- 364
Ferrerio, Pietro, and Giovanni Battista Falda.
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Palazzi di Roma de piu celebri architetti... Libro primo (Nuovi disegni... libro secondo). Rome: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, [before 1691], 2 engraved title-pages and 97 engraved plates (including 3 duplicate plates)
- Paper
Falda, Giovanni Battista. Li giardini di Roma. Rome: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, 1683, engraved title-page, engraved dedication, 19 engraved plates, a few marginal paper repairs
2 works in one volume, oblong folio (363 x 460mm.), contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, occasional slight creasing, a few plates becoming detached from guards, binding rubbed and scraped, lacking lettering-piece
2 works in one volume, oblong folio (363 x 460mm.), contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, occasional slight creasing, a few plates becoming detached from guards, binding rubbed and scraped, lacking lettering-piece
Provenance
Charles Filippi, booklabel, sale, Tajan, Paris, 21 October 1994, lot 83
Literature
cf. BAL RIBA 1056 (first edition) and 1057 (later edition dated to [c. 1696-1702]); BAL RIBA 1017 (later issue)
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 early issue of this edition, following the first edition of c. 1655. The plates contained in Palazzi di Roma do not correspond exactly with the listings in BAL RIBA. This copy has the plates in a different order (and not necessarily in the same book), and contains one of the plates supposedly only included in the first edition of c. 1655 (Palazzo de SS.ri Caffarelli), and only 3 of the 5 extra plates for this edition (nos 20, 25 and 27 in BAL RIBA's listing), as well as another 5 plates not included in the BAL RIBA descriptions (Il famoso palagio de SS.ri Massimi alla Valle; Palazzo de SS.ri Cenci alla dogana; Palazzo de' Sig.ri d'Aste; Pianta de palazzo de' Sig.ri d'Asti; Palazzo dell Ill.mo Sig Conte Gio. Antonio Bighazzini). The plates in this copy are unnumbered, unlike the BAL RIBA copy, which is presumably the cause of the different order of plates, and have the watermark of the paschal lamb (Heawood 2838, as does the copy in the Sir John Soane's Museum), which indicates that this volume was compiled at an earlier date.