boards (likely by Durand), smooth spine elaborately gilt in seven compartments with floral and other tools, covers with gilt border of a Greek-key roll framing a foliate roll, plain endpapers.
Lacking dedication leaf to Chaptal, some light foxing throughout, chiefly marginal. Extremities of binding rubbed with minor chipping.
Volume 2 (only, of 8), folio (21 3/8 x 14 in.; 542 x 356 mm, uncut). Binding: Contemporary French red-morocco–backed salmon boards (likely by Durand), smooth spine elaborately gilt in seven compartments with floral and other tools, covers with gilt border of a Greek-key roll framing a foliate roll, plain endpapers.
Lacking dedication leaf to Chaptal, some light foxing throughout, chiefly marginal. Extremities of binding rubbed with minor chipping.
Literature
Dunthorne 231; Great Flower Books, p. 71; Hunt, Redoutéana 10 & pp. 20–23; Lank 48; Nissen 1597; Pritzel 7353; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 8747 (all references cite the complete work)
Condition
Lacking dedication leaf to Chaptal, some light foxing throughout, chiefly marginal. Extremities of binding rubbed with minor chipping.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A fine, large copy, preserving deckle on many plates, of the second volume of Redouté's masterpiece: "the highest peak of Redouté's artistic and botanical achievement; … among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be published" (Stafleu, in Redoutéana).