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Kutepov, Nikolai
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Tsarskaya (Imperatorskaya) okhota na Rusi [The Royal (Imperial) hunt in Russia]. St Petersburg, 1896-1911
- Paper
4 volumes, 4to (360 x 263mm.), comprising:
Velikoknyazheskaya i tsarskaya okhota na Rusi s X po XVI vek. 1896, second edition, 8 plates
Tsarskaya okhota na Rusi Tsarei Mikhaila Feodorovicha i Alekseya Mikhailovicha XVII vek. 1898, second edition, 38 plates (2 double-page)
Tsarskaya i Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVII-XVIII vek. 1902, 24 plates (some with printed tissue guards), 2 tables at end (one folding)
Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVIII i XIX vek. 1911, 15 coloured mounted plates
half-titles, 85 coloured and plain plates, numerous coloured and plain illustrations in text, some heightened with gold, some full-page, mostly by Samokish, and some reproductions of documents, objects and paintings, bound in original morocco-backed pictorial cloth gilt with gilt edges, volumes 1-3 with gilt paper endleaves, last 2 leaves of volume 2 detached, extremities slightly rubbed, small area of loss at head of lower joint of volume 3, spine of volume 4 slightly faded
Velikoknyazheskaya i tsarskaya okhota na Rusi s X po XVI vek. 1896, second edition, 8 plates
Tsarskaya okhota na Rusi Tsarei Mikhaila Feodorovicha i Alekseya Mikhailovicha XVII vek. 1898, second edition, 38 plates (2 double-page)
Tsarskaya i Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVII-XVIII vek. 1902, 24 plates (some with printed tissue guards), 2 tables at end (one folding)
Imperatorskaya okhota na Rusi konets XVIII i XIX vek. 1911, 15 coloured mounted plates
half-titles, 85 coloured and plain plates, numerous coloured and plain illustrations in text, some heightened with gold, some full-page, mostly by Samokish, and some reproductions of documents, objects and paintings, bound in original morocco-backed pictorial cloth gilt with gilt edges, volumes 1-3 with gilt paper endleaves, last 2 leaves of volume 2 detached, extremities slightly rubbed, small area of loss at head of lower joint of volume 3, spine of volume 4 slightly faded
Literature
Fekula 2575; cf. Schwerdt, Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, vol.I, pp.291-2
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
A FINELY PRODUCED HISTORY OF HUNTING BY THE TSARS. "The four volumes... describe the imperial hunts from the tenth through nineteenth centuries. The illustrations were commissioned from A. Benois, Lancere, Lebedev, L. Pasternak, Repin, Riabushkin, Rubo, Samokish, Serov, Stepanov, Surikov and Vasnetsov among others. This work was the first description of hunting published in Russia" (Fekula).