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MOREAU - [RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE] MONUMENT DU COSTUME PHYSIQUE ET MORAL. 1789. SUITE DE 26 ESTAMPES.
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Monument du costume physique et moral de la fin du dix-septième siècle, ou Tableaux de la Vie. Neuwied sur le Rhin, Société Typographique, 1789.
Grand in-folio (468 x 364 mm). Maroquin rouge, encadrement de filets dorés, entre-nerfs ornés, dentelle intérieure (Lortic). Non rogné.Rousseurs, nerfs frottés à la charnière, coins frottés. Suite de 26 estampes de Moreau (24) et de Freudeberg (2), gravées par Baquoy, Dambrun, Delignon, etc. Édition originale du texte de Restif de La Bretonne, qui composa ces historiettes pour le compte d'un éditeur désireux d'utiliser les planches de Moreau parues en 1775 et 1776 sous le titre Suite d'Estampes pour servir à l'Histoire des Mœurs et du Costume (voir lot 78). Les planches utilisées sont celles de la seconde et troisième suite d'après Moreau le Jeune ; les deux planches supplémentaires de Freudeberg avaient été tirées à part antérieurement. Provenance : ex-libris armorié avec la devise "Pax et Patria." Référence : Cohen, 881. -- Colas, 1124.
Condition
Rousseurs, nerfs frottés à la charnière, coins frottés.
"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."