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Kutepov, Nikolai
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Kutepov, Nikolai
- Velikoknyazheskaya i tsarskaya okhota na Rusi, s X po XVI vek [The grand-ducal and imperial hunt in Russia, 10th to 16th centuries]. St Petersburg, 1896
- Paper
large 4to (362 x 267mm.), second edition, 8 coloured and plain plates (some tipped-in), numerous coloured and plain illustrations in text, some heightened with gold or silver, some full-page, mostly by Samokish, bound in original morocco-backed pictorial beige cloth gilt, flat spine gilt, gilt edges, pictorial endleaves, binding soiled, spine scraped
Literature
cf. Fekula 2575 (all four volumes); Schwerdt, Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, vol.I, pp.291-2
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 the first of a four-volume set which aimed to "...describe the imperial hunts from the tenth through nineteenth centuries. The illustrations were commissioned from A. Benois, Lancere, Lebedev, L. Pasternak, Repin, Riabushkin, Rubo, Samokish, Serov, Stepanov, Surikov and Vasnetsov among others. This work was the first description of hunting published in Russia" (Fekula).