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. 181
Plan des Bergs Vesuv und des Gegend von Neapel
19th century
Copper engraving, coloured, with passe-partout. Two maps on one page depicting the area surrounding Naples and [..], passe-partout 39x32 cm
Lot N. 181
Plan des Bergs Vesuv und des Gegend von Neapel
19th century
Copper engraving, coloured, with passe-partout. Two maps on one page depicting the area surrounding Naples and [..], passe-partout 39x32 cm
Lot N. 182
Sulmona dans le Royaume de Naples (1704)
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 36xs41.5 cm
Lot N. 182
Sulmona dans le Royaume de Naples (1704)
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 36xs41.5 cm
Lot N. 183
Abruzzo land of work Apulien und Calabrien (1846)
engraving on steel, with passe-partout, passe-partout 39x45 cm
Lot N. 183
Abruzzo land of work Apulien und Calabrien (1846)
engraving on steel, with passe-partout, passe-partout 39x45 cm
Lot N. 184
Italy South Part
19th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 43x56 cm
Lot N. 184
Italy South Part
19th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 43x56 cm
Lot N. 185
Mariano Vasi
(1744 - 1822)
Views of Rome
Porta del Popolo - Obelisk of the Piazza del Popolo - Palace of Monte Citorio - Temple of Antoninus Pius - Arch [..], matrix 14x19 cm, passe-partout 32x40 cm (6)
Lot N. 185
Mariano Vasi
(1744 - 1822)
Views of Rome
Porta del Popolo - Obelisk of the Piazza del Popolo - Palace of Monte Citorio - Temple of Antoninus Pius - Arch [..], matrix 14x19 cm, passe-partout 32x40 cm (6)
Lot N. 186
Mariano Vasi
(1744 - 1822)
Views of Rome (1796)
Flavian Amphitheater, known as the Colosseum - Basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano - Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme [..], matrix 14x19 cm, passe-partout 32x40 cm (6)
Lot N. 186
Mariano Vasi
(1744 - 1822)
Views of Rome (1796)
Flavian Amphitheater, known as the Colosseum - Basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano - Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme [..], matrix 14x19 cm, passe-partout 32x40 cm (6)
Lot N. 187
Mariano Vasi
(1744 - 1822)
Views of Rome (1796)
Trevi Fountain - Piazza and Papal Palace of Monte Cavallo - Temple of Pallas - Basilica of S. Lorenzo - Port of [..], matrix 14x19 cm, passe-partout 32x40 cm (6)
Lot N. 187
Mariano Vasi
(1744 - 1822)
Views of Rome (1796)
Trevi Fountain - Piazza and Papal Palace of Monte Cavallo - Temple of Pallas - Basilica of S. Lorenzo - Port of [..], matrix 14x19 cm, passe-partout 32x40 cm (6)
Lot N. 188
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Vue de l'Entrรฉe des Carrieres et des Rochers qui terminent le Mont Gargano prรจs de Manfredonia
incisione acquaforte, con passe-partout, tracce di foxing, passe-paartout cm 36,5x42
Lot N. 188
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Vue de l'Entrรฉe des Carrieres et des Rochers qui terminent le Mont Gargano prรจs de Manfredonia
incisione acquaforte, con passe-partout, tracce di foxing, passe-paartout cm 36,5x42
Lot N. 189
Papyrus (1835)
Steel engraving depicting a papyrus plant, surrounded by cacti and other botanical species, with two female figures [..], passe-partout 36x29.5 cm
Lot N. 189
Papyrus (1835)
Steel engraving depicting a papyrus plant, surrounded by cacti and other botanical species, with two female figures [..], passe-partout 36x29.5 cm
Lot N. 190
Henry Swinburne
(1743 - 1803)
A view of the City of Brindisi
etching with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 31x39 cm
Lot N. 190
Henry Swinburne
(1743 - 1803)
A view of the City of Brindisi
etching with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 31x39 cm
Lot N. 191
Parlermo Cathedral - Underground church of the Parlermo Cathedral
19th century
two lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40x48 cm and 43x50 cm (2)
Lot N. 191
Parlermo Cathedral - Underground church of the Parlermo Cathedral
19th century
two lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40x48 cm and 43x50 cm (2)
Lot N. 192
Reggio the ancient Rhegium on the Strait of Messina
19th century
Steel engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 41.5x47 cm
Lot N. 192
Reggio the ancient Rhegium on the Strait of Messina
19th century
Steel engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 41.5x47 cm
Lot N. 193
Tivoli
19th century
two lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x36 cm and 48x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 193
Tivoli
19th century
two lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x36 cm and 48x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 194
Palermo: Quarille by Charles d'Albert
19th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x39 cm
Lot N. 194
Palermo: Quarille by Charles d'Albert
19th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 50x39 cm
Lot N. 195
Italian costumes
19th century
a chromolithograph and a lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 30x40 cm and 45x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 195
Italian costumes
19th century
a chromolithograph and a lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 30x40 cm and 45x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 197
Glimpses of Venice and Padua
19th century
five woodcuts with passe-partout, passe-partout 21x23 cm (5)
Lot N. 197
Glimpses of Venice and Padua
19th century
five woodcuts with passe-partout, passe-partout 21x23 cm (5)
Lot N. 198
Monuments of Veneto
19th century
six steel engravings, with passe-partout, passe-partout 22x24.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 198
Monuments of Veneto
19th century
six steel engravings, with passe-partout, passe-partout 22x24.5 cm (6)
Lot N. 199
Venetian views
19th century
four woodcuts, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x29 cm (4)
Lot N. 199
Venetian views
19th century
four woodcuts, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x29 cm (4)
Lot N. 200
Views of Rhodes and Corfu
19th century
four steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 30x36 cm (4)
Lot N. 200
Views of Rhodes and Corfu
19th century
four steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 30x36 cm (4)
Lot N. 201
Domenico Pronti
(1750 - 1815)
Views of the city of Rome
12 engravings, engraving on copper, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x36.5 (12) cm
Lot N. 201
Domenico Pronti
(1750 - 1815)
Views of the city of Rome
12 engravings, engraving on copper, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x36.5 (12) cm
Lot N. 202
Domenico Pronti
(1750 - 1815)
Views of the city of Rome
11 engravings, engraving on copper, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x36.5 cm (11)
Lot N. 202
Domenico Pronti
(1750 - 1815)
Views of the city of Rome
11 engravings, engraving on copper, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x36.5 cm (11)
Lot N. 203
Ancient Roman statues
16th century
six etchings, with passe-partout, matrices 22.5x13.5 cm, passe-partout 40x32 cm (6)
Lot N. 203
Ancient Roman statues
16th century
six etchings, with passe-partout, matrices 22.5x13.5 cm, passe-partout 40x32 cm (6)
Lot N. 204
Pompeii
19th century
two steel engravings, coloured, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x36.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 204
Pompeii
19th century
two steel engravings, coloured, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x36.5 cm (2)