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Le Rouge, Georges Louis, publisher
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
Cahiers des jardins anglo-chinois. Paris: for Le Rouge, 1770–1787 (?)
21 parts (?) in 2 vols., oblong folio (11 1/8 x 16 7/8 in; 283 x 428 mm; irregular). Engraved pictorial title-pages for parts 13, 18–19, and 21 present, 468 engraved plates (only, of 492? 494?), including numerous folding plates; small inked MHS inked stamp in margins of plates, scattered browning, foxing and soiling. Morocco-backed marbled boards; rubbed and worn.
21 parts (?) in 2 vols., oblong folio (11 1/8 x 16 7/8 in; 283 x 428 mm; irregular). Engraved pictorial title-pages for parts 13, 18–19, and 21 present, 468 engraved plates (only, of 492? 494?), including numerous folding plates; small inked MHS inked stamp in margins of plates, scattered browning, foxing and soiling. Morocco-backed marbled boards; rubbed and worn.
Provenance
Acquired by the MHS in 1884
Literature
Berlin Kat. 3312 (lacking parts 5 and 21); Guilmard, Les maitres ornementistes 260–61
Condition
21 parts (?) in 2 vols., oblong folio (11 1/8 x 16 7/8 in; 283 x 428 mm; irregular). Engraved pictorial title-pages for parts 13, 18-19, and 21 present, 468 engraved plates (only, of 492? 494?), including numerous folding plates; small inked MHS inked stamp in margins of plates, scattered browning, foxing and soiling. Morocco-backed marbled boards; rubbed and worn.
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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
Only edition. Virtually all surviving copies are incomplete and a full description has never been published.
Georges Louis Le Rouge (1700–1790), the French publisher, was notable for popularizing in France and elsewhere what he called les jardins anglo-chinois. In explaining this new concept in landscape gardening to his countrymen, he wrote, "Everyone knows that English gardens are only an imitation of those in China." Le Rouge considered Kew Gardens to be the zenith of "Anglo-Chinese" taste.