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Benner, Jean Henri
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection de vingt-quatre portraits de la famille impériale. St Petersburg: M. Saint-Florent; Moscow: M. Rosenstrauch, [1818]
- Paper
folio (384 x 270mm.), parallel title in Russian and French, 24 hand-coloured engraved plates, diced russia tooled in gilt and blind by L. Dixon, with his ticket, flat spine gilt, bookplate removed from flyleaf, spine and joints neatly repaired
Provenance
William à Court, baron Heytesbury (1779-1860), inscription on title-page dated St Petersburgh, 1829, when he was British Ambassador to Russia; Heytesbury House, armorial bookplate
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
The collection starts with the first Romanov ruler, Mikhail, and ends with Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna. Benner spent the years 1817-1825 in St Petersburg and painted these watercolour miniatures in around 1817; a set of twelve Benner miniatures of the Romanovs sold at Sotheby's in 2007 for over £200,000.
Copies of the book are known with the lists of subscribers, not present in this copy.