- 167
Le Hay, - and Charles de Ferriol
Estimate
25,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant, gravées sur les tableaux peints d'après nature en 1707 & 1708. Par les ordres de M. de Ferriol ambassadeur du roi à la Porte; et mis au jour en 1712 & 1713. Paris: (plates) Le Hay & Duchange, (text) Jacques Collombat, 1714-1715
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one volume, folio (498 x 322mm.), engraved title heightened with gold, 102 engraved plates, ALL COLOURED BY HAND with jewellery highlighted, 3 double-page, one plain engraved plate of music, contemporary calf gilt, gilt edges, slightly soiled, last text leaf with old repaired tear, small stamp on 4 leaves (engraved title, first plate, first text leaf and music), binding restored and somewhat rubbed
Literature
Atabey 429; Blackmer 591
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
In addition to the plates depicting Turkish court, noble, military and other costume, the work also illustrates the costume of Greeks, Albanians, Jews, Armenians, Persians, Indians, Arabs and Moors.
The engravings were commissioned by Charles de Ferriol (1652-1722), French ambassador to the Porte between 1699 and 1709, after drawings by the Flemish artist J.B. van Mour, who lived and worked in Constantinople during the first half of the eighteenth century. It has been suggested that van Mour went to Constantinople in the entourage of Ferriol in 1699. A large proportion of his art work was commissioned by the then Dutch ambassador to the Porte, Cornelis Calkoen, some of which are now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.