Abraham Munting
Naauwkeurige Beschryving des Aardgewassen, Leiden, 1696, red morocco gilt
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 162
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 162
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Abraham Munting
Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen. Leiden and Utrecht: Pieter van der Aa and François Halma, 1696
Folio (447 x 281mm.), half-title, additional hand-coloured engraved title-page, title-page printed in red and black with hand-coloured engraved vignette, hand-coloured engraved dedication leaf, hand-coloured engraved headpieces, tailpieces, and initials, hand-coloured woodcut printer's ornaments, 243 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary French red morocco gilt, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, extremities slightly bumped, but otherwise a fine copy
An enchanting collection of unusual plant life gathered from the far reaches of the known world; Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen is a posthumous cornucopia that defied traditional standards of botanical drawings. Classical landscapes and objects are juxtaposed with tropical plants and flowers, often floating above the ground, which had been sent to Munting from the Dutch colonial outposts in the East and West Indies, as well as Africa and the Americas.
With plates "as curious as their subjects" (Hunt).
LITERATURE:
Nissen BBI 1428; STCN 833725696; Hunt 396
Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen. Leiden and Utrecht: Pieter van der Aa and François Halma, 1696
Folio (447 x 281mm.), half-title, additional hand-coloured engraved title-page, title-page printed in red and black with hand-coloured engraved vignette, hand-coloured engraved dedication leaf, hand-coloured engraved headpieces, tailpieces, and initials, hand-coloured woodcut printer's ornaments, 243 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary French red morocco gilt, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, extremities slightly bumped, but otherwise a fine copy
An enchanting collection of unusual plant life gathered from the far reaches of the known world; Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen is a posthumous cornucopia that defied traditional standards of botanical drawings. Classical landscapes and objects are juxtaposed with tropical plants and flowers, often floating above the ground, which had been sent to Munting from the Dutch colonial outposts in the East and West Indies, as well as Africa and the Americas.
With plates "as curious as their subjects" (Hunt).
LITERATURE:
Nissen BBI 1428; STCN 833725696; Hunt 396
A top price for Abraham Munting
This artwork by Abraham Munting achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May last year. In the The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I auction, the work Naauwkeurige Beschryving des Aardgewassen, Leiden, 1696, red morocco gilt sold for GBP 100,800.00 (€ 118,581.60) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 40,000.00. This high result makes Naauwkeurige Beschryving des Aardgewassen, Leiden, 1696, red morocco gilt the most expensive artwork by Abraham Munting that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Abraham Munting
Dieses Kunstwerk von Abraham Munting erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I wurde die Arbeit Naauwkeurige Beschryving des Aardgewassen, Leiden, 1696, red morocco gilt für GBP 100.800,00 (€ 118.581,60) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 40.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Naauwkeurige Beschryving des Aardgewassen, Leiden, 1696, red morocco gilt zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Abraham Munting, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Abraham Munting - Auction history
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