Description

Albertolli (Giocondo) Ornamenti Diversi, engraved title and dedication, letterpress sheet to the readers, 24 engraved plates by Giacomo Mercoli after Albertolli on 22 sheets, 1782; Alcune Decorazioni di Nobili Sale ed Altri Ornamenti, engraved throughout with dedication, title and 23 plates by Mercoli and Andrea de Bernardis after Albertolli, 1787, together 2 works in 1 vol., light foxing and water-staining (the latter to first work and mostly marginal but affecting first few images more severely), plate 8 of second work with tear to upper margin repaired and small stains to plate 9, contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, rubbed, corners and foot of spine worn, spine label defective, [Berlin Kat. 595, calls for 22 plates in second work], large folio, Milan

⁂ Handsome designs for candelabra, girandole, mirrors furniture, friezes, ceilings etc., mostly in neoclassical style, and unusually juxtaposing stylized and naturalistic ornament.

Lot 5

Albertolli (Giocondo) Ornamenti Diversi, 1782 & Alcune Decorazioni di Nobili Sale ed Altri Ornamenti, 1787, 2 works in 1 vol., eng. plts.  

Estimate: £750 - 1,000

Description

Albertolli (Giocondo) Ornamenti Diversi, engraved title and dedication, letterpress sheet to the readers, 24 engraved plates by Giacomo Mercoli after Albertolli on 22 sheets, 1782; Alcune Decorazioni di Nobili Sale ed Altri Ornamenti, engraved throughout with dedication, title and 23 plates by Mercoli and Andrea de Bernardis after Albertolli, 1787, together 2 works in 1 vol., light foxing and water-staining (the latter to first work and mostly marginal but affecting first few images more severely), plate 8 of second work with tear to upper margin repaired and small stains to plate 9, contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, rubbed, corners and foot of spine worn, spine label defective, [Berlin Kat. 595, calls for 22 plates in second work], large folio, Milan

⁂ Handsome designs for candelabra, girandole, mirrors furniture, friezes, ceilings etc., mostly in neoclassical style, and unusually juxtaposing stylized and naturalistic ornament.

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