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Ricchi, Agostino.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Comedia... intittolata I Tre Tiranni, recitata in Bologna a N. Signore, et a Cesare, il giorno de la commemoratione de la Corona di Sua Maestà . (Venice: Bernardino Vitali, 14 September) 1533
- Paper, leather binding
4to (207 x 153mm.), woodcut device on title-page, 3 engraved plates supplied from another work (probably late seventeenth-century), old calf, triple gilt fillet border, gilt edges, rebacked
Provenance
George Spencer (1766-1840), marquess of Blandford, White Knights sale, June 1819, lot 3577; manuscript note by Heber, with Bibliotheca Heberiana stamp, on flyleaf, his sale in various rooms, 1834-1836; Robert Samuel Turner, morocco booklabel; Edward Francis Searles, bookplate
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 38031; Watanabe-O'Kelly 705
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
first edition. Ricchi was a medical student at Bologna, and this comedy is his only published work. It was performed to celebrate the coronation of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor and King of Lombardy.