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Chambord Chateau
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Merle, [Jean-Toussaint], et [Antoine Hilaire Henri] Périé. Description historique et pittoresque du Chateau de Chambord offert par La France à S.A.R. Mgr le Duc de Bordeaux. [Paris]: Imprimerie de P. Didot, l'ainé, [1821]
Folio (19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.; 495 x 375 mm). Printed on green, blue, pink, and yellow paper, additional engraved title, engraved title, 11 full-page plates mounted on colored paper, 2 half-page vignettes, and a headpiece (hand-colored) lithographed by Godefroy Englemann after Périé, Villeneuve, Fragonard, Dupre and Desmadryl and lightly hand-colored with wash; very light marginal soiling, violet paper mount faded in spots. Contemporary red quarter straight-grain morocco and marbled boards, original brown wrappers bound in; edges rubbed.
Folio (19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.; 495 x 375 mm). Printed on green, blue, pink, and yellow paper, additional engraved title, engraved title, 11 full-page plates mounted on colored paper, 2 half-page vignettes, and a headpiece (hand-colored) lithographed by Godefroy Englemann after Périé, Villeneuve, Fragonard, Dupre and Desmadryl and lightly hand-colored with wash; very light marginal soiling, violet paper mount faded in spots. Contemporary red quarter straight-grain morocco and marbled boards, original brown wrappers bound in; edges rubbed.
Condition
very light marginal soiling, violet paper mount faded in spots. Contemporary red quarter straight-grain morocco and marbled boards, original brown wrappers bound in; edges rubbed.
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
A splendid, deluxe copy.