Time auction
N. 281
Sicily in a Collection of Prints
wed 15 - wed 22 May 2024
Online only auction
15 - 22 may
online bids on website
www.maisonbibelot.com
A selection entirely dedicated to Sicily of an important and vast collection of prints of various kinds, suitable both for discerning collectors and for embellishing one's own home. Of particular note are numerous old and rare maps of the island, the splendid sepia aquatints by Jean-Pierre Houël and those taken from the most beautiful illustrated travel books of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as the Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile by Abbot de Saint-Non or the Voyage pittoresque en Sicile by Gigault de La Salle.
All prints are presented in exquisite passe-partouts, sealed in cellophane envelopes that were not opened during cataloguing. Further auctions dedicated to the collection will be presented during the year.
15 - 22 may
online bids on website
www.maisonbibelot.com
A selection entirely dedicated to Sicily of an important and vast collection of prints of various kinds, suitable both for discerning collectors and for embellishing one's own home. Of particular note are numerous old and rare maps of the island, the splendid sepia aquatints by Jean-Pierre Houël and those taken from the most beautiful illustrated travel books of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as the Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile by Abbot de Saint-Non or the Voyage pittoresque en Sicile by Gigault de La Salle.
All prints are presented in exquisite passe-partouts, sealed in cellophane envelopes that were not opened during cataloguing. Further auctions dedicated to the collection will be presented during the year.
Lot N. 181
Pierre Aveline
(1656 - 1722)
Messine
Copper engraving, watercoloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 34.5x53 cm, passe-partout 54.5x72 cm
Lot N. 181
Pierre Aveline
(1656 - 1722)
Messine
Copper engraving, watercoloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 34.5x53 cm, passe-partout 54.5x72 cm
Lot N. 182
Robert Mylne
(1733 - 1811)
The Island and Kingdon of Sicily 1794
According to the best Observations, & Improved; from the Map of the Baron de Schmettau [...] By Robert Mylne, [..], passe-partout 70x90 cm
Lot N. 182
Robert Mylne
(1733 - 1811)
The Island and Kingdon of Sicily 1794
According to the best Observations, & Improved; from the Map of the Baron de Schmettau [...] By Robert Mylne, [..], passe-partout 70x90 cm
Lot N. 183
Ibleo volcanic district (Noto Valley)
First half of the 20th century
with lava flows and laloclastites (palagonitic tuffs) indicated. Lithograph, with passe-partout, slight defects [..], passe-partout 73x80 cm
Lot N. 183
Ibleo volcanic district (Noto Valley)
First half of the 20th century
with lava flows and laloclastites (palagonitic tuffs) indicated. Lithograph, with passe-partout, slight defects [..], passe-partout 73x80 cm
Lot N. 184
Syracusae hodiernae Urbs Siciliae 1725
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 51.5x49 cm, passe-partout 77.5x70 cm
Lot N. 184
Syracusae hodiernae Urbs Siciliae 1725
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 51.5x49 cm, passe-partout 77.5x70 cm
Lot N. 185
Province of Caltanissetta
nineteenth century
lithography; map divided into 8 sections glued on canvas, with passe-partout, passe-partout 65x78 cm
Lot N. 185
Province of Caltanissetta
nineteenth century
lithography; map divided into 8 sections glued on canvas, with passe-partout, passe-partout 65x78 cm
Lot N. 186
Antony De Witt
(1876 - 1967)
Messina
etching, colored, with passe-partout, matrix 39.5x51 cm, passe-partout 60x73 cm
Lot N. 186
Antony De Witt
(1876 - 1967)
Messina
etching, colored, with passe-partout, matrix 39.5x51 cm, passe-partout 60x73 cm
Lot N. 187
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
View of a Lake in the environs of Castro Giovani - View of the Carrieres of Campo Bello
two aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxinf, passe-partout 35.5x41 cm and 37.5x45.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 187
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
View of a Lake in the environs of Castro Giovani - View of the Carrieres of Campo Bello
two aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxinf, passe-partout 35.5x41 cm and 37.5x45.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 188
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
General view of the Ruines of the ancient Théatre de Taorminum - View of the Isles of la Trizza...
...près de Catane. Two aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 35.5x42 cm and 44.5x55.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 188
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
General view of the Ruines of the ancient Théatre de Taorminum - View of the Isles of la Trizza...
