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The Neoclassicist: Niall Smith

Thu, May 6, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 54

Three Volumes of Paoletti's Plaster Cameos, Rome

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000
Sold for

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

Presented in parchment-bound faux books, each spine marked Paoletti Impromte, each containing plaster cameos with a handwritten description of each.

Comprising:

Opere di Canova

Museo di Parigi

Museo di Verdi

And a miscellaneous group of loose cameos and a broken faux book from Lacchini Impronte, Museo Vaticano.

10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.

 

 

Condition

Spines and corners worn with losses and scuffing. Rippling to the interior paper in the trays, minor scuffing to the cameos, but generally in good overall condition. Some flaps don't sit flat. The miscellaneous cameos are scuffed, worn, and some discolored.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.