— La Précieuse Suite —
The second-earliest Hunting Set
Thienemann 1314–1317 (!!)
in its hitherto one and only copy provable here
Ridinger, Johann Elias (Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767). Hunt for Wild Ducks, Foxes, Badgers and Wolves. Set of 4 sheet in engraving by Andreas Hofer in Nuremberg (20s/30s of the 18th century) for Martin Engelbrecht in Augsburg. Inscribed: 1(-4) / Ioh. Elias Ridinger inv. et del. / Andreas Hofer fecit / Cum Priv. Sac. Cæs. Maj. / Martin Engelbrecht excud. (l. 2 excudit) Aug. Vind., otherwise parallel German-Latin subtext. 22.8-23.5 x 32-32.5 cm. Under acid-free bevel passepartout ready for framing, too, in ruby red morocco cassette (45 x 56.5 x 3 cm) with 4 imitated ribs, 2 dark green gilt back plates, gilt bipartite title on the front cover, gilt reduced Ridinger stag from the Evening sheet (Th. 240) of The Stags Times of the Day on the back cover, at its lower inner edge additionally “ridinger handlung niemeyer” (ridinger gallery niemeyer).
Here provable neither apart nor complete
the practically unique set
The hunted up and snatched wild ducks
Excitatæ et oppressæ anates
The pursued cunning foxes
Vi victa vulpium astutia
The biting and cleverly catched badger
Callida mordaxque deprehensa melis
The luckily killed rapacious wolf
Feliciter prostratus rapax Lupus
is a sensation of collecting
from the early years of the not yet own working in copper, in impeccably fine shining chiaroscuro of most wonderful printing quality. Adequately presented within the Red Series of lüder h. niemeyer as of highest grade.
Offer no. 15,075 / price on request
to the extensive detail description