...près de Catane. Two aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 35.5x42 cm and 44.5x55.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 189
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Tombeau antique... in Catane - Plan de la Rotonde Coupe d'un Puis antique
two aquatint etchings in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 38x26 cm, passe-partout 60x48.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 189
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Tombeau antique... in Catane - Plan de la Rotonde Coupe d'un Puis antique
two aquatint etchings in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 38x26 cm, passe-partout 60x48.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 190
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Bas-relief antique - Piédestal tiré du Théatre de Catane
two aquatint etchings in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrices 26x41 cm and 38x26 cm, passe-partout 60x48.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 190
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Bas-relief antique - Piédestal tiré du Théatre de Catane
two aquatint etchings in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrices 26x41 cm and 38x26 cm, passe-partout 60x48.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 191
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Plan a vue d'oiseau du Bain du Temple de Bacchus - Plan de la Grotte de la Sibile
two aquatint etchings in sepia, with passe-partout, matrix 26x37.5 cm, passe-partout 60x48.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 191
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Plan a vue d'oiseau du Bain du Temple de Bacchus - Plan de la Grotte de la Sibile
two aquatint etchings in sepia, with passe-partout, matrix 26x37.5 cm, passe-partout 60x48.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 192
Sicilian views
nineteenth century
four steel engravings. with passe-partout, passe-partout 32.5x37 cm and 30x40 cm (4)
Lot N. 192
Sicilian views
nineteenth century
four steel engravings. with passe-partout, passe-partout 32.5x37 cm and 30x40 cm (4)
Lot N. 193
Sicilian views
nineteenth century
four steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout from 29x34.5 cm to 31.5x40 cm (4)
Lot N. 193
Sicilian views
nineteenth century
four steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout from 29x34.5 cm to 31.5x40 cm (4)
Lot N. 194
Sicilian views
19th/20th century
a small aquatint (with defects), two woodcuts and a photogravure, all with passe-partout, passe-partout from 25x31.5 cm to 34x45 cm (4)
Lot N. 194
Sicilian views
19th/20th century
a small aquatint (with defects), two woodcuts and a photogravure, all with passe-partout, passe-partout from 25x31.5 cm to 34x45 cm (4)
Lot N. 195
Sicily 1843
Wood engraving, with passe-partout, slight defects, passe-partout 30.5x37.5 cm
Lot N. 195
Sicily 1843
Wood engraving, with passe-partout, slight defects, passe-partout 30.5x37.5 cm
Lot N. 196
Map of Sicily
nineteenth century
woodcut, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 30x40 cm
Lot N. 196
Map of Sicily
nineteenth century
woodcut, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 30x40 cm
Lot N. 197
Sizilien
nineteenth century
woodcut, with passe-partout, very slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 35x43 cm
Lot N. 197
Sizilien
nineteenth century
woodcut, with passe-partout, very slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 35x43 cm
Lot N. 198
Francesco Scoto
(1548 - 1622)
Palermo
double-page engraving, on copper, with passe-partout. Coat of arms of the city and of the Viceroyalty of the Habsburgs [..], passe-partout 28x33 cm
Lot N. 198
Francesco Scoto
(1548 - 1622)
Palermo
double-page engraving, on copper, with passe-partout. Coat of arms of the city and of the Viceroyalty of the Habsburgs [..], passe-partout 28x33 cm
Lot N. 199
Gabriel Bodenehr
Melazzo 1720
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 17.5x12 cm, passe-partout 33.5x28 cm
Lot N. 199
Gabriel Bodenehr
Melazzo 1720
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 17.5x12 cm, passe-partout 33.5x28 cm
Lot N. 201
Sicilian Landschaft Val di Noto No. 453 (1790)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 22.5x28 cm, passe-partout 46x54 cm
Lot N. 201
Sicilian Landschaft Val di Noto No. 453 (1790)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 22.5x28 cm, passe-partout 46x54 cm
Lot N. 202
Map of the City of Messina
nineteenth century
engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 73x54.5 cm
Lot N. 202
Map of the City of Messina
nineteenth century
engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 73x54.5 cm
Lot N. 203
Plan von Agrigent 1818
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 54x64 cm
Lot N. 203
Plan von Agrigent 1818
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 54x64 cm
Lot N. 204
Ancient and modern Syracuse plan
End of the 18th century
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 60x52.5 cm
Lot N. 204
Ancient and modern Syracuse plan
End of the 18th century
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 60x52.5 cm
Lot N. 205
Carte Générale de la Sicile, et Calabre
1863
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40.5x55 cm
Lot N. 205
Carte Générale de la Sicile, et Calabre
1863
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40.5x55 cm
Lot N. 206
Calabria and Sicily or Southern part of lower Italy
nineteenth century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40.5x47 cm
Lot N. 206
Calabria and Sicily or Southern part of lower Italy
nineteenth century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40.5x47 cm
Lot N. 207
Gulf of Palermo 1801
Steel engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 34x39.5 cm
Lot N. 207
Gulf of Palermo 1801
Steel engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 34x39.5 cm
Lot N. 208
Plan of the Ancient Syracuse
Early 19th century
Steel engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 42x37 cm
Lot N. 208
Plan of the Ancient Syracuse
Early 19th century
Steel engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 42x37 cm
Lot N. 209
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Antique figures here are sent to the Palais Senatorial de Palerme
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, passe-partout 54.5x44.5 cm
Lot N. 209
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Antique figures here are sent to the Palais Senatorial de Palerme
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, passe-partout 54.5x44.5 cm
Lot N. 210
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Vue des Fourneaux a purifier le Souffre à Catolica
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 26x38.5 cm, passe-partout 43x55.5 cm
Lot N. 210
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Vue des Fourneaux a purifier le Souffre à Catolica
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 26x38.5 cm, passe-partout 43x55.5 cm