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Ongania, Ferdinando
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Ongania, Ferdinando
- Calli e Canali in Venezia [-Calle Canali e Isole della Laguna]. Venice: [Tipografia Emiliana for] Ferdinando Ongania, [1895; 1897]
- paper
2 volumes, folio (21 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.; 542 x 368 mm). First page of plate list printed in red and black, two photo-lithographic titles, 200 photogravure plates beautifully hand-colored with tissue guards; light marginal soiling to titles. Contemporary tan cloth. Hinge of the first volume torn, a few tears.
Provenance
John Pierpont Morgan (gilt-stamped leather bookplate and printed bookplate)
Condition
see cataloguing
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
a popular and luxuriously produced volume of topographical photographs.
J. Pierpont Morgan's copy with all the plates hand-colored.
Among the beautiful photos are the picturesque Venetian Palazzi, the public areas of Piazza San Marco, and the smaller Campi and Calli. Several issues of the work appeared starting in 1891.