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Flandin, Eugène and Pascal Coste.
Estimate
12,000 - 16,000 GBP
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Description
- Voyage en Perse de MM. Eugène Flandin, peintre, et Pascal Coste, architecte, attachés à l'ambassade de France en Perse, pendant les années 1840 et 1841... Perse ancienne [moderne]. Paris: Gide et J. Baudry, no date [1843-1854]
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A near-complete collection of plates from this work. The work was published in 2 parts, Perse moderne and Perse ancienne, and this collection comprises:
Perse moderne, 96 lithographed plates (of 100), lacking no.20, 27, 37 and 52
Perse ancienne, engraved map and 241 plates, some double-page, plates numbered 1-229 with some bis plates (but no plate numbers 70, 87, 88, 100, 101, 146 or 187 – some or all of which (certainly the last) possibly never printed), the plates including an unnumbered plate of Persepolis and one numbered 150/1; together with 84 duplicate plates
plates approx. 630 x 450mm., or vice versa, occasional slight spotting, bound in one volume nineteenth-century green morocco-backed cloth (slightly rubbed), 2 volumes contemporary morocco-backed boards (covers detached, rubbed, lacking spine and one cover), others unbound
Perse moderne, 96 lithographed plates (of 100), lacking no.20, 27, 37 and 52
Perse ancienne, engraved map and 241 plates, some double-page, plates numbered 1-229 with some bis plates (but no plate numbers 70, 87, 88, 100, 101, 146 or 187 – some or all of which (certainly the last) possibly never printed), the plates including an unnumbered plate of Persepolis and one numbered 150/1; together with 84 duplicate plates
plates approx. 630 x 450mm., or vice versa, occasional slight spotting, bound in one volume nineteenth-century green morocco-backed cloth (slightly rubbed), 2 volumes contemporary morocco-backed boards (covers detached, rubbed, lacking spine and one cover), others unbound
Literature
cf. Wilson p.72; cf. Ghani p.641
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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
The work was published over a period of 10 years and is rare. The lithographed plates of Perse moderne are the finest depictions of Persia in the nineteenth century.