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De Sève, Jacques (or Jacques Eustache de Sève)
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- [Recueil de vingt quatre plantes et fleurs, d’après les dëssins de M. Sève. Paris, after 1772]
- paper, ink, leather
Published without text. Illustration: 6 (of 24) handcolored engraved plates of flowering plants (numbered 2, 5, 7, 14, 13, 10) after Jacques de Sève by de Sève or Jacques Eustache de Sève.
Folio sheets tipped to guards (17 5/8 x 11 3/8 in.; 447 x 297 mm). Binding: Mottled green morocco over drab boards. Green cloth folding-case, green morocco label.
Lacks engraved title-page in addition to missing plates.
Folio sheets tipped to guards (17 5/8 x 11 3/8 in.; 447 x 297 mm). Binding: Mottled green morocco over drab boards. Green cloth folding-case, green morocco label.
Lacks engraved title-page in addition to missing plates.
Literature
Dunthorne 91; Great Flower Books, p. 89
Condition
Lacks engraved title-page in addition to missing plates.
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 substantial portion of a very rare and little-known work that seems to have no presence in the auction records. OCLC's WorldCat cites a single location for the book, the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
Jacques de Sève was a prolific artist and engraver most associated with Buffon, although he also worked with Duhamel du Monceau and Perrault. His son Jacques Eustache was also an artist, and there is in fact no agreement as to which was the engraver of the present plates, although the original designs were presumably the work of the father. The plates are signed De Seve del. or De Seve pinx.
The complete work contains 24 engravings, six of which are present here: "Grande Gentiane," "Ketmieà feuilles de Maniot," "Grande Gentianelle," "Pied de Griffon," "Cierge Rampant," and "Le Cornard."