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Lory, Gabriel, the Younger
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
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Voyage pittoresque aux glaciers de Chamouni. Paris: P. Didot l'ainé, 1815
Folio (19 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.; 493 x 350 mm). Half-title, list of plates, 7 aquatint plates printed in colors and finished by hand by F. Hegui after G. Lory père (2) and fils (5); scattered foxing to text, but fresh, bright impressions of the plates. Contemporary straight-grain red morocco, panelled with a gilt twisted rope and alternating daisy and swag border, sunburst cornerpieces, title gilt stamped on upper cover above gilt floral swag, green and red morocco gilt dentelles, foam green coated endpapers, smooth spine ruled in gilt, edges gilt.
Folio (19 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.; 493 x 350 mm). Half-title, list of plates, 7 aquatint plates printed in colors and finished by hand by F. Hegui after G. Lory père (2) and fils (5); scattered foxing to text, but fresh, bright impressions of the plates. Contemporary straight-grain red morocco, panelled with a gilt twisted rope and alternating daisy and swag border, sunburst cornerpieces, title gilt stamped on upper cover above gilt floral swag, green and red morocco gilt dentelles, foam green coated endpapers, smooth spine ruled in gilt, edges gilt.
Literature
Brunet 5:1378
Condition
Folio (19 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.; 493 x 350 mm). Half-title, list of plates, 7 aquatint plates printed in colors and finished by hand by F. Hegui after G. Lory père (2) and fils (5); scattered foxing to text, but fresh, bright impressions of the plates. Contemporary straight-grain red morocco, opanelled with a gilt twisted rope and alternating daisy and swag border, sunburst cornerpieces, tilte gilt stamped on upper cover above gilt floral swag, green and red morocco gilt dentelles, foam green coated endpapers, smooth spine ruled in gilt, edges gilt.
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
First and apparently only edition of this work. Some of the images were later reissued in reduced format in Ostervald's Voyage pittoresque dans la vallée de Chamouni et autour du Mont-Blanc (Paris, 1826).