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. 121
Etats du Roi des Deux Siciles, avec les Mรฉtropoles Ecclรฉsiastiques et tous leurs Suffragans (1766)
Copper engraving, watercoloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40x44 cm
Lot N. 121
Etats du Roi des Deux Siciles, avec les Mรฉtropoles Ecclรฉsiastiques et tous leurs Suffragans (1766)
Copper engraving, watercoloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 40x44 cm
Lot N. 122
Plain Puglia (1648)
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 14x18 cm, passe-partout 31x35.5 cm
Lot N. 122
Plain Puglia (1648)
etching, with passe-partout, matrix 14x18 cm, passe-partout 31x35.5 cm
Lot N. 123
Abruzzo and Land of Work (1630)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33.5x41 cm
Lot N. 123
Abruzzo and Land of Work (1630)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 33.5x41 cm
Lot N. 124
Map of the territory of Pozzuolo (1818)
copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 17x25.5 cm, passe-partout 32.5x41 cm
Lot N. 124
Map of the territory of Pozzuolo (1818)
copper engraving, with passe-partout, matrix 17x25.5 cm, passe-partout 32.5x41 cm
Lot N. 125
Salerno - Gulph of Salerno (1801)
two aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x59 cm (2)
Lot N. 125
Salerno - Gulph of Salerno (1801)
two aquatint etchings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28x59 cm (2)
Lot N. 126
Views of Middle Eastern landscapes with biblical references
Early 19th century
eight lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 24x29 cm (8)
Lot N. 126
Views of Middle Eastern landscapes with biblical references
Early 19th century
eight lithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 24x29 cm (8)
Lot N. 127
Views of Antioch
nineteenth century
two steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x40 cm (2)
Lot N. 127
Views of Antioch
nineteenth century
two steel engravings, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 32x40 cm (2)
Lot N. 128
Egypt, Pyramids and Mummies
nineteenth century
copper engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 54x63 cm
Lot N. 128
Egypt, Pyramids and Mummies
nineteenth century
copper engraving, with passe-partout, passe-partout 54x63 cm
Lot N. 129
Ancient Egyptian wall inscriptions - Hieroglyphs
nineteenth century
two chromolithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 129
Ancient Egyptian wall inscriptions - Hieroglyphs
nineteenth century
two chromolithographs, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 130
The Trimurti or Hindu Trinty - Indian bilderschrift
nineteenth century
a steel engraving and a chromolithograph, both with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28.5x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 130
The Trimurti or Hindu Trinty - Indian bilderschrift
nineteenth century
a steel engraving and a chromolithograph, both with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 28.5x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 131
Islamic art
nineteenth century
chromolithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 37x28.5 cm
Lot N. 131
Islamic art
nineteenth century
chromolithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 37x28.5 cm
Lot N. 132
Flowers and birds
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 35x10 cm, passe-partout 55.5x30.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 132
Flowers and birds
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 35x10 cm, passe-partout 55.5x30.5 cm (2)
Lot N. 133
Flowers
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 36x13.5 cm, passe-partout 60x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 133
Flowers
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 36x13.5 cm, passe-partout 60x37 cm (2)
Lot N. 134
Flowers
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 35x10 cm, passe-partout 56x30 cm (2)
Lot N. 134
Flowers
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 35x10 cm, passe-partout 56x30 cm (2)
Lot N. 135
Flowers
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 35x10 cm, passe-partout 56x30 cm (2)
Lot N. 135
Flowers
China, Early 20th century
two watercolor copper engravings, with passe-partout, matrix 35x10 cm, passe-partout 56x30 cm (2)
Lot N. 136
Fragment of Chinese miniature
nineteenth century
chromolithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x37 cm
Lot N. 136
Fragment of Chinese miniature
nineteenth century
chromolithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 29x37 cm
Lot N. 137
Horse
Japan, Early 20th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, stain and traces of foxing, passe-partout 49.5x40 cm
Lot N. 137
Horse
Japan, Early 20th century
lithograph, with passe-partout, stain and traces of foxing, passe-partout 49.5x40 cm
Lot N. 138
Scene of Japanese life and coat of arms of Japan
19th/20th century
two lithographs with passe-partout, traces of foxing on the coat of arms of Japan, passe-partout 38.5x30.5 cm and 43x35 cm (2)
Lot N. 138
Scene of Japanese life and coat of arms of Japan
19th/20th century
two lithographs with passe-partout, traces of foxing on the coat of arms of Japan, passe-partout 38.5x30.5 cm and 43x35 cm (2)
Lot N. 139
Horses
Japan, Early 20th century
two paintings on silk, with passe-partout, passe-partout 40x46 cm (2)
Lot N. 139
Horses
Japan, Early 20th century
two paintings on silk, with passe-partout, passe-partout 40x46 cm (2)
Lot N. 140
Horses
Japan, Early 20th century
two paintings on silk, with passe-partout, passe-partout 40x46 cm (2)
Lot N. 140
Horses
Japan, Early 20th century
two paintings on silk, with passe-partout, passe-partout 40x46 cm (2)
Lot N. 141
Horse
Japan, Early 20th century
painting on silk, with passe-partout, passe-partout 40x46 cm
Lot N. 141
Horse
Japan, Early 20th century
painting on silk, with passe-partout, passe-partout 40x46 cm
Lot N. 142
Mapa-Mundi en dos Hemisferios
nineteenth century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 38x47 cm
Lot N. 142
Mapa-Mundi en dos Hemisferios
nineteenth century
lithograph, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 38x47 cm
Lot N. 143
Maps of the world on the polar projection
nineteenth century
lithograph, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 36.5x54 cm
Lot N. 143
Maps of the world on the polar projection
nineteenth century
lithograph, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 36.5x54 cm
Lot N. 145
Italy (1782)
Copper engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, slight defects, matrix 14x17.5 cm, passe-partout 31x35 cm
Lot N. 145
Italy (1782)
Copper engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, slight defects, matrix 14x17.5 cm, passe-partout 31x35 cm
Lot N. 146
Christoph Weigel
(1654 - 1725)
Italy cum Insulis dependentib. (1739)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 14x18 cm, passe-partout 30x34 cm
Lot N. 146
Christoph Weigel
(1654 - 1725)
Italy cum Insulis dependentib. (1739)
Copper engraving, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, matrix 14x18 cm, passe-partout 30x34 cm
Lot N. 147
Under Italian
nineteenth century
engraving on steel, with passe-partout, passe-partout 48x54 cm
Lot N. 147
Under Italian
nineteenth century
engraving on steel, with passe-partout, passe-partout 48x54 cm
Lot N. 148
Italian views
19th/20th century
a steel engraving and a lithograph, both with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 37x45 cm and 37x48 cm (2)
Lot N. 148
Italian views
19th/20th century
a steel engraving and a lithograph, both with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 37x45 cm and 37x48 cm (2)
Lot N. 149
The Island of Pantelleria
nineteenth century
Wood engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 45x60 cm
Lot N. 149
The Island of Pantelleria
nineteenth century
Wood engraving, coloured, with passe-partout, traces of foxing, passe-partout 45x60 cm
Lot N. 150
Henry Swinburne
(1743 - 1803)
View of Tropea (1783)
etching, colored, with passe-partout, passe-partout 32x40 cm
Lot N. 150
Henry Swinburne
(1743 - 1803)
View of Tropea (1783)
etching, colored, with passe-partout, passe-partout 32x40 cm