RARE AND UNIQUE CATALOG OF THE SALE OF THE MARQUIS DE AGUADO - Lot 33

Lot n° 33
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6000 - 8000 EUR
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Result : 7 860EUR
RARE AND UNIQUE CATALOG OF THE SALE OF THE MARQUIS DE AGUADO - Lot 33
RARE AND UNIQUE CATALOG OF THE SALE OF THE MARQUIS DE AGUADO BOUND FOR CZAR NICOLAS I OF RUSSIA Catalog of antique paintings from the Spanish, Italian, Flemish, Dutch and German schools - Ancient and modern statues by M. Aguado, Marquis de Las Marismas, in his private mansion, rue Grange Batelière, March 1843, under the special direction of Monsieur Dubois, painter. By Messrs Bonnefons de Lavialle and Benou, auctioneers, from March 20 to 28, 1843. Copy printed for His Majesty the Emperor of All Russia (Nicholas I, 1825-1855). In-folio binding in green silk velvet, the boards richly decorated with chased and openwork ornaments in vermeil and silver (800 thousandths), the center of the first board decorated with the Russian imperial double-headed eagle, the center of the second board inscribed in a cartouche "Galerie Aguado"; matching silver clasps. Letters in 18 K gold. Boar hallmark. The work includes 38 pages of text and 32 engravings by the artist Dubois. Imprimerie de Maulde et Renou, Paris, 1843. 55.7 x 41.5 cm Provenance This personalized imperial work from the sale of the collection of the Marquis de MARISMAS DEL GUADALQUIVIR, known as Alejandro María de Aguado, was destined for Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. This exceptional sale was the first to feature major Spanish painters on the French market, with no fewer than 50 paintings by Murillo, as well as Ribera, Velasquez, Zurbaran, Cano, Ribalta and others. This deluxe catalog with enriched descriptions was printed after the sale as a souvenir and to mark this exceptional sale, offered to the Tsar of Russia.
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