Cresci, Giovanni Francesco

Il Perfetto Scrittore. Venice: Rampazetti, [Ca 1575].

Found at Christies, New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, Lot 154
9. Apr - 10. Apr 2013
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
CRESCI, Giovanni Francesco. Il perfetto scrittore. Venice: Rampazetti, [ca 1575].
Oblong 4 o (170 x 242 mm). Collation: A-F 8 . 48 leaves. Title within engraved border with a large portrait medallion of Cresci, each page of calligraphic specimens within woodcut border. Provenance: acquired from Lathrop C. Harper, 1977.
Second edition. The printing history of Il perfetto scrittore requires further research. The second edition with the Rampazetti imprint comprises model alphabets and writing samples designed by the author and cut in wood by Francesco Aureri da Crema. It does not include Marelli's "alfabeto a groppi" or the Roman alphabet (see previous lots). See Berlin Kat. 5187; Bonacini 428; Becker 24.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In April 2013 Christies in New York held the auction The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, which included the work Il Perfetto Scrittore. Venice: Rampazetti, Ca 1575. by Giovanni Francesco Cresci. The price achieved of USD 5,000.00 (€ 3,797.08) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. 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).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im April 2013 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow durch, in der auch die Arbeit Il Perfetto Scrittore. Venice: Rampazetti, Ca 1575. von Giovanni Francesco Cresci zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 5.000,00 (€ 3.797,08) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. 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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