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. 61
Jean Le Pautre
(1618 - 1682)
Palatium Ordinis Equestris Urbem versus (1670)
watercolor etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 46x59 cm
Lot N. 61
Jean Le Pautre
(1618 - 1682)
Palatium Ordinis Equestris Urbem versus (1670)
watercolor etching, with passe-partout, passe-partout 46x59 cm
Lot N. 62
Jean Marot
(1619 - 1679)
Palatium Holmense occasum versus
watercolor etching, with passe-partout. Full title: Illustrissimi et Excell: Dn: Baronis Sewedi Bรฅรฅth, Regni Thesauraij [..], matrix 20x33 cm, passe-partout 42.5x55.5 cm
Lot N. 62
Jean Marot
(1619 - 1679)
Palatium Holmense occasum versus
watercolor etching, with passe-partout. Full title: Illustrissimi et Excell: Dn: Baronis Sewedi Bรฅรฅth, Regni Thesauraij [..], matrix 20x33 cm, passe-partout 42.5x55.5 cm
Lot N. 63
Vue Perspective du derriere de la Bouvre de Seville, et d'une partie de l'Eglise Cathedrale (1770)
vue d'optique etching with watercolour, with passe-partout, slight defects, passe-partout 41.5x54 cm
Lot N. 63
Vue Perspective du derriere de la Bouvre de Seville, et d'une partie de l'Eglise Cathedrale (1770)
vue d'optique etching with watercolour, with passe-partout, slight defects, passe-partout 41.5x54 cm
Lot N. 64
Rigobert Bonne
(1727 - 1794)
L'Ancien Monde et le Nouveau en deux Hemispheres (1780)
Copper engraving, watercolored at the edges, with passe-partout, matrix 23x42.5 cm, passe-partout 47x70 cm
Lot N. 64
Rigobert Bonne
(1727 - 1794)
L'Ancien Monde et le Nouveau en deux Hemispheres (1780)
Copper engraving, watercolored at the edges, with passe-partout, matrix 23x42.5 cm, passe-partout 47x70 cm
Lot N. 65
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Tardieu
(1746 - 1816)
Mappe-Monde en deux Hรฉmisphรจres (c. 1820)
Copper engraving, watercolored at the edges, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 42.5x61 cm
Lot N. 65
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Tardieu
(1746 - 1816)
Mappe-Monde en deux Hรฉmisphรจres (c. 1820)
Copper engraving, watercolored at the edges, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 42.5x61 cm
Lot N. 66
Alexander Keith Johnston
(1804 - 1871)
The World in Hemispheres by Keith Johnston F.R.S.E. (1861)
lithograph, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 53x67 cm
Lot N. 66
Alexander Keith Johnston
(1804 - 1871)
The World in Hemispheres by Keith Johnston F.R.S.E. (1861)
lithograph, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 53x67 cm
Lot N. 67
Scenes of Japanese life
Mid 20th century
four woodcuts, coloured, with passe-partout, passe-partout 45.5x33 cm (4)
Lot N. 67
Scenes of Japanese life
Mid 20th century
four woodcuts, coloured, with passe-partout, passe-partout 45.5x33 cm (4)
Lot N. 68
Scenes of Japanese life
Mid 20th century
four woodcuts, coloured, with passe-partout, passe-partout 45.5x33 cm (4)
Lot N. 68
Scenes of Japanese life
Mid 20th century
four woodcuts, coloured, with passe-partout, passe-partout 45.5x33 cm (4)
Lot N. 70
Two Japanese prints
one mounted on wooden supports and rolled up, the other older with slight defects, 69x27 cm, 128x45 cm (2)
Lot N. 70
Two Japanese prints
one mounted on wooden supports and rolled up, the other older with slight defects, 69x27 cm, 128x45 cm (2)
Lot N. 71
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Demonstration en grand des Autels et autres utensils Sacrรฉs, belonging to the small Egyptian temple
(1805) copper engraving, traces of foxing, restorations on the margins, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 71
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Demonstration en grand des Autels et autres utensils Sacrรฉs, belonging to the small Egyptian temple
(1805) copper engraving, traces of foxing, restorations on the margins, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 72
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Dรฉmonstration en grand des gonds qui soutenaient la porte l'enceinte du temple d'Isis (1805)
copper engraving, defects (traces of foxing and slight stains), matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 72
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Dรฉmonstration en grand des gonds qui soutenaient la porte l'enceinte du temple d'Isis (1805)
copper engraving, defects (traces of foxing and slight stains), matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 73
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Plan et Elรฉvation de la 2e. Taverne ร droite avec ses fourneaux, in the Ville de Pompeia
(1804) copper engraving, defects (traces of foxing and damp stains), restorations on the margins, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 73
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Plan et Elรฉvation de la 2e. Taverne ร droite avec ses fourneaux, in the Ville de Pompeia
(1804) copper engraving, defects (traces of foxing and damp stains), restorations on the margins, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 74
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Demonstration in Large and Gรฉomรฉtrale des objects de services qui dรฉpendent de la 1ere Taverne...
