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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

652 - Costumes – Russia
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Costumes – Russia Saint-Sauveur, Jacques Grasset de A collection of 10 Russian traditional costumes. Circa 1797. Hand-coloured copperplate engravings on handmade paper. Each 24 x 19.2 cm. All 10 mounted under a passe-partout with protective film. Titled on the plate. Engraved by Labrousse after Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur. Includes: A series of decorative Russian traditional costumes and scenes of everyday life by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, the editor of the *Encyclopédie des voyages*, an encyclopaedic publication that vividly presented traditional costumes, customs and scenes of everyday life from various countries to a French audience. The hand-coloured plates depict bourgeois and rural costumes, as well as scenes of traders and markets in St Petersburg and Moscow. Among them: Marchands Russiens, Paysan & Paysanne des environs de Petersbourg, Vieille Femme de la Russie. Jeune Paysanne, Bourgeoises de Petersbourg, Femme Russe promenant avec ses Enfans, Marchands de Gateaux de Petersbourg, Paysannes des environs de Moscou, Egg Seller and Salted Fish Sellers in St Petersburg, Russia; Young Russian Women Enjoying Themselves on the Ice – Slight, age-related browning of the paper. Occasional brown spots. Overall, excellent, delicate prints. Costumes – Russia. – Hand-coloured copperplate engravings on laid paper. All 10 mounted under a passe-partout with protective film. Titled on the plate. Engraved by Labrousse after Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur. - Contains: A series of decorative scenes depicting traditional Russian dress and everyday life by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, the editor of the *Encyclopédie des voyages*, an encyclopaedic publication that vividly presented traditional dress, customs and scenes of daily life from various countries to a French audience. The hand-coloured plates depict urban and rural costumes, as well as scenes of trade and markets in St Petersburg and Moscow. For further information, please refer to the above. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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