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Pierre Panseron
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre Panseron
- Recueil de jardinage. and Recueil de jardins anglois et chinois. Paris, chez l'auteur, 1783-1788. Recueil des Decorations propre à embellir les jardins anglois et chinois. Paris, chez l'auteur, 1785.
- Ink & paper
5 volumes. 4to (10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in; 270 x 210 mm). Printed on pale blue paper. 157 hand-colored plates including 103 folding plates. Uniformly bound: contemporary half mottled calf and marbled boards. Paper repair to the folds.
Recueil de jardinage (volume 1): 5 engraved pages, a printed page pasted up, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 30 plates, including 12 folding plates (numbered 1-6, 1-6, 1-5, 23, 1-9, 3 unnumbered - "supplement").
Recueil des jardins anglois et chinois: 3 volumes numbered II, III, IV; vol. II: 5 engraved pages, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 27 plates, including 10 folding plates (numbered 2-6, 1-6, 1-6, 1-10); vol. III: 4 engraved pages, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 37 folding plates (numbered 1-6 (missing plate 3), 6 unnumbered, 1-6, 1-6, 1-6, 1-6, 2 unnumbered); vol. VI: 4 engraved pages, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 12 folding plates (first plate unnumbered, 2-12/13, plates 12 and 13 in one).
Recueil des Decorations propre à embellir les jardins anglois et chinois. 1 engraved title and 51, including 32 folding plates (5 unnumbered plates, 3 unnumbered plates, 6 unnumbered plates; 6 unnumbered plates, 1-4 (on 6 missing plates 5 and 6), 1-6 (on 6, missing plate 5), 6-1, 1-6 (on 6, missing plate 2), 2-6 (on 6, missing plate 1), 2-5, 2 unnumbered).
Recueil de jardinage (volume 1): 5 engraved pages, a printed page pasted up, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 30 plates, including 12 folding plates (numbered 1-6, 1-6, 1-5, 23, 1-9, 3 unnumbered - "supplement").
Recueil des jardins anglois et chinois: 3 volumes numbered II, III, IV; vol. II: 5 engraved pages, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 27 plates, including 10 folding plates (numbered 2-6, 1-6, 1-6, 1-10); vol. III: 4 engraved pages, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 37 folding plates (numbered 1-6 (missing plate 3), 6 unnumbered, 1-6, 1-6, 1-6, 1-6, 2 unnumbered); vol. VI: 4 engraved pages, 4 printed pages of catalogue inserted and 12 folding plates (first plate unnumbered, 2-12/13, plates 12 and 13 in one).
Recueil des Decorations propre à embellir les jardins anglois et chinois. 1 engraved title and 51, including 32 folding plates (5 unnumbered plates, 3 unnumbered plates, 6 unnumbered plates; 6 unnumbered plates, 1-4 (on 6 missing plates 5 and 6), 1-6 (on 6, missing plate 5), 6-1, 1-6 (on 6, missing plate 2), 2-6 (on 6, missing plate 1), 2-5, 2 unnumbered).
Literature
Bulletin de la Librairie Damascene Morgand, 1895-1898, vol. 7, n° 27747 (the note describes the two first volumes only).
Condition
Paper repair to the folds. Spines and back rubbed.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Probably the most complete copy ever offered at auction of one of the most extensive and beautiful works on gardens of the 18th century, comprising 157 brightly hand-colored plates.