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A collection of 93 engravings from Galerie du Palais Royal. [Paris: 1786-1808].
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LOUIS ABEL DE BONAFOUS DE FONTENAI (1736-1806)
A collection of 93 engravings from Galerie du Palais Royal. [Paris: 1786-1808].
Folio (510 x 320mm). 93 engraved plates, many uncut (the block detached, splitting and loose in the boards, some light scattered spotting, soiling and creasing mainly confined to margins, one or two plates more heavily affected). Contemporary green glazed paper-backed boards, by Hacquin with their printed trade label on front pastedown (worn and rubbed, spine splitting at foot of upper joint); covered with a slightly later chemise of pink-watered silk of amateur construction (upper cover very faded, the whole loose, abraded and defective). Provenance: Lord George Augusta Hill (1801-1879, Anglo-Irish military officer, politician and landowner; ink inscription dated Paris 1821 on front pastedown noting the book contains 93 plates).
Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.
A collection of 93 engravings from Galerie du Palais Royal. [Paris: 1786-1808].
Folio (510 x 320mm). 93 engraved plates, many uncut (the block detached, splitting and loose in the boards, some light scattered spotting, soiling and creasing mainly confined to margins, one or two plates more heavily affected). Contemporary green glazed paper-backed boards, by Hacquin with their printed trade label on front pastedown (worn and rubbed, spine splitting at foot of upper joint); covered with a slightly later chemise of pink-watered silk of amateur construction (upper cover very faded, the whole loose, abraded and defective). Provenance: Lord George Augusta Hill (1801-1879, Anglo-Irish military officer, politician and landowner; ink inscription dated Paris 1821 on front pastedown noting the book contains 93 plates).
Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.
