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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) Avanzi del Tempio detto di Appollo nella Villa Adriana vicino a Tivoli (from Vedute di Roma) etching 18 x 23 1/2 inches.
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PIRANESI "ANTIQUUS BIVII ULARUM
PIRANESI "ANTIQUUS BIVII ULARUM APPIA E ARDESTINA"Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) "Antiquus Bivii Ularum Appia et Ardestina" etching. (Frontis piece), matted and framed, not examined out of frame. Sight size: 17" high, 26 1/2" wide. Frame size: 26 1/2" high, 36 1/2" wide. Condition: : creased, light foxing to edges.
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FOUR VARIED LANDSCAPE ETCHINGSThe
FOUR VARIED LANDSCAPE ETCHINGSThe first, Adolph B. Appian (French, 1818-1898), Une Mare Environs de Rossillon, 1867, signed in the plate u/l, rare 1st state prior to the addition of lettering, image size 9.25 in. by 6.5 in., sheet appears to be trimmed. The second, Albion Harris Bicknell (American. 1837-1915) Snow Laden Forest Clearing, etching and aquatint, signed A.H. Bicknell in pencil l/r margin, also signed in the plate l/l, image 7.5 in. by 10.25 in., matted, framed. The third, Charles Jac Young (C. Jac Jung) (German/American. 1880-1940), the fourth, A River in Flood, 1912, illegibly signed in pencil l/r, inscribed illegibly l/l, image size 9.25 in. by 6.75 in. (Cond: slight indentation on the left side margin of the Appian, the 4th with some overall light toning, the margin of the Appian, good) cf. Born Charles Jacob Jung, the artist family immigrated to the States in 1881. He exhibited under his birth name up through the early 1920s. Young was a student of Robert Henri at the National Academy of Design. A member of the Society of American etchers, he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Society of Independent Artists.
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, MEDITERRANEAN MAP
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, MEDITERRANEAN MAP "Aeneae Troiani Navigatio Ad Virgilij Sex priores Aeneidos", hand-colored engraving, possibly 1624 or later, matted and framed under glass, 14"h x 20"w (sight), 23"h x 29"w (frame)
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ADOLPHE APPIAN, PAIR OF ETCHINGS,
ADOLPHE APPIAN, PAIR OF ETCHINGS, SIGNED Adolphe Appian (French, 1819-1898), "Marais de la Burbanche", c. 1870 and "The Port of Genoa", c. 1877, each signed lower left, approx. 18.75"h x 12.5"w (sight), 28"h x 21.5"w (frames)
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PETER APIAN - CORDIFORM MAP OF
PETER APIAN - CORDIFORM MAP OF THE WORLDPeter Apian (1495-1552), Charte Cosmographique, auec les Noms, Proprietez, Nature & Operations des Vents , Antwerp, 1544 or later, engraving on laid paper, sight 8-3/4 x 12-1/2 in.; carved painted wood frame, 17-1/2 x 21 in.
Condition:
light staining, some toning along bottom edge, hinged in on mat; frame with light wear
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EUGENE BERMAN 6 LITHOGRAPHSEugene
EUGENE BERMAN 6 LITHOGRAPHSEugene Berman (American/Russian 1899-1972)- ''Appian Way''; ''Flaming Column''; ''Leaning Flaming Column''; ''L'Obelisco in Delerio''; ''Nocturnal Cathedral''; ''Pisan Fantasy''- 6 lithographs, each signed in pencil; overall good condition, various sizes.
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After Giovanni Battista Piranesi
After Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) "Veduta del Ponte, e del Mausoleo fabbricati da Elio Adriano, Imp.re A. Speroni...", photogravure, from "Le Antichita Romane", depicting a view from the river of the Castel Sant 'Angelo with the Bridge Sant 'Angelo, Rome, Italy, 18-1/2" x 25-1/2". Glazed and presented in a contemporary giltwood and ebonized frame.
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An Italian Carved Marbled Sculpture
An Italian Carved Marbled Sculpture of Apollo the standing figure leaning against a tree trunk with a serpent raised on a round socle signed Normanelli Florence. Height 31 1/2 inches.
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ITALIAN SCHOOL: AENEAS & ACHATES
ITALIAN SCHOOL: AENEAS & ACHATES GUIDED BY VENUS Pencil wash and highlighting on paper numbered upper left; previously described as ''Circle of Salviati'' and ''attributed to Giuseppe Porta.'' 8 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (sight) 14 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (frame).
