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Ferrerio, Pietro and Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Two volumes of plate books of Rome in uniform gilt bindings, comprising:
- paper
FERRERIO, Pietro. Palazzi di Roma. [Rome, 1696-1702], 2 parts in one volume, 105 engraved plates (including titles)
ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo de'. Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores interioresque a celebrioribus architectis inventi. [Rome], 1684, 72 engraved plates (including title)
[bound with] Disegni di vari altari e cappelle nelle chiese di Roma con le loro facciate fianchi piante e misure de piu celebri architetti. [Rome, c.1713], engraved title by Pietro Antonio de Pitri after Ciro Ferri and 49 engraved plates showing plans, sections and elevations
together 2 volumes, large folio (approximately 495 x 360mm.), late eighteenth-century Roman mottled brown calf richly tooled in gold to a rococo design with curling leaf tools, fan-shaped tools, flowers, palmettes and fleurons, spines gilt in compartments with a large rose tool, German library label in each volume on front paste-down, some staining and dampstaining, light wear to bindings
ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo de'. Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores interioresque a celebrioribus architectis inventi. [Rome], 1684, 72 engraved plates (including title)
[bound with] Disegni di vari altari e cappelle nelle chiese di Roma con le loro facciate fianchi piante e misure de piu celebri architetti. [Rome, c.1713], engraved title by Pietro Antonio de Pitri after Ciro Ferri and 49 engraved plates showing plans, sections and elevations
together 2 volumes, large folio (approximately 495 x 360mm.), late eighteenth-century Roman mottled brown calf richly tooled in gold to a rococo design with curling leaf tools, fan-shaped tools, flowers, palmettes and fleurons, spines gilt in compartments with a large rose tool, German library label in each volume on front paste-down, some staining and dampstaining, light wear to bindings
Literature
BAL RIBA 1057, 2845 & 2844; 3rd work: Berlin Catalogue 2673
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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
These volumes have bindings almost identical to those found on similar de' Rossi plate books, indicating that they were most likely made for the publisher; for example, see the Franklin Kissner Collection of Books on Rome, Christie's, 3 October 1990, lot 447. For another similar binding, see lot 177 (Piranesi).