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• De Romanorum magnificentia et
  De Romanorum magnificentia et architectura by Joannis-Baptistae Piranesi Rome: 1761. Large folio with thick paper, sheets apprx 23-1/2" x 17", cord bound in partial vellum and paper board book. From the ex-libris of George Loch. Apprx 211 numbered pages. Plates not present; only pages 118 and 119 have an apprx 7-5/8" x 11-1/2" plate each, but there in the front engraved portrait of the Pope and several devices and ornate title page. The leading engraver of Rome was Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778). Between 1748 and 1774, he produced quantities of magnificent etchings of Roman antiquities and monuments, which were immensely popular with 'grand tourists'.
• A Pair of Piranesi Engravings
  A Pair of Piranesi Engravings Engravings on paper from the plates of Francesco Piranesi (Italian 1758-1810). ?Later 19th century states on wove paper lacking margin print other than title in margins loosely inked impressions each measuring 20 x 13 in. plate size.
• Piranesi Italian Architectural
  Piranesi Italian Architectural Etching 11'' x 15 1/2''.
• Piranesi Italian Architectural
  Piranesi Italian Architectural Etching 11'' x 15 1/2''.
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) and Franceso Piranesi (Italian 1756-1810) Differentes vues de quelques Restes de trois Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto (Paestum)... first Paris Edition wove paper with 21 double-page engravings three signed by Francesco sheet 21 1/4 in. x 28 3/4 in. with custom green cloth-covered portfolio with ties WE 717-737.
• GIOVANNI PIRANESI (1720-1788):
  GIOVANNI PIRANESI (1720-1788): CARCERI D'INVENZIONE (TITLE PLATE)Giovanni Piranesi (1720-1788): Carceri d'Invenzione (Title Plate), etching and engraving on wove paper Dimensions: Plate: 21 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (55.2 x 41.9 cm.), Frame: 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 61 cm.) Condition: Matted and framed under acrylic.
• (3) Architectural prints after
  (3) Architectural prints after Piranesi, lithographs on paper, framed size 18-3/4" x 22-1/4", very good condition
• AFTER PIRANESI, THREE ASSORTED
  AFTER PIRANESI, THREE ASSORTED BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS OF INTERIOR SCENESAfter Piranesi, Three Assorted Black and White Prints of Interior Scenes
• AFTER PIRANESI, TWO ARCHITECTURAL
  AFTER PIRANESI, TWO ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAVURES, FRAME: 17 X 22-1/4 INAfter Piranesi, Two Architectural Photogravures, Frame: 17 x 22-1/4 in
• A Group of Antique Piranesi
  A Group of Antique Piranesi Engravings including 38 prints by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) including Il Campo Marzio frontispiece (Wilton-Ely 560 563 564); main plate of Lapides Capitolini 25 x 51 in. (WE 558); seven engravings from Trofei de Ottavivo Augusto Rome Bouchard 1753 (WE 269-275); "Pianti de ampio Collegio" (WE44); "Catalogo Delle Opere Date Finora Alla Luce da Gio Battista Piranesi; Trofei de Daci de Sarmati" 26 x 36 1/2 in. (WE 702); text and five plates from Osservazioni... 32 x 23 in. (WE 809 811-814); text and nine plates from Della Magnificenza... (WE 762 769 770 773 775 782); "Raccolta de Alcuni Disegni del Barbieri da Cento" 1764 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (WE 1015); portrait of Pope Clement XIII (WE 755); five prints by Francesco Piranesi (Italian 1756-1810) including "Perspective d'Isis" (WE 702); "Descursio Equitum..." (WE 714); etching of memorial statue to Giovanni Battista Piranesi; "Colonna Antonina" (WE 710) Grand Frontispiece...Antiquities de Pompeia 26 x 36 in.; also includes Laura Piranesi (Italian 1755-1785) "Veduto dell' Arco Tito".
• Piranesi Etching An interior
  Piranesi Etching An interior scene Francesco Piranesi signed in plate; 21.5 x 16 in.
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) Antichita d'Albano e di Castel Gandalfo... bound together with Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano... c. 1800 large folio first Paris edition with 51 plates (includes frontispieces) many folding or double-page no text birdcage watermark full calf with gilt tooling by Tessier Paris the first pastedown with manuscript list of plates in old hand. Reference: Wilton-Ely pgs. 668-727 watermark pg. 1178.
• Francesco Piranesi (Italian
  Francesco Piranesi (Italian 1756-1810) Raccolta de' Tempi Antichi 1780 Rome Part One with title frontispiece preface text with 19 (of 21) plates lacking 3 & 5 ten are double-page includes the famous view of the Temple of Sibyl along with the similarly large view of the capital and entablature of that structure loose in a modern green cloth-covered portfolio with ties. Note: Francesco Piranesi eldest son and heir of Giovanni was but 20 years old at the time of his father's death in 1778. He produced this first part of a projected volume on temples quickly to assure his position. The plates on the temple of Sibyl are brilliantly conceived and project the son's considerable talent.
