Brunk Auctions
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Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 56

Denon, [Egypt, One Hundred and Ten Engravings]

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Denon, Dominique Vivant, Baron. Egypt, A Series of One Hundred and Ten Engravings... Selected from the Celebrated Work Detailing the Expedition of the French by Baron Vivant Denon, London: Charles Taylor, 1816, text in French and English, engraved frontis with portrait of Denon, 109 engraved plates including nine folding and one double page, and one folding engraved map of Egypt, later three quarter morocco over marbled boards, half calf with marbled boards, five raised bands to spine with gilt decoration, 20 x 14 in.Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities

Condition

all engravings present, small tears to folding map of Egypt and one of the folding pages, scattered foxing throughout, water stains to some upper right page corner, minor rubbing to spine