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. 211
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Vue du Lac Naphtia
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 26x37 cm, passe-partout 48.5x60 cm
Lot N. 211
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Vue du Lac Naphtia
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 26x37 cm, passe-partout 48.5x60 cm
Lot N. 212
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Le Char de S.te Rosalie
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 42.5x54 cm
Lot N. 212
Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel
(1735 - 1813)
Le Char de S.te Rosalie
aquatint etching in sepia, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 42.5x54 cm
Lot N. 213
Antoine Aveline
(1691 - 1743)
Palerme anciénement Palermus (17th century)
Archiépiscopal Villas and Capital of Royaume and Isle of Cicile, and of the milieu of the Septentrionale coast [..], passe-partout 42.5x52 cm
Lot N. 213
Antoine Aveline
(1691 - 1743)
Palerme anciénement Palermus (17th century)
Archiépiscopal Villas and Capital of Royaume and Isle of Cicile, and of the milieu of the Septentrionale coast [..], passe-partout 42.5x52 cm
Lot N. 214
Naval Combat of Palerme
nineteenth century
page with architectural frame, friezes and two engraved medals (Ludocicus Magnus Rex Christianissimus and Victoria [..], passe-partout 50.5x39.5 cm
Lot N. 214
Naval Combat of Palerme
nineteenth century
page with architectural frame, friezes and two engraved medals (Ludocicus Magnus Rex Christianissimus and Victoria [..], passe-partout 50.5x39.5 cm
Lot N. 215
Feast of Santa Rosalia in Palermo
Early 19th century
colored lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 46.5,36.5 cm
Lot N. 215
Feast of Santa Rosalia in Palermo
Early 19th century
colored lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 46.5,36.5 cm
Lot N. 216
Palermo. Quadrille by Charles D'Albert
nineteenth century
colored lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 47.5x39.5 cm
Lot N. 216
Palermo. Quadrille by Charles D'Albert
nineteenth century
colored lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 47.5x39.5 cm
Lot N. 217
General Albergo de' Poveri re-erected in Palermo on the road leading to Morreale
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 34x44.5 cm
Lot N. 217
General Albergo de' Poveri re-erected in Palermo on the road leading to Morreale
18th century
etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 34x44.5 cm