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676 - Montferrand), (Auguste Ricard de
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Montferrand), (Auguste Ricard de 3 works on his collection of ancient and Renaissance sculptures. With 7 plates containing 13 outline etchings, as well as 1 engraved title vignette mounted on Chinese paper, all by D. Andruzskij after K. Moldawskij. Saint Petersburg, 1847–50. 4°. Contemporary Romantic-style binding in green morocco with rich gold embossing, title on the spine; the flat spine divided into 7 compartments by simple fillets; the covers framed by a triple fillet border and a central panel framed by a band pattern with rocailles and volutes, Endpapers of pink-painted, embossed and waxed paper, gold edging on the reverse (scraped at the joints, slightly bumped at the edges, front endpaper repaired in one corner). An elegant anthology comprising three first-edition works on some of the sculptures from the important St Petersburg collection of statues and sculptures by A. R. de Montferrand. - Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de Montferrand (1786–1858) was a French architect. In 1814 he went to Russia, where he was appointed court architect by Tsar Alexander I. He designed and built numerous civil and religious buildings in the classical style, particularly in St Petersburg, but also in Moscow and other Russian cities, including his most significant work, the magnificent St Isaac’s Cathedral. In the 1830s, he began to collect Roman and Greek ancient statues, as well as Renaissance sculptures, on a large scale. On his death in 1858, his collection comprised more than 110 statues and hundreds of smaller artefacts. After the Hermitage had refused to purchase this, the most significant collection of antiquities in 19th-century Russia, it was sold at auction. - 1. Contains: ‘Notice sur le Guido-Reni et sur son tableau représentant l’enlèvement de Déjanire (...)’ Saint Petersburg, French Publishing Press, 1847. 14 pp. - 2. Julius Caesar. Ancient bronze statue. Saint Petersburg, Printing House of the *Journal de Saint-Pétersbourg*, 1849. 24 pp. Title page in red and black. - 3. *Medea*, a modern group. Apollo Citharae, Greek work. Saint Petersburg, Journal de Saint-Pétersbourg’s publishing press, 1850. 32 pp. Title page in red and black. – Extremely rare, both on the open market and in institutional collections. Both the KVK and OCLC/WorldCat list only three copies each. The HAAB in Weimar holds only the second of the works compiled here; the third part was destroyed in the great fire at the library in 2004. No record of it having appeared at auction. - The plates are each covered with silk slipcases, some of which are browned and creased. Some pages show slight foxing; overall, a well-preserved gem in a magnificent Romantic-style binding. Three first editions on some of the sculptures from the important St Petersburg collection of statues and sculptures by A. R. de Montferrand, lavishly illustrated with 7 plates containing 13 outline etchings, as well as 1 engraved title vignette mounted on china, all by D. Andruzskij after K. Moldawskij. Bound in splendid contemporary morocco with rich gold tooling in the Romantique style. - Henri Louis Auguste Ricard de Montferrand (1786–1858) was a French architect. In 1814, he travelled to Russia, where he was appointed court architect by Tsar Alexander I. He designed and built numerous civil and religious buildings in the Neoclassical style, particularly in St Petersburg, but also in Moscow and other Russian cities, including his most important work, the magnificent St Isaac’s Cathedral. In the 1830s, he began to collect Roman and Greek antique statues and those from the Renaissance on a large scale. On his death in 1858, his collection comprised more than 110 statues and hundreds of smaller artefacts. After the Hermitage declined to purchase this most important collection of antiquities of the 19th century in Russia, it was auctioned. - 1. Contains: ‘Notice sur le Guido-Reni et sur son tableau représentant l’enlèvement de Déjanire (...)’ Saint Petersburg, French Printing and Publishing House, 1847. 14 pp. - 2. Julius Caesar. Ancient bronze statue. Saint Petersburg, Publishing House of the *Journal de Saint-Pétersbourg*, 1849. 24 pp. Title page in red and black. - 3. *Medea* (modern group). Apollo Citharae, a Greek work. Saint Petersburg, Publishing House of the Journal de Saint-Pétersbourg, 1850. 32 pp. Title page in red and black. - Extremely rare, both on the market and in institutional collections. KVK and OCLC/WorldCat each list only three copies. The HAAB in Weimar possesses only the second of the works assembled here; the third part was destroyed in the great library fire of 2004. We have been unable to trace it at auction. – The plates are each covered with silk tissue, some of which is browned and creased. Some parts are slightly foxed; overall, a well-preserved gem in a magnificent Romantic binding. This lot is subject to standard tax. 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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