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Helman, Isidore-Stanislas
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Faits mémorables des empereurs de la Chine, tirés des annales chinoises. Paris: chez l'auteur et chez Ponce, [1788]
4to (11 3/4 x 9 in.; 298 x 228 mm). Engraved throughout, engraved headpiece, 24 engraved plates each with facing text leaf and tissue guard, all images hand-colored. Original wrappers with printed title labels for each of the four livraisons, in a brown cloth drop-box; stitching loose in first livraison, backstrips frayed.
4to (11 3/4 x 9 in.; 298 x 228 mm). Engraved throughout, engraved headpiece, 24 engraved plates each with facing text leaf and tissue guard, all images hand-colored. Original wrappers with printed title labels for each of the four livraisons, in a brown cloth drop-box; stitching loose in first livraison, backstrips frayed.
Provenance
Purchased in 1958 from Harry A. Levinson
Literature
Cohen-de Ricci 479; Cordier I, 587; Getty Institute, China on Paper, no. 20
Condition
Engraved throughout, engraved head-piece, 24 engraved plates each with facing text leaf and tissue guard, all images hand-colored. Original wrappers with printed title labels for each of the four livraisons, in a brown cloth drop-box; stitching loose in first livraison, backstrips frayed.
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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
First edition, an extraordinary copy of the most luxurious issue of this work, printed on Holland paper, hand-colored, in its original wrappers as issued.
The work illustrates in parables the heroic deeds of the Emperors of China, based on the Ming-dynasty work Dijian tushuo ["Ilustrated Discussion of the Emperor's Mirror," 1573]. These images were commissioned in the mid-18th Century by the Emperor Qianlong, to be drawn and engraved in Western style, from Father Jean-Denis Attiret, a Jesuit then resident in Beijing. The collection begins with a dedication to "Madame" who was Marie Josephine Louise de Savoie (1753-1810), wife of Louis XVI's brother.