Time auction
N. 292
From the Grand Tour to the Magic Orient
A collection of prints
thu 26 September - thu 3 October 2024
Online only auction
26 September - 3 October
online bids on website
www.maisonbibelot.com
Selection of a large collection of prints dedicated to the theme of travel, from the Grand Tour to the Magical Orient, aimed both at the discerning collector and to embellish one's own home. Of particular note are some rare antique maps of Italy and its islands, engravings of Greco-Roman antiquities, etchings from the finest eighteenth- and nineteenth-century illustrated travel books, views of Mediterranean cities and the Middle East, and scenes of Japanese daily life. All prints are presented in fine passe-partouts, sealed in cellophane envelopes that were not opened during the cataloguing process.
26 September - 3 October
online bids on website
www.maisonbibelot.com
Selection of a large collection of prints dedicated to the theme of travel, from the Grand Tour to the Magical Orient, aimed both at the discerning collector and to embellish one's own home. Of particular note are some rare antique maps of Italy and its islands, engravings of Greco-Roman antiquities, etchings from the finest eighteenth- and nineteenth-century illustrated travel books, views of Mediterranean cities and the Middle East, and scenes of Japanese daily life. All prints are presented in fine passe-partouts, sealed in cellophane envelopes that were not opened during the cataloguing process.
Highlights
Lot N. 1
Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola
(1643 - 1695)
Kingdom of Naples again described by Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola (1689)
watercolored copper engraving, with title within an elaborate cartouche with the coats of arms of all the territories of the Kingdom of Naples whose names can be [..]
Estimate
€ 180,00 / 200,00
Lot N. 19
Panorama of Genoa
retouched aquatint, with passe-partout
Estimate
€ 130,00 / 150,00
Lot N. 153
Paintings from Herculaneum
etching, with passe-partout
Estimate
€ 80,00 / 120,00
Lot N. 173
Venice: Piazza San Marco
watercolor, with passe-partout
Estimate
€ 40,00 / 50,00
Lot N. 204
Pompeii
two steel engravings, coloured, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing
Estimate
€ 30,00 / 40,00
Lot N. 31
L'Italie Suivant les degrés de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris (1789)
Copper engraving, colored with passe-partout, passe-partout 29x32.5 cm
Lot N. 31
L'Italie Suivant les degrés de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris (1789)
Copper engraving, colored with passe-partout, passe-partout 29x32.5 cm
Lot N. 32
Christoph Weigel
(1654 - 1725)
Neapolitani Regni Tabula (c. 1718)
Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, matrix 18.5x15 cm, passe-partout 37x31 cm
Lot N. 32
Christoph Weigel
(1654 - 1725)
Neapolitani Regni Tabula (c. 1718)
Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, matrix 18.5x15 cm, passe-partout 37x31 cm
Lot N. 33
Italiae Insularumque adiacentium
18th century
Copper engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, passe-partout 29x33 cm
Lot N. 33
Italiae Insularumque adiacentium
18th century
Copper engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, passe-partout 29x33 cm
Lot N. 34
Trophées de la Chapelle du Chateau Royal de Versailles
Mid 18th century
two etchings, with passe-partout, matrix 36.5x22.5 cm, passe-partout 54x40 cm (2)
Lot N. 34
Trophées de la Chapelle du Chateau Royal de Versailles
Mid 18th century
two etchings, with passe-partout, matrix 36.5x22.5 cm, passe-partout 54x40 cm (2)
Lot N. 35
The ancient paintings of Herculaneum
18th century
two etchings, with passe-partout, passe-partout 54x44 cm (2)
Lot N. 35
The ancient paintings of Herculaneum
18th century
two etchings, with passe-partout, passe-partout 54x44 cm (2)
Lot N. 36
The cupid seller
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 24.5x34.5 cm, passe-partout 40x53 cm
Lot N. 36
The cupid seller
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 24.5x34.5 cm, passe-partout 40x53 cm
Lot N. 37
Venetian views
Mid 19th century
two lithographs, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x38 cm (2)
