Michel Étienne Turgot
Unknown
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Description
MICHEL ÉTIENNE TURGOT (1690-1751)
Plan de Paris. Paris: 1739. 2° (548 x 437mm). Double-page folding index map and large wall map on 20 numbered sheets on guards by Claude Lucas after Louis Bretez, decorative engraved border, sheets 18 and 19 joined and with title in cartouche. (Occasional light soiling or small spot, a few repairs at fold or margin without loss, tiny wormhole, final sheet lightly stained and repaired at margin just affecting edge of image.) Contemporary mottled calf tooled in gilt with fleur-de-lis roll border, corner and spine tools, arms of the city of Paris at centre, gilt edges (restored areas on upper cover, some scuffing and wear, rebacked preserving part of original backstrip).
A monumental, 'comprehensive and unique' map of Paris, celebrating that great city and providing a 'major record of the architecture and gardens' (Millard). It is not only highly decorative, but it remains a valuable documentary source of pre-Haussman Paris. Its bird's-eye perspective is oriented to the east to allow the portals of churches to be depicted. Berlin Kat. 2506; Cohen-de Ricci 807; Millard French 39.
Plan de Paris. Paris: 1739. 2° (548 x 437mm). Double-page folding index map and large wall map on 20 numbered sheets on guards by Claude Lucas after Louis Bretez, decorative engraved border, sheets 18 and 19 joined and with title in cartouche. (Occasional light soiling or small spot, a few repairs at fold or margin without loss, tiny wormhole, final sheet lightly stained and repaired at margin just affecting edge of image.) Contemporary mottled calf tooled in gilt with fleur-de-lis roll border, corner and spine tools, arms of the city of Paris at centre, gilt edges (restored areas on upper cover, some scuffing and wear, rebacked preserving part of original backstrip).
A monumental, 'comprehensive and unique' map of Paris, celebrating that great city and providing a 'major record of the architecture and gardens' (Millard). It is not only highly decorative, but it remains a valuable documentary source of pre-Haussman Paris. Its bird's-eye perspective is oriented to the east to allow the portals of churches to be depicted. Berlin Kat. 2506; Cohen-de Ricci 807; Millard French 39.
A top price for Michel Étienne Turgot - as previously expected
The work Unknown by Michel Étienne Turgot was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2012. The price achieved of GBP 10,000.00 (€ 12,433.25) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Unknown is the most expensive artwork by Michel Étienne Turgot that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Unknown von Michel Étienne Turgot kam im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 10.000,00 (€ 12.433,25) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Unknown das teuerste Kunstwerk von Michel Étienne Turgot, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Michel Étienne Turgot - Auction history
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