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Pückler-Muskau, Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von, Prince
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
Andeutungen über Landschaftsgartnerei, verbunden mit der Beschreibung ihrer praktischen Anwendung in Muskau. Stuttgart: Hallberger, 1834
2 volumes, text and atlas. Text: 8vo (8 x 5 in.; 203 x 128 mm). MHS embossed seal on title, scattered light foxing. Atlas: oblong folio (13 3/8 x 19 1/4 in.; 340 x 489 mm). Atlas title in German and French, 4 double-page or folding plans, 44 lithographed plates after W. Schrimer by O. Hermann, one-double-page, 3 with overslips; MHS embossed seal on title, scattered foxing and spotting, few plates with creases and tears in margins. Both volumes, black half morocco, spines gilt lettered, black cloth covers; worn and rubbed, endleaves chipped and detached in atlas volume.
2 volumes, text and atlas. Text: 8vo (8 x 5 in.; 203 x 128 mm). MHS embossed seal on title, scattered light foxing. Atlas: oblong folio (13 3/8 x 19 1/4 in.; 340 x 489 mm). Atlas title in German and French, 4 double-page or folding plans, 44 lithographed plates after W. Schrimer by O. Hermann, one-double-page, 3 with overslips; MHS embossed seal on title, scattered foxing and spotting, few plates with creases and tears in margins. Both volumes, black half morocco, spines gilt lettered, black cloth covers; worn and rubbed, endleaves chipped and detached in atlas volume.
Provenance
W. L. Fischer (signature in atlas volume) — acquired by the MHS in 1947
Literature
Berlin Kat. 3389
Condition
2 vols., text and atlas. Text: 8vo (8 x 5 in.; 203 x 128 mm). MHS embossed seal on title, scattered light foxing. Atlas: oblong folio (13 3/8 x 19 1/4 in.; 340 x 489 mm). Atlas vol. title in German and French, 4 double-page or folding plans, 44lithographed plates after W. Schrimer by O. Hermann, one-double-page, 3 with overslips; MHS embossed seal on title, scattered foxing and spotting, few plates with creases and tears in margins. Both volumes, black half morocco, spines gilt lettered, black cloth covers; worn and rubbed, endleaves chipped and detached in atlas volume.
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 very rare work with lithographed landscape views of the gardens and parks of Prince Pückler-Muskau. Pückler-Muskau (1785–1871) was a German writer, traveller and garden designer who owned a vast estate along what is now the German-Polish border. After touring English gardens in 1816, he began work on making a landscape park at Muskau. The work proved so expensive that he had to sell the estate, using the proceeds to buy a smaller—but still very large—estate near Kottbus. His garden work shows the influence of Lancelot Brown in its sweeping treatment of woods, pastures and water, and Humphry Repton in his fondness for colorful bedding near the house.