Cresci, Giovanni Francesco

Alphabet, Series Of Engraved Interlace Letters, Within Ornamental Borders. [Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570].

Found at Christies, New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, Lot 153
9. Apr - 10. Apr 2013
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
CRESCI, Giovanni Francesco. Alphabet, series of engraved interlace letters, within ornamental borders. [Rome?: F. Aureri for the author, ca 1570].
Obong 4 o (181 x 259 mm). 22 (of 23) plates of letters within as many different engraved borders. (Lacking the letter "Z", some plates with marginal repair one affecting border.) Modern boards. Provenance: Stephanie Hopper, 1984.
The "knot alphabet" ("al fabeto a groppi") - signed by Andrea Marelli in the engraved border - was published separately but also as one of three alphabets forming the second part of the first edition of Cresci's work "Il perfetto scrittore," his second calligraphy manual. Berlin 5187; See Johnson p.38-40; and Morison p.103-106.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.

The work Alphabet, Series Of Engraved Interlace Letters, Within Ornamental Borders. Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570. by Giovanni Francesco Cresci was auctioned at Christies in New York in April 2013. It achieved a price of USD 3,750.00 (€ 2,847.81), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Giovanni Francesco Cresci - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Essemplare di plu sorti lettere di M. Gio Francesco Cresci Milanese, Scrittore della Libraria Apostolica. Rome: Antonio Blado for the author, 1568., which sold at auction in April 2013 for USD 11,875.00 (€ 9,018.07).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Alphabet, Series Of Engraved Interlace Letters, Within Ornamental Borders. Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570. von Giovanni Francesco Cresci kam im April 2013 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 3.750,00 (€ 2.847,81) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Giovanni Francesco Cresci mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Essemplare di plu sorti lettere di M. Gio Francesco Cresci Milanese, Scrittore della Libraria Apostolica. Rome: Antonio Blado for the author, 1568. beobachtet, die im April 2013 für USD 11.875,00 (€ 9.018,07) versteigert wurde.

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