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Lot 238: DU SANG, DE LA VOLUPTÉ ET DE LA MORT. (BURINS DE DECARIS).

Est: €400 EUR - €600 EURSold:
Arenberg AuctionsBrussels, BelgiumJune 12, 2020

Item Overview

Description

Gr. in-4° (qqs rares piqûres vers la fin de l'ouvr.). - Réédition de cet ensemble de textes sur l'Espagne, l'Italie..., paru en 1894 et considérablement augmenté en 1903. Illustré de 93 burins tirés par Edmond Rigal : vignettes de titre et de table, 37 hors-texte, 26 lettrines et 28 culs-de-lampe de grandeur variable. Tirage à 301 ex. num. + 15 de collaborateurs. Un des 216 sur hollande filigrané au "Bois sacré" (3e papier, n. 106). Prospectus d'éditeur avec préface d'Henry de Montherlant relié au début de l'ouvrage. Belle illustration par Albert Decaris (1901-1988) dont Montherlant affirme : "Ce jeune artiste, au beau nom, est un des maîtres de la gravure contemporaine [...] Cet artiste à qui l'envergure est naturelle, aime reproduire de glorieux édifices, qu'il agrandit encore à sa mesure, des paysages possédés par l'étendue". Berthe Thieren fut une élève de Berthe van Regemorter. - Réf. Carteret XXe s., IV:59. - Monod 1011.

Artist or Maker

Date

-1930

Condition Report

Maroquin pourpre signé Berthe Thieren, filet d'encadrement doré sur les plats, dos à 4 nerfs, contreplats de soie rayée à cadres fil. dorés, gardes de même soie, coiffes et coupes fil. dorées, t. dorée, non rogné, plat sup. de la couv. ill. cons. Étui bordé. Dos lég. passé, sinon bon ex.

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

Books & Prints - Day 1

by
Arenberg Auctions
June 12, 2020, 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.
The auctioneer has the right to refuse a bid, and this without further explanation.
Each buyer by making a bid acknowledges the conditions of sale and the fact that he has inspected the purchased item.
The auctioneer has the right to split a lot or join several lots.
Lots with two or more titles, series or periodicals, or lots with a mention "n.c." and 'sold w.a.f.'are not collated and cannot be returned.
Each buyer is supposed to buy for his own account and cannot claim any commission. Each bidder should inspect the lots during the exhibition. Under no circumstances can an item, once sold, be returned. For lots bought via a bidding order remarks or complaints, also concerning the authenticity of the items, should be formulated within 2 weeks after the auction. After that delay no item can be returned.

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.