Lot Essay
Including the title page and one plate each for the following birds in landscapes: lapwing, teal, red-legged partridge, bullfinch, woodcock, snipe, rail, goldfinch, kingfisher, jay and owl.
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Livre d'Oiseaux (A Book of Birds)
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ALBERT FLAMEN (1620-1674)
Livre d'Oiseaux (A Book of Birds)
the complete set of 12 etchings, circa 1672, on laid paper, two with indistinct watermarks, the others without, a uniform set of this rare series, very good impressions, trimmed on or just inside the platemarks but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline and the text below, some sheets with scattered foxing and minor stains, generally in good condition.
Sheets 100 x 197 mm. (and similar)
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Livre d'Oiseaux (A Book of Birds)
the complete set of 12 etchings, circa 1672, on laid paper, two with indistinct watermarks, the others without, a uniform set of this rare series, very good impressions, trimmed on or just inside the platemarks but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline and the text below, some sheets with scattered foxing and minor stains, generally in good condition.
Sheets 100 x 197 mm. (and similar)
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Provenance
William Esdaile (1758-1837), London (Lugt 2617); his sale, Christie's, London, 11-16 June 1840, lot 201.
Pierre Defer (1798-1870), Paris; then by descent to his son-in-law Henri Dumesnil (1823-1898), Paris (Lugt 739, as Collection Defer-Dumesnil); probably his posthumous sale, Danlos, Paris, 17-18 May 1901.
With Arsène Bonafous Murat, Paris.
Acquired from the above around 1988.
Pierre Defer (1798-1870), Paris; then by descent to his son-in-law Henri Dumesnil (1823-1898), Paris (Lugt 739, as Collection Defer-Dumesnil); probably his posthumous sale, Danlos, Paris, 17-18 May 1901.
With Arsène Bonafous Murat, Paris.
Acquired from the above around 1988.
Literature
Bartsch 80-92
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