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) DAPHNE
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) DAPHNE ACADIAN PARADISE WITH VIEW OF ANTIOCH Hand coloured engraving: 19 1/4 x 14 in. Framed;
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Greek Apulian Gnathian Pottery
Greek Apulian Gnathian Pottery Skyphos, late classical period, 310-300 BC attributed to the Knudsen group, with highly stylized vine pattern with leaves, grapes and tendrils 3.75 x 5.25 in — 9.5 x 13.3 cm
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) DAPHNE
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) DAPHNE ACADIAN PARADISE WITH VIEW OF ANTIOCH Hand coloured engraving: 19 1/4 x 14 in. Framed;
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APHORISMI HIPPOCRATIS, 1685
APHORISMI HIPPOCRATIS, 1685 Aphorismi Hippocratis accurante Theodoro Janssonio ab Almeloveen. Apud Henricum Wetstenium, Amsterdam, 1685, [i-xvi], 1-181, index [33], Insigniores Aliquot Sententiae [28], vignette portrait of Hippocrates on title page, text in Greek and Latin, 4.5"h x 2.5"w
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O/C Italian Landscape with Ruins
O/C Italian Landscape with Ruins & Figures.Possibly Appian Way Rome. Bears plaque and label verso attributing work to Hubert Robert French 1733 - 1808. Appears to be signed illegibly lower right. From a Piermont NY collector. Dimensions: 14.75'' high x 11.25'' wide. Condition: Craquelure fleabite losses lower right otherwide good.
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ANCIENT GREEK MANNER "DIANA AND
ANCIENT GREEK MANNER "DIANA AND APOLLO" VASE Ancient Greek manner "Diana and Apollo" hand painted Kylix urn pottery vase, signed "Kutahi" to underside. 4.75" H x 10.75" W x 8.25" D.
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FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE
FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE EDUCATION OF APOLLO Modeled with the centaur Chiron in billowing cloak with quiver and holding arrows in his left hand Apollo with drawn bow the base with lyre and stump on black marble base; 18 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 8 in.
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(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Graecia
(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Graecia Sophiani. Antwerp [1592]. Engraved map with hand-coloring. Latin text to verso. Framed and matted. 15 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches.
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ROMAN OR NEAPOLITAN SCHOOLRoman
ROMAN OR NEAPOLITAN SCHOOLRoman or Neapolitan School, c. 1670s-c. 1690s , "A Pair of Architectural Fantasies: Arcaded Pavilions and Ruins, with a Triumph of David and an Antique Procession", 2 oils on canvas, unsigned, each 39 1/4 in. x 50 in., framed. (2 pcs.) . Provenance: Neal Auction Company, Feb. 23, 2008, lot 416
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MAP, ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, ROMAN
MAP, ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, ROMAN IMPERIL IMAGO, 1598Copper engraving, map of the Roman Empire Centered on the Mediterranean, depicting most of Europe, Northern Africa, with the Near and Middle East, published, Antwerp, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Containing several decorative cartouches and insets, two with portraits in profile of Roman emperors, a genealogical tree of Roman rulers, beneath an image of Romulus and Remus suckling beneath a she-wolf, additional insets with accounts of Roman History. Hand colored later.
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2 pieces. Etchings. Piranesi,
2 pieces. Etchings. Piranesi, Giovanni Battista. [Vasi, etc.] [Rome], [1778]: "Altare antico di Marmo dedicato ad Apollo" [Marble altar dedicated to Apollo]. 20 5/8 x 15 1/8 inches (524 x 384 mm), full margins. On laid paper. Scattered light foxing to margins. Wilton-Ely 988; Taschen 833. * "Sezione per il lungo della Nave" [Section and views of antique marbled galley]. 25 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches (647 x 413 mm), full margins. On heavy laid paper. Scattered light foxing, light crease to center horizontal fold. Wilton-Ely 1001; Taschen.
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INTACT ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUé,
INTACT ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUé, POSSIBLY DEPICTING APOLLO 2nd-3rd century A.D., with suspension loop above; dark green patina with earthen highlights. 3-1/8 in. high.
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APULIAN RED FIGURE EPICHYSIS
APULIAN RED FIGURE EPICHYSIS circa 4th century B.C. With olive laurel foliate decoration appliqu? eye motif. Together with an Attic black pottery kylix circa 400-350 B.C. - Larger: 6 in. high.
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GIOVANNI BAPTISTA PIRANESI
GIOVANNI BAPTISTA PIRANESI (ITALY, 1720-1778) Original Pair of Neo-Classical Architectural Etchings on wove paper, depicting pediments and capitols of columns. In modern museum mounts by Ursula Hobson of Philadelphia, consisting of gilt and black molded panel frames, beige mats with gilt liners, UV plexiglass. OS: 26" x 19", SS: 19" x 11", minor spotting.
