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. 151
The Arabian Nights
nineteenth century
mixed technique, with passe-partout, passe-partout 51x59 cm
Lot N. 151
The Arabian Nights
nineteenth century
mixed technique, with passe-partout, passe-partout 51x59 cm
Lot N. 152
Paintings of Herculaneum
19th century
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 38x34 cm
Lot N. 152
Paintings of Herculaneum
19th century
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 38x34 cm
Lot N. 153
Paintings from Herculaneum
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 25x35 cm, passe-partout 53x40 cm
Lot N. 153
Paintings from Herculaneum
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 25x35 cm, passe-partout 53x40 cm
Lot N. 154
Carlo Nolli
(1724 - 1770)
Ancient Roman fresco (18th century)
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 53x40 cm
Lot N. 154
Carlo Nolli
(1724 - 1770)
Ancient Roman fresco (18th century)
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 53x40 cm
Lot N. 155
Laurent Francart
(1601 - 1690)
Decorations (circa 1690)
Copper engraving, watercoloured, with passe-partout, slight traces of mould, matrix 21x33 cm, passe-partout 54x42 cm
Lot N. 155
Laurent Francart
(1601 - 1690)
Decorations (circa 1690)
Copper engraving, watercoloured, with passe-partout, slight traces of mould, matrix 21x33 cm, passe-partout 54x42 cm
Lot N. 156
Appliances for hairdressing and clothing of Athenian women
19th century
colored engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 42x55 cm
Lot N. 156
Appliances for hairdressing and clothing of Athenian women
19th century
colored engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 42x55 cm
Lot N. 157
Decorations of Herculaneum and Pompeii
nineteenth century
three chromolithographs, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 34.5x28 cm and 38x33 cm (3)
Lot N. 157
Decorations of Herculaneum and Pompeii
nineteenth century
three chromolithographs, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 34.5x28 cm and 38x33 cm (3)
Lot N. 158
Decorations of Herculaneum: Theatrical mask
etching, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 14.2x12 cm, passe-partout 32.5x30 cm
Lot N. 158
Decorations of Herculaneum: Theatrical mask
etching, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 14.2x12 cm, passe-partout 32.5x30 cm
Lot N. 159
Greece: Clothing of the Queens (1856)
Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, matrix 22x16 cm, passe-partout 41x34 cm
Lot N. 159
Greece: Clothing of the Queens (1856)
Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, matrix 22x16 cm, passe-partout 41x34 cm
Lot N. 160
Influence of the moon on the soul
nineteenth century
lithograph, with passe-partout, passe-partout 60x49 cm
Lot N. 160
Influence of the moon on the soul
nineteenth century
lithograph, with passe-partout, passe-partout 60x49 cm
Lot N. 161
The Habit of the Levites
nineteenth century
copper engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 46.5x35 cm
Lot N. 161
The Habit of the Levites
nineteenth century
copper engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 46.5x35 cm
Lot N. 162
Giovanni Antonio Rizzi-Zannoni
(1736 - 1814)
Kingdom of Naples (1769)
Portion relating to Puglia of the Geographical Map (in 4 parts) of Sicily before the Kingdom of Naples Drawn by [..], 70x45.5 cm
Lot N. 162
Giovanni Antonio Rizzi-Zannoni
(1736 - 1814)
Kingdom of Naples (1769)
Portion relating to Puglia of the Geographical Map (in 4 parts) of Sicily before the Kingdom of Naples Drawn by [..], 70x45.5 cm
Lot N. 163
Plan de Rhodes
18th century
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 13.5x16.5 cm, passe-partout 30x33 cm
Lot N. 163
Plan de Rhodes
18th century
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 13.5x16.5 cm, passe-partout 30x33 cm
Lot N. 164
Tabula geographica 1823
ad J. Caesaris Commentarios illustriandos delineata 1823. Engraving with passe-partout, passe-partout 39x49 cm
Lot N. 164
Tabula geographica 1823
ad J. Caesaris Commentarios illustriandos delineata 1823. Engraving with passe-partout, passe-partout 39x49 cm
Lot N. 165
Athens
End of the 19th century
a steel engraving and a lithograph, both with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33.5x37 cm and 36x42.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 165
Athens
End of the 19th century
a steel engraving and a lithograph, both with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33.5x37 cm and 36x42.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 166
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Italy (1759)
Double-page copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 48.5x53 cm
Lot N. 166
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Italy (1759)
Double-page copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 48.5x53 cm
Lot N. 167
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
six copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 167
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
six copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 168
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
six copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 168
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
six copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 169
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
six copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 169
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
six copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 170
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
eight copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (8)
Lot N. 170
Ancient engraved gems
18th century
eight copper engravings, colored, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x25.5 cm (8)
Lot N. 171
Venice
19th/20th century
two watercolours, with passe-partout, passe-partout 48x33 cm and 36x44.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 171
Venice
19th/20th century
two watercolours, with passe-partout, passe-partout 48x33 cm and 36x44.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 172
Venice 1938
watercolour, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x42 cm
Lot N. 172
Venice 1938
watercolour, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x42 cm
Lot N. 173
Venice: Piazza San Marco
19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, passe-partout 35.5x44 cm
Lot N. 173
Venice: Piazza San Marco
19th century
watercolor, with passe-partout, passe-partout 35.5x44 cm
Lot N. 174
Venetian glimpses
19th century
three engravings, two on wood and one on steel, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x25 cm and 33x36 cm (3)
Lot N. 174
Venetian glimpses
19th century
three engravings, two on wood and one on steel, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x25 cm and 33x36 cm (3)
Lot N. 175
View of the Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 38.5x53.5 cm passe-partout 58.5x73.5 cm
Lot N. 175
View of the Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 38.5x53.5 cm passe-partout 58.5x73.5 cm
Lot N. 176
Giovanni Ottaviani
(1735 - 1808)
Cutaway along the length of the second floor of the loggia in the courtyard of the Vatican Palace
corresponding in the large courtyard known as S. Damasco, where the Architecture and Ornaments of the same painted [..], matrix 38x45 cm, sheet 48x172 cm overall
Lot N. 176
Giovanni Ottaviani
(1735 - 1808)
Cutaway along the length of the second floor of the loggia in the courtyard of the Vatican Palace
corresponding in the large courtyard known as S. Damasco, where the Architecture and Ornaments of the same painted [..], matrix 38x45 cm, sheet 48x172 cm overall
Lot N. 177
Parisian neighborhood
19th century
drypoint, with passe-partout, passe-partout 70.5x56 cm
Lot N. 177
Parisian neighborhood
19th century
drypoint, with passe-partout, passe-partout 70.5x56 cm
Lot N. 178
Exterior view of the Church of Our Lady Cathedral in Paris
21st century
steel engraving, passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 72x54 cm
Lot N. 178
Exterior view of the Church of Our Lady Cathedral in Paris
21st century
steel engraving, passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 72x54 cm
Lot N. 179
Le Grand Bassin d'Apollon et le Grand Canal dans le Jardins de Versailles - La Samaritaine de Paris
19th century
two optical views, evident traces of foxing and restorations, matrices 29x42.5 cm and 29x43 cm (2)
Lot N. 179
Le Grand Bassin d'Apollon et le Grand Canal dans le Jardins de Versailles - La Samaritaine de Paris
19th century
two optical views, evident traces of foxing and restorations, matrices 29x42.5 cm and 29x43 cm (2)
Lot N. 180
Views of monuments of the Middle East
19th century
5 lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 26x30.5 cm (5)
Lot N. 180
Views of monuments of the Middle East
19th century
5 lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 26x30.5 cm (5)