J B de La Borde (1734-1794) - photo 1
J B de La Borde (1734-1794) - photo 2

J B de La Borde (1734-1794)

Lot 167
09.12.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 8 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 470138
Lot 167 | J B de La Borde (1734-1794)
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
J. B. de La Borde (1734-1794)

Choix de Chansons 1773

LA BORDE, Jean Benjamin de (1734-1794). Choix de Chansons mises en musique. Paris: de Lormel, 1773.



A magnificent set bound by Bradel, from the library of Prince C. Sczaniecki. It is celebrated as one of the most beautiful books of the 18th century, and its first volume especially is recognised as a masterpiece, owing to Moreau’s perfection in designing and engraving the plates. He ‘created an idealized world, extending from the countryside to the city, in which … every scene is entrancing’. After a falling-out between author and artist, the final volumes were illustrated by Le Barbier, Le Bouteux and Saint-Quentin. With the author portrait, often lacking; Ray seems to call – erroneously – for an additional frontispiece in vol. II. Cohen-de Ricci 538-8: Ray, French, 49.



4 volumes, large octavo (242 x 160mm). Engraved throughout: engraved text and musical notation by Moria and Mlle. Vendôme, author portrait engraved by Masquelier after Denon dated 1774, engraved dedication leaf with arms of Marie-Antoinette by Masquelier after Moreau, 3 half-titles and 100 plates after Moreau, Le Bouteux, Le Barbier, and Saint-Quentin, engraved by Moreau, Masquelier, and Née. Contemporary French red morocco gilt by Bradel, with his ticket: triple filet on sides, smooth spines tooled with massed small tools and lyres, marbled endpapers, gilt edges; 20th-century green hard-grained morocco boxes and slipcases lined with yellow kidskin, Sczaniecki tooled on lower lip of slipcases. Provenance: Prince Sczaniecki (Bibliothèque d'un Amateur sale, Drouot, Paris 1974; armorial booklabel, slipcases, ‘CSS’ on final flyleaf).

Auction house category:Books
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
09.12.2020 – 09.12.2020
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.