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Gerli, Agostino
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Opuscoli. Parma: dalla Stamperia reale, 1785
- Paper
folio (372 x 245mm.), engraved vignette on title-page, engraved head- and tailpieces, 15 engraved plates (2 with letterpress text, 3 folding), contemporary vellum with arms of Pius VI gilt in centre of covers, gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, red edges, binding very slightly soiled
Provenance
Pius VI (Giovanni Angelico Braschi of Cesena, 1717-1799), arms on binding (his library was dispersed by Napoleon). For another book from his library, see lot 133.
Literature
Brooks 293; Cicognara 515; Riccardi i, 587
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
Gerli was an architect and an artist. The first treatise is on balloon flight, as Agostino and his brothers carried out the first successful balloon flight in Italy in 1784, which took place in front of the dedicatee of this volume, the imperial plenipotentiary in Milan, Johann Joseph Wilczek. Other sections deal with decorative innovations devised by Gerli and his brother-in-law, the sculptor Gaetano Callani.