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Apulian Gnathian Ware Pottery
Apulian Gnathian Ware Pottery Trefoil Oinochoe, Workshop of the Konnakis Painter, 375-350 BC the pear shaped body decorated in white and ochre pigments with dotted bands and garlands, centred by a ribbon hung theatre mask, on a discoidal foot
height 6.4 in — 16.3 cm
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Italian School 18th Century (i)
Italian School 18th Century (i) Alexander and Diogenes (ii) Study of Aeneas Carrying Anchises Out of Troy
Estimate:$1,000-$1,500
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* (ARCHITECTURE) PALLADIO ANDREA
* (ARCHITECTURE) PALLADIO ANDREA The Four Books of Architecture: Wherein After a short Treatise of the Five Orders Those Observations that are most necessary in Building Private Houses Streets Bridges Piazzas Xisti and Temples are treated of. London: Isaac Ware 1738. 4 parts in one. Folio rebound in modern red library buckram gilt-lettered spine renewed endpapers. With four engraved title pages 205 plates seven numbered and four unnumbered in-text illustrations. First and only edition of Ware's translation. Lacking subscriber's list and dedication leaves; book four title page misbound; light dampstain; some soiling to edges of leaves.
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ADOLPHE APPIAN (FRENCH,
ADOLPHE APPIAN (FRENCH, 1818-1898) FLOTILLE DE BARQUES MARCHANDES ALONG WITH CHEMIN DES ROCHES, UN ROCHER DANS LES COMMUNAUX DE RIX,...ADOLPHE APPIAN, (FRENCH, 1818-1898) FLOTILLE DE BARQUES MARCHANDES along with CHEMIN DES ROCHES, UN ROCHER DANS LES COMMUNAUX DE RIX, MARAIS DE LA BURBANCHE, UNE MARE and LE VILLAGE DE CHANAZ], Etching: 5 1/2 x 9 in. (sight) Framed; lower left: 'Peinte Et Grave Par A. Appian / Gazette Des Beaux Arts'; lower center: 'Flotille De Barques Marchandes (Monaco)'; lower right: 'Imp. A. Salmon_Paris'; CHEMIN DES ROCHES; Etching: 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (sight); Framed; Signed Lower left 'Appian'; Lower left inscribed 'Appian Sculpt.', Lower Center Inscribed 'Chemin Des Roches (Environs de creys)/ Paris Publie par A Cadart & F Chevalier, Editures Rue Richelieu, 66'; Lower Right inscribed 'Imp Delatre, Rue St Jacques, 303 Paris'; verso label; UN ROCHER DANS LES COMMUNAUX DE RIX: 5 3/4 x 10 in. (sight), framed; lower left signed in plate 'Appian 1862'; lower left: 'A. Appian sculp.'; lower center: 'Un Rocher Dans Les COmmunaux De Rix (Ain) / Paris, Publie par Cadart & Luquet, Editeurs, 79, Rue Richelieu'; MARAIS DE LA BURBANCHE (Ain.): 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (sight), framed; upper left numbered 36 and signed on plate 'Appian 1868'; lower left inscribed 'A.Appian sc.'; lower right inscribed 'Vve A. Cadart. Edit. Imp. 56. Bard Haussmann, Paris.'; UNE MARE: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (sight), framed; upper left numbered 285 and signed on plate 'Appian 1867'; lower left inscribed 'Appian sculp.; lower center inscribed 'Une Mare / Environs de Rossillon'; lower right inscribed 'Sarazin. Imp. Paris'; LE VILLAGE DE CHANAZ: Etching; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., framed; upper right numbered 229; lower left signed in plate 'Appian 1866' and inscribed 'A. Appian sculp.'; lower center: 'Le Village De Chanaz (Savoie) / Paris, Publie par Cadart & Luquet, Editeurs, 79, Rue Richelieu'; lower right inscribed 'Imp. Delatre, Rue St. Jacques, 303, Paris'; front label from Figaro Gallery (6) Provenance: Estate of Ronald Sperling
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Egypt and the east Mediterranean
Egypt and the east Mediterranean world, 2200-1900 B.C.: Studies in Egyptian foreign relations during the First Intermediate Period. By William A. Ward Beirut: American Univeristy of Beirut, 1971. First edition. 145 numbered pages. Hardbound in blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. DJ in wraps. With abbreviations indexes and 31 plates, this book sets out to re-examine previous evidence supporting the idea of an Asiatic invasion of Egypt at the end of the Old Kingdom, and the establishment of "Syrian" dynasties.
