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DANTE ALIGHIERI

Lot 256: L'ENFER [- LE PURGATOIRE, LE PARADIS]. AVEC LES DESSINS DE GUSTAVE DORÉ. TRADUCTION FRANÇAISE DE PIER-ANGELO FIORENTINO ACCOMPAGNÉE DU TEXTE ITALIEN.

Est: €200 EUR - €300 EURSold:
Arenberg AuctionsBrussels, BelgiumMarch 25, 2021

Item Overview

Description

2 vol. gr. in-4° (rouss. & piq. passim dans le t. I). - Premier tirage des 136 hors-texte gravés sur bois sur fond teinté (portrait + 75, 42, 18) sous serpentes légendées, qqs-unes numérotées. Édition bilingue de "La Divine Comédie", avec le texte italien dans la partie inférieure. "Une des plus grandes entreprises que Gustave Doré ait conçue, étudiée et mûrie longtemps avant sa publication" (Leblanc). Malgré les réserves de son éditeur, il "n'hésita pas à enfouir toutes ses économies dans la publication de cet ouvrage" (id.). - Réf. Leblanc p. 77 sq.

Artist or Maker

DANTE ALIGHIERI

Date

1861-1868

Condition Report

T. I : demi-chagrin rouge à coins de l'époque (qqs érafl., surtout aux coins), dos à 5 nerfs perlés dorés (mors lég. frottés). T. II : demi-chagrin rouge postérieur, plats de percaline chagrinée rouge avec fragment du cartonnage original rapporté sur le plat sup., dos à 5 nerfs perlés dorés, tr. marbrées.

Payment & Shipping

Accepted forms of payment: Wire Transfer

Shipping

Extra costs for packaging, payment, insurance and/or mailing are at the buyer's expense. Packing and handling is at the entire risk of the buyer. The auctioneer is not responsible for any accidents or faults or omissions by the postal or carrier services.

Auction Details

D1 - Modern Drawings and Engravings

by
Arenberg Auctions
March 25, 2021, 01:00 PM CET

Wolstraat 19/2, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, 1000, BE

Terms

Buyer's Premium

25.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
€0€49€5
€50€199€10
€200€399€20
€400€999€50
€1,000€1,999€100
€2,000€3,999€200
€4,000€9,999€500
€10,000€19,999€1,000
€20,000€69,999€2,000
€70,000+€5,000

Auction - Terms of sale

The purchaser shall pay, strictly cash, the hammer price, in €, together with a premium of 25 %, eventually plus the resale tax, if applicable: 4 % for hammer prices from € 2000 on, only for original art and if the author died less than 70 years ago.
The auction follows the order indicated by the catalogue. The biddings start at about 80 % of the lowest estimate and each bid must be +/? 10% higher than the previous one. In case of a dispute the lot will be called again.
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Shipping Terms

Extra costs for packaging, payment, insurance and/or mailing are at the buyer's expense. Packing and handling is at the entire risk of the buyer. The auctioneer is not responsible for any accidents or faults or omissions by the postal or carrier services.