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Bertelli, Pietro
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Bertelli, Pietro
- Diversarum nationum habitus centum, et quattuor iconibus in aere incisis diligenter expressi, item Ordines duo processionum. Unus Summi Pontificis alter Sereniss. Principis Venetiarum (To. alter... Tomus III). Padua: Alciato Alciati and Pietro Bertelli, 1594-1596 [and later]
- Paper
2 volumes in one, 8vo (148 x 107mm.), 2 engraved title-pages, 2 leaves of letterpress text (dedication) at start of each volume, engraved armorial in volume 2, double-page engraved title-page and armorial in volume 3, volume 1: 52 engraved plates (2 folding, 50 double-page, one with overslip); volume 2: 28 double-page plates (one with overslip), 2 single plates (one loose); volume 3: 29 double-page plates, 39 single plates, some plates duplicated or from a later printing, later vellum, lettered in manuscript on spine, first title-page and text in volume 1 cut down, some double-page plates cut into single plates and remounted, lacking the folding plate of the procession of the Doge in volume 1; sold as a collection of plates not subject to return
Provenance
Jacobus Pallinger from Bavaria, a student at the Academy of Geneva, manuscript note on verso of one of the plates dated 26 June 1602
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 5608 (variant title-page in first volume); Colas 316; IA 117.999
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 fascinating and wide-ranging collection of plates, depicting peoples from all across Europe from Moscow to London, a few plates of native American and African costume, some scenes of Venice and of monuments, including a few specific portraits, the electors and representatives of the Holy Roman Empire, processions of the Pope and the Sultan and the and depictions of characters from the Venetian commedia dell'arte and Carnevale. The plates depicting Turkish costume were copied from Nicolay's work, and the Commedia and Carnevale plates were later republished by Bertelli's son Francesco; some of these plates are signed by Francesco.