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BOSSUET. ORAISON FUNÈBRE DE... PARIS, 1685. IN-4. RELIURE DE DEUIL AUX ARMES DE LOUISE DE BOURBON.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
- Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne
- Oraison funèbre de très-haute-et-très-puissante princesse Anne de Gonzague de Clèves...Paris, Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1685.
Grand in-folio (293 x 215 mm). Maroquin noir, triple filet en encadrement, armes argentées frappées au centre des plats (fer inconnu d’OHR), larmes argentées aux angles et répétées au dos, tranches marbrées (Reliure de deuil de l’époque). Étui de demi-maroquin noir (Devauchelle).Mors et coiffes habilement restaurés. Exemplaire de présent sur grand papier dans une reliure de deuil aux armes de Louise-Françoise de Bourbon. Édition originale illustrée d’une vignette aux armes de la princesse Palatine sur le titre, gravée par S. Le Clerc, d’un bandeau et d’un cul-de-lampe. Fille naturelle de Louis XIV et de Mme de Montespan, Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, dite Mademoiselle de Nantes (1685-1743) possédait, dans sa demeure du Palais-Bourbon une bibliothèque remarquable "par la splendeur des reliures, exécutées pour la plupart par Derome et Padeloup" (OHR).
Provenance
Louise de Bourbon (armoiries). -- Edouard Rahir (ex-libris ; I, 7-9 mai 1930, lot 39). -- Laurent Meeûs (ex-libris). -- Louis de Sadeleer (ex-libris).
Literature
Tchemerzine, I, p. 850. -- Le Petit, p. 410.
Condition
Mors et coiffes habilement restaurés.
"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."