Description
Vardy (John, publisher) Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent, engraved throughout with decorative title by Kent, 2 leaves Table of Plates and 53 plates by Vardy after Jones or Kent, title soiled, some water-staining, mostly marginal but extending within platemark on plates 5 7 33, some other soiling and small stains, plate 5 loose, modern calf ruled in blind, [Berlin Kat 2279; Harris 881], folio, John Vardy, 1744.
⁂ Comprising 17 designs by Jones, mostly for chimneypieces, the rest by Kent of a variety of subjects: urns, candelabra, garden buildings etc. including Merlin's Cave at Richmond.
Lot 68
Vardy (John, publisher) Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent, engraved title and 53 plates, modern calf, folio, 1744.
Hammer Price: £260
Description
Vardy (John, publisher) Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent, engraved throughout with decorative title by Kent, 2 leaves Table of Plates and 53 plates by Vardy after Jones or Kent, title soiled, some water-staining, mostly marginal but extending within platemark on plates 5 7 33, some other soiling and small stains, plate 5 loose, modern calf ruled in blind, [Berlin Kat 2279; Harris 881], folio, John Vardy, 1744.
⁂ Comprising 17 designs by Jones, mostly for chimneypieces, the rest by Kent of a variety of subjects: urns, candelabra, garden buildings etc. including Merlin's Cave at Richmond.