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CELLARIUS - TYPUS ASPECTUUM
CELLARIUS - TYPUS ASPECTUUM OPPOSITIONUM..., MAPAndreas Cellarius (circa 1596?1665), Typus Aspectuum Oppositionum Et Coniunctionum Etz In Planetis , Amsterdam, circa 1660, from the celestial atlas Harmonia Macrocosmica , in two sheets, engraving on laid paper with elaborate colored and gilt highlights, celestial chart and map of the Northern hemisphere within a circular band of zodiac cartouches, plate 17-1/4 x 20-1/2 in., sheet 18-1/2 x 23 in., unframed
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Condition:
formerly hinged in (tape remnants at top verso), some scattered light staining and toning
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A North Italian Maiolica syrup jar,
A North Italian Maiolica syrup jar, circa 1700, painted in blue and manganese with birds among formal foliage, a salamander on the handle, possibly as a family or pharmacy crest, the scroll label inscribed 'Olio:Di Impericon Composto', the initials S.V. below the spout, marked in manganese with a cipher SP, 21.5cm high/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
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ADOLPHE APPIAN, "MOROCCO SCENE" O/C
ADOLPHE APPIAN, "MOROCCO SCENE" O/C Adolphe Appian (French 1818-1898) "Morocco Scene," late 19th century, oil on canvas depicting figures gathering at a market with water to the right, signed and dated at lower right. Provenance: Acquired from Frances Aronson Fine Art in Atlanta, Georgia; the Private Collection of Jim McArthur, Cumming, Georgia. Approx. canvas h. 15", w. 18"; overall h. 24.25", w. 27.25", d. 3".
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12 Henry Abbott aquatints,
12 Henry Abbott aquatints, Italian views from Antiquities of Rome, London, 1820, engraved by Gleadah with one by Fielding and two by Havell: The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Arch of Septimius Severus, Coliseum, Temple of Vesta, Temple of Jupiter, Bridge & Fort of St. Angelo, The Forum of Nerva, Arch of Janus, Temple of Peace, Temple of Pallas, Arch of the Goldsmiths, Palace of the Caesars, aquatints on wove paper, unframed, approximately 16-7/8 x 22-5/8 in. Tape verso all edges, stains, modern hand coloring, foxing, toning.
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J.A. INGRES, STUDY FOR
J.A. INGRES, STUDY FOR APOTHEOISIS OF HOMER, 1827 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French,1780-1867), figural study of Odysseus, white pastel, pencil, and gouache on brown paper mounted to board, faintly signed "Ingres", lower right, collection stamp for E.F. Haro lower left, information labels affixed to frame back, matted and framed under glass, 8"h x 8.5"w (sheet), 16"h x 18"w (frame)
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HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT
HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT (NETHERLANDS) C. 1600-1655. GRAVEYARD ON THE APPIAN WAY. ETCHING, C. 1625. BARTSCH 57. DUTUIT 57, II/II. A GOOD...Herman van Swanevelt (Netherlands) c. 1600-1655. Graveyard on the Appian Way. Etching, c. 1625. Bartsch 57. Dutuit 57, ii/II. A good later (18th century) impression. Initialed in the plate and inscribed "fe" and with the copyright, l.r. Titled in the plate, l.c. Printed in black ink on light beige cream laid paper with small margins, top and bottom and cut to the platemark left and right. 104 x 178 mm. (4 1/4 x 7 in.) Landscape with Ruias and a Woman with a Parasol. Etching, c. 1630. Bartsch 85; Dutuit 85, iv/IV. A good later (18th century) impression. From the series Différents paysages ornés de Fabrique. With the artist's address in the plate, l.l. Printed in black ink on light beige cream laid paper with thin margins. 169 x 278 mm. (6 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.) Distribution of Bread ot the Poor at the Convent Gate. Etching, c. 1630. Bartsch 93; Dutuit 93, iv/IV. A good, later (18th century) impression. From the series Différents paysages ornés de Fabrique With the artist's address in the plate, l.l. with the copyright address in the plate, l.r. Printed in black ink on light beige laid paper with thin margins. The scene is in the thermal baths of Dioclerias, Rome. 169 x 278 mm. (6 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.) Adriaen vander Cabel (Netherlands) c. 1630-1705. Village by the Waterside. Etching, c. 1670. Bartsch 23. From a series of Landscapes III. Printed in black ink on contemporary laid paper with thread margins and a foolscap watermark. A very good impression of this uncommon print. Partially missing the lower plate with N. Rob's (publisher) address, otherwise complete. 134 x 228 mm.(5 1/4 x 8 15/16 in.) (4)
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI ETCHINGGiovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778)- ''Avanzi di una Sala Appartenente al Castro Pretoria nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli'' (Focillon 831)(Hind 112 i/III)(Wilton-Ely 245)- etching on heavy laid paper with watermark Fleur-de-lys in a double circle, Plate 112 of Veduta di Roma. 17 3/8 x 22 5/8''