DE MONTIGNY, Claude-Antoine Littret (1735-1775)

Lot 77
13.07.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Prix de départ
£ 7 000
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Lot 77 | DE MONTIGNY, Claude-Antoine Littret (1735-1775)
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£ 7 000 – 10 000
DE MONTIGNY, Claude-Antoine Littret (1735-1775)

Uniformes Militaires…les uniformes de la Maison du Roy, de tous les Regiments de France, des drapeaux, et etenards et guidons. Paris: chez l'auteur, 1772.

An exquisite collection of hand-coloured costume plates depicting French military uniforms. Littret de Montigny captures the diverse array of uniforms and flags used by the French army under Louis XV, accompanied by a brief history of each, providing a unique insight into the French military only 17 years prior to the revolution. Bobins V, 1583; Cohen 735; Colas 2137; Lipperheide, QK 13.



Small octavo (154 x 88mm). Engraved and contemporary hand-coloured title with a contemporary price ticket, engraved 2pp. ‘Avertissement’ and 2pp. index, 170 numbered and 5 unnumbered engraved plates by de Montigny, coloured by contemporary hand and with accompanying text (no. 140 appearing twice, light toning to the title and no. 46). 19th-century morocco by Chambolle-Duru, gilt spine ruled in six compartments, gilt lettering to second and third compartments, the others decorated with foliate tools, gilt edges.





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