Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection
Provenance & Patina: Important English Furniture from a West Coast Collection
Auction Closed
June 18, 08:33 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
First Edition, folio (437 x 263mm.), half-title, title printed in red and black, engraved dedication, list of subscribers, 160 engraved plates, with 56 additional engraved plates from a later edition (dated 1759-1761), later tree calf, spine gilt in 6 compartments, red morocco spine label, each cover with gilt border and device to centre, new endpapers, all text leaves and most plates with marginal restoration or repair (some loss to text, especially to title), spine ends splitting and slightly rubbed, sold as a collection of plates
height 17 ¼ in.; width 10 ⅜ in.
43.7 cm; 26.3 cm
Probably acquired by Robert Berkeley (1713-1804) of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire; thence by descent
Sotheby's London, 11 December 2019, lot 122
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