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Lot 287
FRESEZ, Jean-Baptiste (1800-1867)
Album Pittoresque de Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Luxembourg: V. Hoffman, 1857.
Closed13 July 2023
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FRESEZ, Jean-Baptiste (1800-1867)
Album Pittoresque de Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Luxembourg: V. Hoffman, 1857.
Extremely rare volume with thirty fine hand-coloured lithographed views of Luxembourg, The album contains a collection of lithographs based on 30 of Fresez’s most detailed drawings, all now considered to be of great documentary value, each – excepting one – with a detailed printed description. Fresez was perhaps the most important artist in Luxembourg in the nineteenth century. As a result of the publication of this work he was elected as member of the Société Archéologique du Grand-Duché. Bobins II, 522. Not in Brunet.
Oblong folio (330 x 439mm). 30 lithographic plates coloured by a contemporary hand, all but one with printed descriptions (light spotting in places, heavier on text leaves, one plate mounted with slightly shorter margins). Contemporary publisher's red morocco-backed boards, covers with a blind stamped border, title gilt at centre of upper cover, spine with gilt ruled raised bands (spine and corners restored at extremities); contained in modern red folding box. Provenance: L. Birch (ink presentation inscription on flyleaf dated June 1868 to:) — Dr. Marchal — evidence of bookplate removed from pastedown.
Album Pittoresque de Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Luxembourg: V. Hoffman, 1857.
Extremely rare volume with thirty fine hand-coloured lithographed views of Luxembourg, The album contains a collection of lithographs based on 30 of Fresez’s most detailed drawings, all now considered to be of great documentary value, each – excepting one – with a detailed printed description. Fresez was perhaps the most important artist in Luxembourg in the nineteenth century. As a result of the publication of this work he was elected as member of the Société Archéologique du Grand-Duché. Bobins II, 522. Not in Brunet.
Oblong folio (330 x 439mm). 30 lithographic plates coloured by a contemporary hand, all but one with printed descriptions (light spotting in places, heavier on text leaves, one plate mounted with slightly shorter margins). Contemporary publisher's red morocco-backed boards, covers with a blind stamped border, title gilt at centre of upper cover, spine with gilt ruled raised bands (spine and corners restored at extremities); contained in modern red folding box. Provenance: L. Birch (ink presentation inscription on flyleaf dated June 1868 to:) — Dr. Marchal — evidence of bookplate removed from pastedown.
FRESEZ, Jean-Baptiste (1800-1867)
Album Pittoresque de Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Luxembourg: V. Hoffman, 1857.
Extremely rare volume with thirty fine hand-coloured lithographed views of Luxembourg, The album contains a collection of lithographs based on 30 of Fresez’s most detailed drawings, all now considered to be of great documentary value, each – excepting one – with a detailed printed description. Fresez was perhaps the most important artist in Luxembourg in the nineteenth century. As a result of the publication of this work he was elected as member of the Société Archéologique du Grand-Duché. Bobins II, 522. Not in Brunet.
Oblong folio (330 x 439mm). 30 lithographic plates coloured by a contemporary hand, all but one with printed descriptions (light spotting in places, heavier on text leaves, one plate mounted with slightly shorter margins). Contemporary publisher's red morocco-backed boards, covers with a blind stamped border, title gilt at centre of upper cover, spine with gilt ruled raised bands (spine and corners restored at extremities); contained in modern red folding box. Provenance: L. Birch (ink presentation inscription on flyleaf dated June 1868 to:) — Dr. Marchal — evidence of bookplate removed from pastedown.
Album Pittoresque de Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Luxembourg: V. Hoffman, 1857.
Extremely rare volume with thirty fine hand-coloured lithographed views of Luxembourg, The album contains a collection of lithographs based on 30 of Fresez’s most detailed drawings, all now considered to be of great documentary value, each – excepting one – with a detailed printed description. Fresez was perhaps the most important artist in Luxembourg in the nineteenth century. As a result of the publication of this work he was elected as member of the Société Archéologique du Grand-Duché. Bobins II, 522. Not in Brunet.
Oblong folio (330 x 439mm). 30 lithographic plates coloured by a contemporary hand, all but one with printed descriptions (light spotting in places, heavier on text leaves, one plate mounted with slightly shorter margins). Contemporary publisher's red morocco-backed boards, covers with a blind stamped border, title gilt at centre of upper cover, spine with gilt ruled raised bands (spine and corners restored at extremities); contained in modern red folding box. Provenance: L. Birch (ink presentation inscription on flyleaf dated June 1868 to:) — Dr. Marchal — evidence of bookplate removed from pastedown.
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