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Beauharnais, Hortense de
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Beauharnais, Hortense de
- Livre d'Art de la Reine Hortense, Une visite a Augsbourg, Esquisse Biographique, Lettres, Dessins et Musique, Paris: Heugel & Cie, [c.1860]
- paper
The de-luxe folio edition, 53 leaves (ff [4], 23 pages, ff.[37]), oblong folio (c.27 x 38cm), lithographed additional title: 'Album Artistique de la Reine Hortense' (bearing her arms), dedication to Napoleon III printed in gold, each page within a gilt border, lithographed portrait of Hortense, 7 chromo-lithographed decorative titles (one heightened in gold), texts variously printed in blue and in black, 6 plates lithographed after paintings by Hortense, 24 pages of music, contemporary velvet-covered green quarter morocco, gilt-stamped arms of Queen Hortense to covers, [Olivier 2654 (2)], extremities rubbed, foxing to the music, not affecting the plates, some staining to margins, lower hinge broken
Literature
Hirsch, iii 846
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
This is a splendid folio edition of the songs, drawings and letters of Hortense, formerly Queen of Holland. She was the daughter of the Empress Josephine and mother to Napoleon III, to whom the volume is dedicated. The work was originally published in oblong quarto format in 1853, edited by Comte Auguste Louis Charles de la Garde-Chambonas (1783-1853). We have not traced a copy of this de-luxe edition at auction, nor even in the Bibliothèque Nationale.