... in the City of Pompeia (1804). Copper engraving, traces of foxing, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 74
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Demonstration in Large and Gรฉomรฉtrale des objects de services qui dรฉpendent de la 1ere Taverne...
... in the City of Pompeia (1804). Copper engraving, traces of foxing, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 75
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Plan and Elevation of Cuisine in the House of Surgery, in Pompeii
(1804) copper engraving, traces of foxing, restorations on the margins, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 75
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720 - 1778)
Plan and Elevation of Cuisine in the House of Surgery, in Pompeii
(1804) copper engraving, traces of foxing, restorations on the margins, matrix 37x52 cm, sheet 48x68.5 cm
Lot N. 76
The Island Kingdom of Sicily (20th century)
20th century
According to the best Observations, and Improved from the Map of the Baron de Schmettau, Quarter Master General [..], passe-partout 51.5x67 cm
Lot N. 76
The Island Kingdom of Sicily (20th century)
20th century
According to the best Observations, and Improved from the Map of the Baron de Schmettau, Quarter Master General [..], passe-partout 51.5x67 cm
Lot N. 77
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Elevation of one of the four sides or facades of the Octagonal Square, called Villena, in Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x27 cm
Lot N. 77
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Elevation of one of the four sides or facades of the Octagonal Square, called Villena, in Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x27 cm
Lot N. 78
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Elevation of the Porta Nuova in the City of Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x27 cm
Lot N. 78
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Elevation of the Porta Nuova in the City of Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x27 cm
Lot N. 79
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Prospect of the Albergo Generale de' Poveri in the city of Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 27x33 cm
Lot N. 79
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Prospect of the Albergo Generale de' Poveri in the city of Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 27x33 cm
Lot N. 80
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Chapel or Grotto of S. Rosalia on Monte Pellegrino near the city of Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 27x33 cm
Lot N. 80
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Chapel or Grotto of S. Rosalia on Monte Pellegrino near the city of Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 27x33 cm
Lot N. 81
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Statue of Philip V at the two Sea Gates in Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x27 cm
Lot N. 81
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
Statue of Philip V at the two Sea Gates in Palermo
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x27 cm
Lot N. 82
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Acqueduc de Corigliano - Fabrique de Reglisse in Corigliano
two etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 36x42 cm (2)
Lot N. 82
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
Acqueduc de Corigliano - Fabrique de Reglisse in Corigliano
two etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 36x42 cm (2)
Lot N. 83
Arch of Trajan in Benevento
End of the 19th century
oil on cardboard, with passe-partout, passe-partout 35x45 cm
Lot N. 83
Arch of Trajan in Benevento
End of the 19th century
oil on cardboard, with passe-partout, passe-partout 35x45 cm
Lot N. 84
Gaetano Cottafavi
New Aniene waterfall in Tivoli (1835)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 37x44 cm
Lot N. 84
Gaetano Cottafavi
New Aniene waterfall in Tivoli (1835)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, passe-partout 37x44 cm
Lot N. 85
James Merigot
(1760 - 1824)
Views of Rome and surroundings (1796-1798)
five aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing.
Constantine's Arch (1796), The Cloaca Maxima, [..], passe-partout 32x40 cm (5)
Lot N. 85
James Merigot
(1760 - 1824)
Views of Rome and surroundings (1796-1798)
five aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing.
Constantine's Arch (1796), The Cloaca Maxima, [..], passe-partout 32x40 cm (5)
Lot N. 86
Rome: Temple of Hercues (1826)
Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, passe-partout 35.5x41 cm
Lot N. 86
Rome: Temple of Hercues (1826)
Copper engraving, contemporary coloring, with passe-partout, passe-partout 35.5x41 cm
Lot N. 87
One of the three arches of the Loggia a Teatro at the end of the garden all in marble (1674)
etching and burin, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrix 24x15.8 cm, passe-partout 39x30.5 cm
Lot N. 87
One of the three arches of the Loggia a Teatro at the end of the garden all in marble (1674)
etching and burin, with passe-partout, slight traces of foxing, matrix 24x15.8 cm, passe-partout 39x30.5 cm
Lot N. 88
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
The Church of S. Michele in the City of Lucca (around 1750)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight defects, passe-partout 33x26.5 cm
Lot N. 88
Thomas Salmon
(1679 - 1767)
The Church of S. Michele in the City of Lucca (around 1750)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, slight defects, passe-partout 33x26.5 cm
Lot N. 89
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
View prize at the end of the Cape of the Columns - View of the Tour de Milissa in Calabre
two etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x39 cm (2)
Lot N. 89
Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non
(1727 - 1791)
View prize at the end of the Cape of the Columns - View of the Tour de Milissa in Calabre
two etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33x39 cm (2)
Lot N. 90
Views of Scylla
First half of the 19th century
three engravings, two on steel, one on copper, all with passe-partout, passe-partout from 29x34 cm to 36x42 cm (3)
Lot N. 90
Views of Scylla
First half of the 19th century
three engravings, two on steel, one on copper, all with passe-partout, passe-partout from 29x34 cm to 36x42 cm (3)