Auction 1
Oct 27, 2017
France
Le Park Palace Avenue de la Costa 98000, Monaco
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LOT 129:
Compositions : in verse / Edited [with pref.] Ars. I. Vedenskiy. - 2-d ed. Saint-Petersburg : A.F.Marks, 1897. - ...
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Sold for: €380
Estimated price:
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400 - €500
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Compositions : in verse / Edited [with pref.] Ars. I. Vedenskiy. - 2-d ed. Saint-Petersburg : A.F.Marks, 1897. - 352 p., 1 p. Frontal portrait; 20 cm.
Delicate fabric cover with ornament embossing on covers and on a back. Marbled edges,
biographical essay and portrait of Lomonosov, engraved on steel by I.F. Deininger in Munich. Armorial ex libris of the Prince K.Narishkin.on flyleaf
Provenance :
Prince Narishkin Kirill Vasilievich (1877 – 1950). Collegiate assessor, master of ceremonies, diplomat, collector and bibliophile. Last first Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Paris (1910- 1917). A treasure of an exceptional value (more than 2000 pieces of silverware) was recently discovered in his house in St. Petersburg during renovation works. They were immured in one of the rooms of the mansion during the revolution of 1917.