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) a fine group of 27 plates from Le Antichita Romaine 1756-1800 various editions with 14 full page plates and 13 double or fold-out plates sold with some text pages and various cut plates; large plates include; WE 352 360 366 367 373 394 471 474 477 478 484 487 and 491.
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) Lapides Capitolni sive Fasti Consulares Triumphalesq. Romanorum... c. 1762 engravings loose no binding title page frontispiece preface and 61 pgs. text includes WE 553-557 no other plates.
• Francesco Piranesi (Italian
  Francesco Piranesi (Italian 1756-1810) nineteen engravings including 14 plates of chimney pieces in the Egyptian style from Diverse Maniere... (Wilton-Ely 822 825 831 842 845 859 864 866 867 869 871 872) 14 in. x 20 in. to 15 in. x 21 in.; and 5 plates from Vasi Candelabri... (Wilton-Ely 896 899 900A 905 917) 18 3/4 in. x 24 3/4 in.
• 2 PIRANESI CLASSICAL
  2 PIRANESI CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL ETCHINGSTwo (2) Roman architectural etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778). 1st item: Concerning the Fountainhead of the Acqua Giulia, from The Ruins of the Fountainhead of the Aqua Giulia, originally published 1761. Plate: 15 3/8" H x 8 1/4" W. Sheet: 19 1/2" H x 11 3/4" W. Frame: 25 3/4" H x 19 1/2". Ref.: Focillon 403, Wilton-Ely 397. 2nd item: Practical Illustrations of the Spillway of Lake Albano, from the series Description and Design of the Emissarium of Lago Albano, originally published 1762, printed by Francesco Piranesi (Italian, 1756-1810), Paris, First Edition. With sticker of Henry Sotheran Limited, London, affixed to backing. Plate: 15 1/2" H x 24 3/4" W. Sheet: 21 1/2" H x 30 3/4" W. Frame: 35 3/4" H x 27 1/4". Ref.: Focillon 486, Wilton-Ely 489. Both items on laid paper and housed behind plexiglass in modern, black and gilt frames with white mats. Exhibition History: Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, Learning From Piranesi: Architectural Representation and Tectonics, 2021. Condition: 1st item is affixed to canvas support to stabilize 14" tear along platemark at right. With mat burn, foxing, and toning. 2nd item with unobtrusive foxing. The central crease has been stabilized with tape en verso. Both with wide margins.
• AFTER PIRANESI, ARCHITECTURAL
  AFTER PIRANESI, ARCHITECTURAL RUINS, FOUR PRINTS, FRAME: 15-1/2 X 20-1/2 INAfter Piranesi, Architectural Ruins, Four Prints, Frame: 15-1/2 x 20-1/2 in
• PIRANESI (AFTER), HAND-COLORED
  PIRANESI (AFTER), HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING, After Giovanni Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1178), "Plateae Montis Equi Romae. Prospectiva de la Placa de Monte Cavallo a Roma", published by Remondini, Bassano, matted and framed under glass, 11.5"h x 16"w (image), 19"h x 23.5"w (frame
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) a group of 127 plates contained on 113 sheets bound in three large-folio volumes (19 3/4 in. x 28 in.) with watermarks dating from 1770s-1780s containing sixteen plates from Trofei... (WE 270-278 7 by Francesco); seventeen plates from Della Magnificenza... (WE 767 770-780 798); ninety-three plates from Vasi Candelabri Cippi Sarcofagi (including frontispiece) and one plate from Osservazioni (WE 808) in period three-quarter vellum bindings.
• After Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  After Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) "Figures in Ancient Cities", pair of lithographs, sight 20-1/2" x 29", Italian legend lower margins. Glazed and presented in ebonized and parcel-gilt frames.
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (after) (Italian 1707-1778) TWO WORKS: ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS engravings framed titled in plate framed sizes: H40 1/2'' W28'' and H31 1/2'' W36'' (2pcs) Provenance: Greenville South Carolina private collection. Unknown later edition; slight foxing and scuffmarks; not examined out of frames. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
• PRINT, AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA
  PRINT, AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI After Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), Architecturial Fragments, etching on paper, posthumously printed, pulled from "Le antichita romane opera di Giambatista Piranesi architetto veneziano...," overall (with frame): 26.75"h x 32.5"w
• PIRANESI, VEDUTA DI PIAZZA DI
  PIRANESI, VEDUTA DI PIAZZA DI SPAGNAGiovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)Veduta di Piazza di Spagna, 1750etching on laid papersigned in the plate Piranesi Architetto fec., from the Paris edition 1807-1835 of the series Vedute
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) Teatro Di Marcello etching 15 7/8 x 21 1/2 inches.
