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Kondakov, Nikodim Pavlovich
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- Istoriya i pamyatniki Vizantiiskoi emali. St Petersburg, 1892
- paper
Limited to 200 copies, this being number 70 for Karl Vasilevich Struve, 4to (357 x 267mm.), dedication leaf printed in gold and colours on an embossed silver ground, portrait of Zvenigorodsky, chromo-lithographed title-page, 31 plates and 4 sub-titles, black and white illustrations, original beige morocco blocked, decorated and lettered in gold and black, decorative gilt endpapers, edges coloured and gilt and gauffered, binding slightly damaged, lacking silk brocade dust-jacket and bookmark and box
Provenance
Karl Vasilevich Struve (1835-1907), Russian ambassador to Japan, the US and the Netherlands (in 1892 he was in St Petersburg between postings)
Literature
cf. Fekula 6705 (French edition)
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 Russian text copy of this lavish description of A.V. Zvenigorodsky's collection of tenth- and eleventh-century Byzantine enamels, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Six hundred copies in total were printed, all for private distribution, of which 200 each were in French, German and Russian.