Lot 119
  • 119

Stieglitz, Christian Ludwig

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Stieglitz, Christian Ludwig
  • Zeichnungen aus der schönen Baukunst oder Darstellung idealischer und augeführter Gebäude mit ihren Grund- und Aufrissen auf 115 Kupfertafeln... Zweyte verbesserte Auflage. Leipzig: Georg Voss, 1805
  • Paper
folio (450 x 292mm.), engraved frontispiece, 1 unnumbered engraved plate, engraved plates numbered 1-113 (4-5, 30-31, 40-41, 53-54, 65-66, 78-80, 83-84, 100-101 and 107-108 as double-page plates), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments, plates 36, 94 and 113 repaired at foredge, plate 45 repaired at upper corner, upper joint cracked, extremities slightly rubbed

Provenance

bought from Doerling, 21 November 1995, lot 723

Literature

Berlin Catalogue 2051; cf. BAL RIBA 3164 (French edition of 1801)

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."

Catalogue Note

This volume was originally compiled at the behest and expense of James Ogilvy, seventh earl of Findlater and Seafield (1750-1811), an amateur architect who had settled in Dresden. The plates were engraved by J.G. Schwender and Stieglitz was asked to supply the text. Some of the plates depict English buildings, such as the mausoleum at Wentworth Woodhouse and Thomas Sandby's bridge at Staines, and the majority of the plates were for buildings never constructed.