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La Fontaine, Jean De
Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam [Paris: David Jeune], 1762.
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 575
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 575
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
Estimate: 6.000 - 9.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Description
LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-1695). Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam [Paris: David Jeune], 1762.
2 volumes, 8 o (178 x 114 mm). Engraved portrait of La Fontaine and Eisen by Picquet after Rigaud and Vispré, 80 plates by Eisen engraved by Aliament, Barquoy, Choffard, Delafosse, Filipart, Lemire, Leveau, de Longueil, 4 vignettes and 53 culs-de-lampe by Choffard. This copy EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 7 rejected plates bound-in. 20th-century gold-tooled red morocco by Chambord Duru, edges gilt. Provenance: Ch. Bouret (bookplate on flyleaf); C.V.R.D. (gift inscription on verso of flyleaf); Thayer family (sold to note); acquired from Goodspeed's Book Shop, 1986.
Fermiers Généraux Edition, mixed state with the plates "Le Diable de Papefiguiere" in the decouvertes state and "Le cas de conscience" in the couvertes state. The Goncourts call this edition "the great monument and triumph of the vignette, which dominates and drowns all the illustrations of the age" (see Ray, pp. 54-5). According to Ray, "Eisen's eighty designs for La Fontaine are the liveliest and most adroit that he ever drew. Thoroughly at home with the varied action of these lusty stories -- their love passages, their intrigues, their practical jokes -- he is also expert in choosing the moment in each that will best serve his purpose as an illustrator." Cohen-de-Ricci p. 558.; Ray, French 26; Tchemerzine III p. 862. (2)
2 volumes, 8 o (178 x 114 mm). Engraved portrait of La Fontaine and Eisen by Picquet after Rigaud and Vispré, 80 plates by Eisen engraved by Aliament, Barquoy, Choffard, Delafosse, Filipart, Lemire, Leveau, de Longueil, 4 vignettes and 53 culs-de-lampe by Choffard. This copy EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 7 rejected plates bound-in. 20th-century gold-tooled red morocco by Chambord Duru, edges gilt. Provenance: Ch. Bouret (bookplate on flyleaf); C.V.R.D. (gift inscription on verso of flyleaf); Thayer family (sold to note); acquired from Goodspeed's Book Shop, 1986.
Fermiers Généraux Edition, mixed state with the plates "Le Diable de Papefiguiere" in the decouvertes state and "Le cas de conscience" in the couvertes state. The Goncourts call this edition "the great monument and triumph of the vignette, which dominates and drowns all the illustrations of the age" (see Ray, pp. 54-5). According to Ray, "Eisen's eighty designs for La Fontaine are the liveliest and most adroit that he ever drew. Thoroughly at home with the varied action of these lusty stories -- their love passages, their intrigues, their practical jokes -- he is also expert in choosing the moment in each that will best serve his purpose as an illustrator." Cohen-de-Ricci p. 558.; Ray, French 26; Tchemerzine III p. 862. (2)
A top price for Jean de La Fontaine - as previously expected
In June 2013 Christies in New York held the auction The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, which included the work Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam Paris: David Jeune, 1762. by Jean de La Fontaine. It changed hands for a price of USD 8,750.00 (€ 6,725.60) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 6,000.00 – 9,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam Paris: David Jeune, 1762. is the most expensive artwork by Jean de La Fontaine that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Juni 2013 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods durch, in der auch die Arbeit Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam Paris: David Jeune, 1762. von Jean de La Fontaine zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 8.750,00 (€ 6.725,60) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 6.000,00 – 9.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Contes et Nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam Paris: David Jeune, 1762. das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jean de La Fontaine, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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