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Day 2: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Sat, May 16, 2015 09:00AM EDT - Mon, May 18, 2015 09:00AM EDT
Lot 311

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

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(Italian, 1720-1778) In hortis Palatinis Farnesianis…Supra valvas templi S.S. Cosmae Damiani, from Della Magnificenza e d’Architettura de’ Romani, 1761, Firmin-Didot Paris Edition, 1835-9, wove paper with indiscernable latin lettering watermark at center, signed lower right in plate "Piranesi F.", engraving on paper in two sheets, 16-3/8 x 48-7/8 in. (sheet), 22-1/4 x 62 in. (page); painted wood frame, foxing, hinged in, tape stains at edges, creases from folds,. Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

foxing, hinged in, tape stains at edges, creases from folds,