- 205
Wagenaar, Jan.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- 'T verheugd Amsterdam, ter gelegenheid van het plegtig bezoek hunner doorlugtige en koningklyke Hoogheden Willem, Prinse van Oranje en Nassau... en zyne gemaalinne Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, Prinsesse van Pruissen. Amsterdam: Yntema & Tieboel, 1768 [but c.1772]
Folio (402 x 257mm.), hand-coloured engraved frontispiece heightened in gold (dated 1772), letterpress description of the frontispiece, title printed in red and black with hand-coloured vignette, 6pp. list of subscribers, 14 hand-coloured double-page plates, old calf, preserved in calf slipcase, some plates split at lower fold into engraved text but not image, one plate lightly browned, small marginal loss to one plate, a little light spotting and dust-soiling, binding and slipcase rubbed
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
A finely illustrated record of the first official visit to Amsterdam from 30 May to 6 June 1768 of William V of Orange and his wife Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia. This copy has an engraved frontispiece with the publisher's name Johannes Smit and date 1772, single page explanatory poem and a 6pp. subscribers' list which were not part of the original issue of this work.