Catalogue Raisonné Des Tableaux
by Cayeux, Claude Philippe
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Narberth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
A talented sculptor and frame-maker, Cayeux (1688-1769) collected for six decades: "his cabinet was renowned for its examples of 'our talented modern artists'" like Boucher, van Loo and Cochin (Bailey). Many lots have eighty or more drawings or prints. One copy in the U.S. In good condition, contemporary title inscription On behalf of your most humble servant Cayeux (tr.) - ?penned by the deceased collector's son, Louis-Philippe (d. 1776).
¶Bailey, Patriotic Taste: Collecting Modern Art in Pre-Revolutionary Paris 21-22; Advielle, Notice sur Philippe Cayeux passim; Lugt, Répertoire des catalogues des ventes 1793.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bruce McKittrick Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10715
- Title
- Catalogue Raisonné Des Tableaux
- Author
- Cayeux, Claude Philippe
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary gilt-ruled polished tan calf (rubbed), flat spine gilt à la grotesque with a gilt-lettered morocco label, red edge
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- P. Vente
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1769
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ABAA-BIB-WEEK
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...