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PFEFFEL, Jean Andre (1674-1748) and Jeremias WOLFF (1663-1724)

Lot 189
13.07.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 992847
Lot 189 | PFEFFEL, Jean Andre (1674-1748) and Jeremias WOLFF (1663-1724)
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£ 7 000 – 10 000
PFEFFEL, Jean Andre (1674-1748) and Jeremias WOLFF (1663-1724)

[Costume en Couleur. Augsburg and Paris: Jeremias Wolff, 1720-1750.]

A fine volume of eight suites of hand-coloured plates, illustrating the costume of the Ottoman Empire, German, Switzerland, France and Turkey in the 18th century. The eight suites include, Zurich subjects, 20 plates; Nuremberg, 12 plates; Augsburg, 6 plates; Strassbourg, 14 plates; various countries, 24 plates; Ottoman Empire, 72 plates (a German copy of the Marquis Charles de Ferriol's (1637-1722) collection of Ottoman costume plates, 1714-1715); French army, 12 plates, with title; military subject, 20 plates on smaller uncut leaves.



The excellent quality and vibrancy of this collection can be observed in parallel with Lot 164, a series of costume plates of the Ottoman court and Ottoman Empire, also published by Jeremias Wolff. Individual suites cited in Atabey 430-1; Bobins V, 1508; Colas, 2339, 1131, 1780, 2218; Cohen, 602; Lipperheide, Ga 11 and Qk 7; Vinet, 2237.



Folio (387 x 240mm). 180 engraved costume plates from eight works [see note], coloured by a contemporary hand and most heightened with touches of gilt, all within engraved borders, some highlighted in yellow, titles in German, French, Italian, Latin, all but one suite without formal title page, (occasional spotting, marginal discolouration and finger-soiling). Contemporary half calf, spine with gilt-lettered red morocco title, red edges, (extremities lightly rubbed); housed in a modern cloth clamshell case. Provenance: Bibliotheque de Comes (library stamp).





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