- 115
Raymond, Alexandre M.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- L'Art islamique en orient. Première partie. Vieilles faïences Turques en Asie-Mineure et à Constantinople [-Deuxième partie. Fragments d'architecture religieuse et civile]. Constantinople: Librairie Raymond, [c.1922] and Prague: M. Schulz for Librairie Raymond, 1924
- paper
First French edition of part 1 and first (and only) edition of part 2, 2 volumes, folio (485 x 344mm.), part 1: 40 colour plates on 36 sheets, including 4 double-page, 11pp. letterpress text, part 2: chromolithographed and gold-printed title and dedication, 60 chromolithographed plates on 52 sheets, including 9 double-page, some also printed in gold, 12pp. letterpress text, illustrations in text; each part loose within publisher's chromolithographed portfolio, part of dust-jacket to part 2 loosely inserted, [Atabey 1015 (part 2 only); cf. Creswell col. 445; not in Blackmer], part 1 spine partly torn, part 2 portfolio with cover and flaps detached and slightly worn
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A rare set of both volumes. The splendid chromolithographed selection of plates illustrate in part 1: ceramics in architectural decoration and ceramic artefacts and in part 2: architectural details of mosques at Konia, Brousse, Sivas, Constantinople, Yeni-Cheir and Iznik.