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METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

Estimate €80 - €100
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FINE ARTS] RICHARDSON (the Elder)] Treatise on Painting, Amsterdam, Herman Uytwerf, 1728 3 volumes in-8 in full glazed calfskin, richly decorated ribbed spine, title and volume number labels: Vol. I: (24), 216 pages, 3 fold-out plates, (2), 238 pages; II: LXXII, (24), 322 pages; III: from 324 pages to 759 pages. Volume I: an essay on the theory of painting; Volume II: an essay on the art of criticising painting and a treatise on the science of the connoisseur; Volume III: descriptions of famous works preceded by a treatise on the ideal of beauty. Cuts at the top of the pages. Rounded corners.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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