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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection des Chef d'oeuvres Dramatiques Modernes des Ecoles Italienne, Française et Allemande...dédiée à Son Altesse Royale Madame La D[uche]sse de Berry, par l'Editeur... Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, 1824-c.1830
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including operas by Auber, La Muette de Portici, opéra in cinq actes, 342 pages, plate no.328--La neige, plate .380--Beethoven, Fidelio, 230 pages, text in French and Italian, plate numbers M.S. and A.F.82.(B-R), c.1826--Bellini, Il Pirata, melodramma in due atti, 209 pages, plate M.S.898--La Straniera, 153 pages, plate M.S. 783--Mercadante, Elisa e Claudio, drama, 203 pages, plate M.S.145--Meyerbeer, Il crociato in Egitto, opera seria, 275 pages, plate 204M.S. and M.S.404, portrait of the composer after Vigneron--Margherita d'Anjou, Opera semiseria, 180 pages, plate M.S. 556--Rossini, Matilde de Sabran ossia Il Corradino, engraved title, 208 pages, plate 2065J.C.--Maometto Secondo, opera seria, 283 pages, plate 2136J.C.--Zelmira...composta e ridotta per il cembalo da G. Rossini, 143 & 67 pages, plate M.S.147, blue silk marker, [1824]--Semiramide...composta e ridotta per il cembalo da J. Rossini, 190 & 127 pages, plate M.S. 146, [1824]--Le Siège de Corinthe, 356 pages, plate 180-- Moïse, opéra en quatre actes, 331 pages, plate 205--Weber. Le Chasseur noir [Der Freischütz], 145 pages, plate M.S.148 [1824], text in French and German--together with operas by Boieldieu, Weigl and Winter
18 volumes, folio (c.40 x 29cms), engraved series titles, lithographed titles (most with vignettes), engraved music, contemporary Parisian straight-grain red morocco elaborately gilt, arms of Caroline Duchesse de Berry to upper and lower covers, gilt and blind-stamped with leaf tools, series title and opera titles to spines, gilt edges, a few small tears to covers, some spines faded,
18 volumes, folio (c.40 x 29cms), engraved series titles, lithographed titles (most with vignettes), engraved music, contemporary Parisian straight-grain red morocco elaborately gilt, arms of Caroline Duchesse de Berry to upper and lower covers, gilt and blind-stamped with leaf tools, series title and opera titles to spines, gilt edges, a few small tears to covers, some spines faded,
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
Rossini's operas feature prominently in the collection of the Duchesse de Berry. In 1816, Rossini had written his wedding cantata Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo, for her wedding with the Duc de Berry, performed at the Real Teatro del Fondo in Naples on 24 April 1816.