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Hollar, Wenceslaus
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Hollar, Wenceslaus
- Ornatus muliebris anglicanus or The severall habits of English women. [s.n.], 1640 [and later]
- Paper
4to (174 x 124mm.), engraved title-page and 26 plates, the plates in different states and on paper watermarked with double-headed eagle and Strasbourg lily, nineteenth-century blind-stamped calf, title on upper cover in gilt, edges gilt, title-page soiled, small stain in outer margin of some plates
Provenance
Peter Walley, eighteenth-century inscription on title-page; H. Trelawney, inscription on verso of final leaf; William Monson, bookplate (probably William, 6th Lord Monson, 1796-1862)
Literature
Colas 1464; ESTC S121910; Lipperheide 975; Parthey-Pennington 1778-1803; STC (2nd ed.) 13599.5
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
Hollar's series of illustrations of fashionable dress was so popular it was reprinted right up until the beginning of the nineteenth century. The prints are usually found, according to Petherton, "separate or in haphazard collections" and the different states not attributable to any particular issue.