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Cresci, Giovanni Francesco
Alphabet, Series Of 23 Roman Capital Woodcuts Printed In White-On-Black, Each Within Arabesque Border. Extracted From Il Perfetto Scrittore. [Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570].
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, Lot 152
9. Apr - 10. Apr 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, Lot 152
9. Apr - 10. Apr 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
CRESCI, Giovanni Francesco. Alphabet, series of 23 Roman capital woodcuts printed in white-on-black, each within arabesque border. Extracted from Il perfetto scrittore. [Rome?: F. Aureri for the author, ca 1570].
Oblong 4 o (214 x 277 mm). 12 leaves. (First plate remargined at outer edge, a few mostly marginal tears, some spotting and discoloration.) 19th-century green quarter roan. Provenance: Society of Scribes and illuminators, London; Graham Pollard (pencil note on endpaper).
Probably published separately but also one of three alphabets forming the second part of the first edition of Cresci's work "Il perfetto scrittore," his second calligraphy manual. Berlin 5187; see Johnson p.38-40; and Morison p.103-106.
Oblong 4 o (214 x 277 mm). 12 leaves. (First plate remargined at outer edge, a few mostly marginal tears, some spotting and discoloration.) 19th-century green quarter roan. Provenance: Society of Scribes and illuminators, London; Graham Pollard (pencil note on endpaper).
Probably published separately but also one of three alphabets forming the second part of the first edition of Cresci's work "Il perfetto scrittore," his second calligraphy manual. Berlin 5187; see Johnson p.38-40; and Morison p.103-106.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Alphabet, Series Of 23 Roman Capital Woodcuts Printed In White-On-Black, Each Within Arabesque Border. Extracted From Il Perfetto Scrittore. Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570. by Giovanni Francesco Cresci was sold in the The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow auction at Christies in New York in April 2013. The result of USD 2,000.00 (€ 1,518.83) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Giovanni Francesco Cresci have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Essemplare di plu sorti lettere di M. Gio Francesco Cresci Milanese, Scrittore della Libraria Apostolica. Rome: Antonio Blado for the author, 1568. in April 2013 with an auction result of USD 11,875.00 (€ 9,018.07).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Alphabet, Series Of 23 Roman Capital Woodcuts Printed In White-On-Black, Each Within Arabesque Border. Extracted From Il Perfetto Scrittore. Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570. von Giovanni Francesco Cresci wurde im April 2013 in der Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 2.000,00 (€ 1.518,83) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Giovanni Francesco Cresci auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Essemplare di plu sorti lettere di M. Gio Francesco Cresci Milanese, Scrittore della Libraria Apostolica. Rome: Antonio Blado for the author, 1568. im April 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 11.875,00 (€ 9.018,07).
Giovanni Francesco Cresci - Auction history
![Cresci, Giovanni Francesco - Il Perfetto Scrittore. Venice: Rampazetti, [Ca 1575].](/images/cresci-giovanni-francesco_il-perfetto-scrittore-venice-rampazetti-ca-1575_AID598304_320x320.jpg)
![Cresci, Giovanni Francesco - Alphabet, Series Of Engraved Interlace Letters, Within Ornamental Borders. [Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570].](/images/cresci-giovanni-francesco_alphabet-series-of-engraved-interlace-letters-within-ornamental-borders-rome-f-aureri-for-the-author-ca-1570_AID598303_320x320.jpg)
![Cresci, Giovanni Francesco - Alphabet, Series Of 23 Roman Capital Woodcuts Printed In White-On-Black, Each Within Arabesque Border. Extracted From Il Perfetto Scrittore. [Rome?: F. Aureri For The Author, Ca 1570].](/images/cresci-giovanni-francesco_alphabet-series-of-23-roman-capital-woodcuts-printed-in-white-on-black-each-within-arabesque-border-extracted-from-il-perfetto-scrittore-rome-f-aureri-for-the-author-ca-1570_AID598302_320x320.jpg)
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