Lot N. 37
Venetian views
Mid 19th century
two lithographs, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x38 cm (2)
Lot N. 38
The bucintoro of Venice
nineteenth century
wood engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 34x42.5 cm
Lot N. 38
The bucintoro of Venice
nineteenth century
wood engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 34x42.5 cm
Lot N. 39
The Ducal Palace, Renaissance Capitals of the Loggia (1851)
lithograph, traces of foxing, 53x35.5 cm
Lot N. 39
The Ducal Palace, Renaissance Capitals of the Loggia (1851)
lithograph, traces of foxing, 53x35.5 cm
Lot N. 40
Calabrian views
19th century
four steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout from 25x29 cm to 30x38 cm (4)
Lot N. 40
Calabrian views
19th century
four steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout from 25x29 cm to 30x38 cm (4)
Lot N. 41
From Phare or Détroit de Messine take the Calabrian side and arrive in Reggio
18th century
aquatint etching, with passe-partout, minimal traces of foxing, matrix 17.5x23.5 cm, passe-partout 35x41 cm
Lot N. 41
From Phare or Détroit de Messine take the Calabrian side and arrive in Reggio
18th century
aquatint etching, with passe-partout, minimal traces of foxing, matrix 17.5x23.5 cm, passe-partout 35x41 cm
Lot N. 42
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Villas and Ports of Reggio with a part of the Coasts of Sicily and Etna
etching, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 35x40 cm
Lot N. 42
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Villas and Ports of Reggio with a part of the Coasts of Sicily and Etna
etching, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 35x40 cm
Lot N. 43
Popular costumes of Italy
nineteenth century
a watercolor lithograph, a woodcut and a steel engraving, all with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout measuring 33x30 cm and 33.5x44 cm (3)
Lot N. 43
Popular costumes of Italy
nineteenth century
a watercolor lithograph, a woodcut and a steel engraving, all with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout measuring 33x30 cm and 33.5x44 cm (3)
Lot N. 44
Citrus Export Baronessa Amalia Cali Catania
Early 20th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, passe-partout 43.5x52 cm
Lot N. 44
Citrus Export Baronessa Amalia Cali Catania
Early 20th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, passe-partout 43.5x52 cm
Lot N. 45
Pieter Schenck
(1660 - 1711)
Orae Maritimae Calabrinae orientem versus, conspectus pulcherrimus (1702)
copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 20.5x25 cm, passe-partout 39x47 cm
Lot N. 45
Pieter Schenck
(1660 - 1711)
Orae Maritimae Calabrinae orientem versus, conspectus pulcherrimus (1702)
copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 20.5x25 cm, passe-partout 39x47 cm
Lot N. 46
Small Venetian views
18th century
11 etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 6.5x9 cm, passe-partout 22x25.5 cm (11)
Lot N. 46
Small Venetian views
18th century
11 etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 6.5x9 cm, passe-partout 22x25.5 cm (11)
Lot N. 47
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Discover the surroundings of Piazza, several villas located in the center of Sicily
and in the most fertile part of the Val di Noto. Etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 33.5x40 cm
Lot N. 47
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Discover the surroundings of Piazza, several villas located in the center of Sicily
and in the most fertile part of the Val di Noto. Etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 33.5x40 cm
Lot N. 48
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
View of the Porta Felice in the city of Palermo, in the Kingdom of Sicily (1762)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x39.5 cm
Lot N. 48
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
View of the Porta Felice in the city of Palermo, in the Kingdom of Sicily (1762)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x39.5 cm
Lot N. 49
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
View of the Senatorial Palace and the magnificent fountain known as the Praetor fountain
