Albertolli (Giocondo) - Lot 86

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Albertolli (Giocondo) - Lot 86
Albertolli (Giocondo) Some Decorations of Noble Halls and Other Ornaments [Milan], n.p., 1787. Folio, brown half-basane with corners (contemporary binding). First edition, illustrated with 22 plates drawn by Albertolli and engraved by Giacomo Mercoli and Andrea de Bernadis. Interior decorations depicting ceilings designed in the Louis XVI style. The upper cover bears the handwritten title: Plafons de Milan. Volume I. The second of three volumes devoted to ornamentation by Albertolli (1742–1839), professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, published between 1782 and 1796. This second part is supposed to contain 23 plates, but the Berlin catalog lists 22, as does our copy. From the Ricare library, with this handwritten inscription on the inside front cover: “Ricare. 1790. Brought from Milan.” (Some foxing, binding very worn, spine missing, one plate with a tear at the bottom). Provenance: PIASA, Drouot, February 2, 2005, lot 8.
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