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Muffat, Gottlieb (1690-1770).
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
- Componimenti Musicali per il Cembalo. Augsburg: J. C. Leopold, [c.1739].
- paper and ink
première édition, 5 feuillets, 105, [1] pages, in-folio oblong (24.2 x 33.7 cm), musique gravée, page de titre illustrée gravée, dédicace et épître au lecteur en italien, épître imprimé au lecteur en allemand, guide des ornements musicaux gravé en fin d'ouvrage, catalogue gravé intitulé "Catalogus der jenigen musicalischen Wercke, so bey Joh. Crist. Leopold ... zu haben seynd", ex-libris de Julian Marshall sur le premier contreplat, ex-libris de James E. Matthew et cachet du Dr. Werner Wolffheim sur la page de garde, veau XVIIIe siècle, armes de Charles IV de Habsbourg, Empereur Romain Germanique, avec décor doré, pages de l'épître en italien inversées, gouttière fendue entre les pages 1 et 2, dos et coins usagés.
Provenance
Empereur Charles IV de Habsbourg.
Literature
RISM M 8134 ; TNG, xvii, p.366.
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
Superbe exemplaire d'une provenance exceptionnelle de la plus reconnue des publications pour clavier de la première moitié du XVIIIème. Un seul autre exemplaire est connu, en France (RISM). Nous n'avons retrouvé qu'un seul exemplaire en vente aux enchères : voir la vente du 17 Octobre 1967 dans nos salles (lot 425).
A very attractive copy, with a distinguished provenance, of one of the most notable keyboard publications of the first half of the eighteenth century. RISM records only one other copy in France. We have traced only one copy at auction in the past: see the sale in these rooms on 17 October 1967 (lot 425).
A very attractive copy, with a distinguished provenance, of one of the most notable keyboard publications of the first half of the eighteenth century. RISM records only one other copy in France. We have traced only one copy at auction in the past: see the sale in these rooms on 17 October 1967 (lot 425).