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The Collection of Mario Buatta - Day 1

Fri, Mar 13, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 539

Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807): Collection Colorée des Plus Belles Variétés de Tulipes: Forty-five Plates

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Forty-five engravings in black with hand-coloring and the title page on laid paper, 1781, loose.

All 17 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (sheet), unframed.

Note: Buchoz's Collection Colorée was issued as a bound collection of engraved plates, forty varieties of roses and twenty varieties of hyacinths. This broken set contains twenty-eight tulips and seventeen hyacinths. 

Condition

All with full margins and old binding at the left sheet edges. Some with pale staining and scattered foxing. Otherwise all in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.Â