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Defer de Maisonneuve, André
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Three works printed by him with stipple engravings on copper plates, comprising:
- Paper
FLORIAN, Jean-Pierre Claris de. Galatée, roman pastoral; imité de Cervantes... Édition ornée de figures en couleurs, d'après les dessins de M. Monsiau. Paris: Defer de Maisonneuve, 1793, 4to (345 x 255mm.), 4 stipple-engraved plates by Colibert and Cazenave after Monsiau, printed in colours, plates before letters, contemporary red straight-grained half morocco, pattered paper boards, flat spine gilt, uncut, bookplate of Lucien Allienne, joints slightly rubbed, paper covering chipped at foot of lower joint
GESSNER, Salomon. Mort d'Abel, poëme... traduit par Hubert. Édition ornée d'Etampes imprimées en couleur, d'après des dessins de M. Monsiau. Paris: Defer de Maisonneuve, 1793, 4to (321 x 245mm.), frontispiece portrait of Gessner and 5 stipple-engraved plates by Colibert, Casenave and Clement after Monsiau, all printed in colour, state before plate numbers, straight-grained green morocco gilt by Charles de Samblanx in the style of Bozérian, flat spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges
LA FONTAINE, Jean de. Les amours de Psyché et de Cupidon. Édition ornée de figures imprimées en couleurs, d'après les tableaux de M. Schall. Paris: Defer de Maisonneuve, de l'imprimerie de P.Fr. Didot jeune, 1791, 4to (330 x 242mm.), 4 coloured stipple-engraved plates after Schall, final advertisement leaf for Le Paradis Perdu at end, contemporary marbled calf gilt, flat spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, bookplate of Georg Siemens, paper flaw in T2, binding slightly rubbed and bumped
GESSNER, Salomon. Mort d'Abel, poëme... traduit par Hubert. Édition ornée d'Etampes imprimées en couleur, d'après des dessins de M. Monsiau. Paris: Defer de Maisonneuve, 1793, 4to (321 x 245mm.), frontispiece portrait of Gessner and 5 stipple-engraved plates by Colibert, Casenave and Clement after Monsiau, all printed in colour, state before plate numbers, straight-grained green morocco gilt by Charles de Samblanx in the style of Bozérian, flat spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges
LA FONTAINE, Jean de. Les amours de Psyché et de Cupidon. Édition ornée de figures imprimées en couleurs, d'après les tableaux de M. Schall. Paris: Defer de Maisonneuve, de l'imprimerie de P.Fr. Didot jeune, 1791, 4to (330 x 242mm.), 4 coloured stipple-engraved plates after Schall, final advertisement leaf for Le Paradis Perdu at end, contemporary marbled calf gilt, flat spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, bookplate of Georg Siemens, paper flaw in T2, binding slightly rubbed and bumped
Literature
Cohen-De Ricci 399, 436, 582
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
Defer de Maisonneuve perfected the technique of stipple engraving on copper plates which had been developed during the later eighteenth century. It enabled printers to create an image with gradual tonal changes and differences in intensity of colour, rather than separate and distinct patches of colour.