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Ridinger, Johann Elias
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- [Fürstliche Personen zu Pferde, oder: Portraits grosser Herren zu Pferde]. no place or date
- Paper
folio (460 x 315mm.), 16 engraved plates, with one additional plate (Thienemann 835), captions in Latin (first two also in Russian), one browned in margins, one spotted in margins, bound with:
Lehrreiche Fabeln aus dem Reiche der Thiere. Augsburg: J.E. Ridinger, 1744, 403 x 280mm., title printed in red and black, 14 leaves of text (inc. title) 16 engraved plates, [Schwerdt III:144a]
[Fabul. XVII-XX. Augsburg, after 1767], 4 engraved plates, 3 leaves of text, [Schwerdt III:144b], stain on last text leaf
bound together in modern calf gilt
Lehrreiche Fabeln aus dem Reiche der Thiere. Augsburg: J.E. Ridinger, 1744, 403 x 280mm., title printed in red and black, 14 leaves of text (inc. title) 16 engraved plates, [Schwerdt III:144a]
[Fabul. XVII-XX. Augsburg, after 1767], 4 engraved plates, 3 leaves of text, [Schwerdt III:144b], stain on last text leaf
bound together in modern calf gilt
Literature
Thienemann 819-834 and 835; 765-780 and 781-784
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
The portraits of kings and nobles on horseback are of Peter III and Elizabeth I of Russia, Maria Theresa, Louis XV, George II, and others, including German and Scandinavian rulers. The title to the work is as supplied by Thienemann.
The additional plates to Lehrreiche Fabeln (nos. XVII-XX) were engraved after Ridinger's death, in 1767, by his son, and are rare.