- 925
Jan Pieter Sluyter and Joseph Mulder
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Jan Pieter Sluyter and Joseph Mulder
- Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium: twelve plates
- each inscribed with the engraver's name and numbered
- engravings on laid paper, with hand coloring
- image: 13 3/8 by 10 1/8 in.
- 34 by 25.7 cm
Condition
All 12 engravings are on laid paper and have been hand-colored. Each sheet is toned by light stain to varying levels and each work has minor scattered foxing.
Each work is framed under glass and has not been examined out of the frame.
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
These engravings are from Maria Sibylla Merian's Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphasibus Insectorum Surinamensium. Originally published in 1705 with 60 engravings by J. Mulder, P. Sluyter and D. Stoopendaal; 12 more were added to later editions. This work documented the insects of Surinam in their full life cycles, each shown with a native plant upon which it lived.