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Wilkie, David
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
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Sketches in Turkey, Syria, & Egypt. London: Printed by C. Hullmandel, 1843
Folio (21 1/2 x 17 14 in.; 546 x 440 mm). Tinted lithographed title finished by hand in color, text with introduction and description of plates inlaid, 25 fine handcolored lithographed plates by John Nash after Wilkie, title and plates printed on card ((15 1/2 x 11 3/4 inl;395 x 323 mm) and mounted to heavier card stock; lacks dedication. Plates and text guarded and bound in nineteenth-century green morocco panelled gilt, the spine richly gilt in 7 compartments with raised bands (one reserved for lettering), plain endapers, edges gilt; spine scraped, other extremities rubbed.
Folio (21 1/2 x 17 14 in.; 546 x 440 mm). Tinted lithographed title finished by hand in color, text with introduction and description of plates inlaid, 25 fine handcolored lithographed plates by John Nash after Wilkie, title and plates printed on card ((15 1/2 x 11 3/4 inl;395 x 323 mm) and mounted to heavier card stock; lacks dedication. Plates and text guarded and bound in nineteenth-century green morocco panelled gilt, the spine richly gilt in 7 compartments with raised bands (one reserved for lettering), plain endapers, edges gilt; spine scraped, other extremities rubbed.
Literature
Abbey, Travel 379; Atabey 1334; Blackmer 1796
Condition
Folio (21 1/2 x 17 14 in.; 546 x 440 mm). Tinted lithographed title finished by hand in color, text with introduction and description of plates inlaid, 25 fine handcolored lithographed plates by John Nash after Wilkie, title and plates printed on card ((15 1/2 x 11 3/4 inl;395 x 323 mm) and mounted to heavier card stock; lacks dedication. Plates and text guarded and bound in nineteenth-century green morocco panelled gilt, the spine richly gilt in 7 compartments with raised bands (one reserved for lettering, plain endapers, edges gilt; spine scraped, other extremities rubbed
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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. Many of the sketches were studies for oil paintings which were never accomplished as Wilkie died and was buried at sea on his return journey from the East in 1841. According to the introductory text leaf the original sketches "whence the present work is derived, realized a sum of not less than fourteen thousand pounds."