(Animals, Performing) | Performing horses, deer, elephant, and dogs
(Animals, Performing)
Le Cirque Olympique, ou les exercices de chevaux de M.M. Franconi, du cerf Coco … Par Madame B[ertin], née de V[eriel]l. Paris: Nepveu, 1817
12mo (133 x 83 mm). Half-title, 15 (of 16) hand-colored engraved plates including frontispiece after J. D. Dugourc; title-page, preliminaries, and about 6 quires lightly dampstained, lacks one plate ("L'Eléphant clouant une planche" at p. 136). Modern half red morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered gilt, marbled edges.
Another copy, with hand-colored plates.
REFERENCE:
Toole Stott 26
PROVENANCE:
E.C. Perkins (inscription on verso of half-title: "E.C. Perkins from P.E. Jan. 17th 1879")
Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
View it on
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
(Animals, Performing)
Le Cirque Olympique, ou les exercices de chevaux de M.M. Franconi, du cerf Coco … Par Madame B[ertin], née de V[eriel]l. Paris: Nepveu, 1817
12mo (133 x 83 mm). Half-title, 15 (of 16) hand-colored engraved plates including frontispiece after J. D. Dugourc; title-page, preliminaries, and about 6 quires lightly dampstained, lacks one plate ("L'Eléphant clouant une planche" at p. 136). Modern half red morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered gilt, marbled edges.
Another copy, with hand-colored plates.
REFERENCE:
Toole Stott 26
PROVENANCE:
E.C. Perkins (inscription on verso of half-title: "E.C. Perkins from P.E. Jan. 17th 1879")
Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.