- 265
Pertusier, Charles
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- paper and ink
Promenades pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les rives du Bosphore. Paris: Chez H. Nicolle, 1817
Folio, atlas volume only (22 1/4 x 16 in.; 565 x 410 mm). 25 engraved plates (4 double-page) by B. Pringer after Michel-François Preault; light toning to text, 2 plates not wiped clean. Contemporary straight-grain red morocco, paneled with gilt and blind acanthus leaves, single and double fillets, gilt supra-libros of the Duchesse de Berry on both covers, the spine in 6 compartments tooled in gilt and blind, gilt doublures and board edges, marbled endpapers, edges gilt; joints rubbed, a few light scratches.
Folio, atlas volume only (22 1/4 x 16 in.; 565 x 410 mm). 25 engraved plates (4 double-page) by B. Pringer after Michel-François Preault; light toning to text, 2 plates not wiped clean. Contemporary straight-grain red morocco, paneled with gilt and blind acanthus leaves, single and double fillets, gilt supra-libros of the Duchesse de Berry on both covers, the spine in 6 compartments tooled in gilt and blind, gilt doublures and board edges, marbled endpapers, edges gilt; joints rubbed, a few light scratches.
Provenance
Caroline Ferdinande Louise, Duchesse de Berry (armorial bookplate of the Bilbiothèque de Rosny, her gilt supralibros on both covers of the binding)
Literature
Atabey 942; Blackmer 1292; not in Abbey
Condition
condition is described in cataloguing.
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 edition, the Duchesse de Berry's copy. Pertusier served for several years in Constantinople as aide-de-camp to General Andreossy who was French ambassador to the Porte, 1811–1814. "The atlas (which is of some rarity) contains fine and very interesting plates by Michel-François Preault ... an architect who had travelled to Constantinople in 1796 with a French company of engineers engaged to construct new army and navy barracks ... The drawings he produced for Pertusier, engraved by Pringer, are among his finest" (Blackmer).