in the city of Palermo, in the Kingdom of Sicily. Copper engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 33x39.5 cm
Lot N. 49
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
View of the Senatorial Palace and the magnificent fountain known as the Praetor fountain
in the city of Palermo, in the Kingdom of Sicily. Copper engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 33x39.5 cm
Lot N. 50
Christoph Weigel
(1654 - 1725)
Ora Baiana et Puteolana (around 1720)
calidis fontibus portibus et delieiis Romanorum celeberrima ex delineatione Mazzellae, Mormilae et Cappaccii excudit. [..], passe-partout 46.5x55.5 cm
Lot N. 50
Christoph Weigel
(1654 - 1725)
Ora Baiana et Puteolana (around 1720)
calidis fontibus portibus et delieiis Romanorum celeberrima ex delineatione Mazzellae, Mormilae et Cappaccii excudit. [..], passe-partout 46.5x55.5 cm
Lot N. 51
Greek landscape
End of the 19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x57 cm
Lot N. 51
Greek landscape
End of the 19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x57 cm
Lot N. 52
Greek landscape
End of the 19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x57 cm
Lot N. 52
Greek landscape
End of the 19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x57 cm
Lot N. 53
Greek landscape
End of the 19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x57 cm
Lot N. 53
Greek landscape
End of the 19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x57 cm
Lot N. 54
Matthäus Merian
(1593 - 1650)
Die Stadt Preveza und die Vestung S. Maura (1688)
double-page copper engraving, reinforced along the fold, slight traces of foxing, with passe-partout, passe-partout 44.4x55.5 cm
Lot N. 54
Matthäus Merian
(1593 - 1650)
Die Stadt Preveza und die Vestung S. Maura (1688)
double-page copper engraving, reinforced along the fold, slight traces of foxing, with passe-partout, passe-partout 44.4x55.5 cm
Lot N. 55
Matthäus Merian
(1593 - 1650)
Die Stadt und Festung Coron... Year 1685
double-page copper engraving, reinforced along the fold, with rich didactic legend in the lower margin, title [..], passe-partout 49.4x59.5 cm
Lot N. 55
Matthäus Merian
(1593 - 1650)
Die Stadt und Festung Coron... Year 1685
double-page copper engraving, reinforced along the fold, with rich didactic legend in the lower margin, title [..], passe-partout 49.4x59.5 cm
Lot N. 56
Giovanni Maria Cassini
(1745 - 1824)
Etruscan vases
two etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 15.5x19.7 cm, passe-partout 50.5x40.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 56
Giovanni Maria Cassini
(1745 - 1824)
Etruscan vases
two etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 15.5x19.7 cm, passe-partout 50.5x40.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 57
Giovanni Maria Cassini
(1745 - 1824)
Etruscan vases
two etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 15.5x19.7 cm, passe-partout 50.5x40.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 57
Giovanni Maria Cassini
(1745 - 1824)
Etruscan vases
two etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 15.5x19.7 cm, passe-partout 50.5x40.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 58
Giovanni Maria Cassini
(1745 - 1824)
Etruscan vases
two etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 15.5x19.7 cm, passe-partout 50.5x40.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 58
Giovanni Maria Cassini
(1745 - 1824)
Etruscan vases
two etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrices 15.5x19.7 cm, passe-partout 50.5x40.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 59
Willem Swidde
(1660 - 1697)
The castle of Ostanaa (1692)
watercolor etching, with passe-partout, matrix 20.5x33.5 cm, passe-partout 43x55.5 cm
Lot N. 59
Willem Swidde
(1660 - 1697)
The castle of Ostanaa (1692)
watercolor etching, with passe-partout, matrix 20.5x33.5 cm, passe-partout 43x55.5 cm
Lot N. 60
Willem Swidde
(1660 - 1697)
Löfstad Castle (1694)
watercolor etching, with passe-partout, matrix 21x34 cm, passe-partout 43x55.5 cm
Lot N. 60
Willem Swidde
(1660 - 1697)
Löfstad Castle (1694)
watercolor etching, with passe-partout, matrix 21x34 cm, passe-partout 43x55.5 cm