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Rifaud, Jean Jacques.
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Voyage en Égypte, en Nubie, et lieux circonvoisins, de 1805 à 1827. [Munich: J. Lacroix, c.1837]
Large folio (770 x 545mm.), lithographed title, dedication, 211 lithographed plates, some coloured by hand (some colouring later), later half morocco, [Blackmer 1423; Hilmy II, p.174], title and some other leaves with extensive repaired tears, some chipping and dampstaining
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
Rifaud spent many years in Egypt carrying out excavations for Bernardino Drovetti, the French consul. The work is unusual in that the plates are so highly varied in subject matter: many are of ethnological interest; there are also artefacts and natural history subjects.
The numbering of the plates is erratic and complex: the work was originally intended to comprise five volumes and some three hundred plates, but it was never completed. The present copy contains 211 plates, compared to Blackmer's 161.