- 315
WRIGHT, RAGGUAGLIO DELLA SOLENNE COMPARSA, ROMA, 1687, PERGAMENA
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Ragguaglio della solenne comparsa, fatta in Roma gli otto di gennaio 1687 dall'illustrissimo, ... conte di Castelmaine ambasciadore straordinario ... di Giacomo Secondo re' d'Inghilterra et Ibernia … alla santità di nostro signore papa Innocentio undecimo. Roma : Domenico Antonio Ercole, [1687]
- Paper
Folio (334x232 mm.), 15 tavole incise numerate e firmate di cui 1 ampia e ripiegata più volte (33,4x121 cm), grande antiporta incisa con scena dell’omaggio di Castelmaine al Papa, a c. A2r ritratto della dedicataria, la duchessa di Modena e grande iniziale istoriata calcografica, filigrana con giglio, legatura in piena pergamena semirigida con stemma impresso in oro: "The Society of Writers to the Signet", titolo manoscritto sul dorso, cofanetto, alcune fioriture e segni di umidità ai margini delle prime carte, rinforzi all’attaccatura di alcune carte e tavole, segni di restauro su qualche carta e sulla tavola ripiegata
Provenance
Firma manoscritta sulla carta di guardia anteriore datata 18[2]9 e firma sul margine inferiore destro dell’antiporta; Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet, Edinburgh, asta, Sotheby's Londra, 1 giugno 1995, lotto 158
Literature
Rossetti 11484; Lipperheide 2751; Watanabe-O'Kelly & Simon 949
Condition
Condizioni e stato di conservazione, ove necessario, sono riportati e descritti all'interno della descrizione
"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
L’incisore delle tavole è il celebre Arnold Van Westerhout su disegni di diversi artisti: Ferri, Cornely, Lenardi, Camers. Quest’opera, curata dal pittore Wright, documenta il tentativo di riconciliazione del re d’Inghilterra Giacomo II, attraverso il suo ambasciatore Lord Castlemaine, col papa Innocenzo XI. Le tavole raffigurano allegorie, carrozze e decorazioni varie utilizzate per l’ingresso dell’ambasciatore. In particolare, la grande tavola ripiegata raffigura il sontuoso banchetto celebrativo.