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Le Rouge, Georges Louis, publisher.
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Cahiers des jardins anglo-chinois. Paris: for Le Rouge, 1770-1787
- paper
20 parts (only, of 21) bound in 2 volumes, oblong folio (310 x 460mm.), 470 engraved plates, some printed on blue paper, some folding, a few double-sided, later boards, lacks part 6 and all after part 21 plate 6, a couple of plates with repaired tears, part 19, plates 37 and 38 with portion obscured in ink
Literature
Berlin Katalog 3312 (lacking parts 5 and 21)
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
Virtually all surviving copies are incomplete, and a full description has never been published. Georges Louis Le Rouge (1700-1790), the French publisher, was notable for popularising in France and elsewhere what he called les jardins anglo-chinois. In explaining this new concept in landscape gardening to his countrymen, he wrote "everyone knows that the English gardens are only an imitation of those in China". Le Rouge considered Kew Gardens to be the zenith of "Anglo-Chinese" taste (see lots 337-338).