• Four Francesco Piranesi (Italian
  Four Francesco Piranesi (Italian 1758-1810) etchings of architectural ruins three signed in print either ''Cavalier Piranesi F.'' and ''Piranesi F.'' LL or LR matted and framed under glass some with folds and minor stains some warping to paper and toning largest ss: 19 1/4'' h. x 28'' w.
• GIOVANNI BAPTISTA PIRANESI
  GIOVANNI BAPTISTA PIRANESI (ITALY, 1720-1778) Original Pair of Neo-Classical Architectural Etchings on wove paper, depicting female figural pediments "Gruppo de tre Donne, che si vede nel Palazzo della Villa Borghese fuori di Porta Linciana" & a monumental urn "Vasop antico di marmo, con urna cineraria sottopostavi, che si vede presso il Cavalier Piranesi". In matching black molded frames, french lined mats under UV plexiglass, OS: 25 1/2" x 19 1/2", SS: 16 1/4" x 11 1/4", good condition.
• 4 PCS, GIOVANNI PIRANESI ANTIQUE
  4 PCS, GIOVANNI PIRANESI ANTIQUE ENGRAVINGS Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778). Group of four 18th century classical engravings of friezes and decorative details from "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi,....". Approx. 22.5" x 34" (sheet)
• 3 PCS PIRANESI ENGRAVINGS, FRIEZE
  3 PCS PIRANESI ENGRAVINGS, FRIEZE AND SARCOPHAGI Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778). Group of three engravings of classical architectural elements including works from "Vases, Candelabra, Grave Stones, Sarcophagi, Tripods, Lamps and Ornaments". Approx. 22.5" x 33.5" (each sheet)
• PAIR OF 1778 PIRANESI ROMAN
  PAIR OF 1778 PIRANESI ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL ENGRAVINGSTwo double-page engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) from his Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi (pub. 1778), depicting elements of classical Roman architecture and decorative arts. Each are nicely presented in gilt frames. The first is titled "A Sua Eccellenza Il Signor Aubreii Beauclerk..." (plate 72). The plate measures 26 1/2" x 17", in a frame that measures 35" x 25 1/2". The second is titled "Profilo di una Nave antica di marmo a tre ordini di remi..." (plate 105). The plate measures 25 3/4" x 16", and the frame measures 35" x 25". Provenance: The Webster House collection. Condition Each sheet is creased around the centerfold (as expected). There is a small amount of foxing to the top right corner of "A Sua Eccellenza". There is a small amount of overall toning to each sheet, commensurate with age.
• 3 PIRANESI CLASSICAL
  3 PIRANESI CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL ETCHINGS, ROMAN ARCH...The first three (3) plates from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's (Italian, 1720-1778) Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de Romani (On the Grandeur and the Architecture of the Romans), 1758-61, originally published 1761. 1st item: Studies of the Substructure of the Capitoline Hill, Plate I. Plate: 13 7/8" H x 10 3/8" W. Sheet: 22 1/2" H x 16 3/4" W. Frame: 25 3/4" H x 19 1/2" W. Ref.: Focillon 933, Wilton-Ely 761. 2nd item: Ostium, Sive Emissarium Cloaca Maxima in Tiberum, Plate II. Plate: 15 1/2" H x 9 1/4" W. Sheet: 22 1/2" H x 16 1/4" W. Frame: 25 3/4" H x 19 1/2" W. Ref.: Focillon 934, Wilton-Ely 762. 3rd item: Plan, Section and Elevation of the Cloaca Maxima, Plate III. Plate: 14 7/8" H x 9 1/4" W. Sheet: 21 1/4" H x 15" W. Frame: 25 3/4" H x 19 1/2" W. Ref.: Focillon 935, Wilton-Ely 763. All items on laid paper and housed behind plexiglass in modern, black and gilt frames with white mats. Exhibition History: Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, Learning From Piranesi: Architectural Representation and Tectonics, 2021. Condition: Excellent condition with wide margins.
• 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.
• 2 PCS, PIRANESI CLASSICAL
  2 PCS, PIRANESI CLASSICAL ENGRAVINGS, GILT FRAMES Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778). Group of two 18th century classical architectural engravings depicting urns from "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi,....". Presented in matching ebony and gilt neoclassical frames.
• * Francesco Piranesi (Italian c.
  * Francesco Piranesi (Italian c. 1758-1810) The Pantheon etching 9 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches visible.
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 - 1778); "The Grand Piazza", from Carceri plate IV. Plate: 20 1/2" x 15 1/8". Piranesi Fecit (LL), Ediz. P.V. (LR). Framed under glass.
• PIRANESI, VEDUTA DI PIAZZA DI
  PIRANESI, VEDUTA DI PIAZZA DI SPAGNA, ETCHINGGiovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)Veduta di Piazza di Spagna, 1750etching on laid papersigned in the plate Piranesi Architetto fec., from the Paris edition 1807-1835 of the series Vedute