Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2446Location: BostonDate / Time: March 06, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
William Hamilton (British, 1751-1801)
Lot of Fourteen Images from CAMPI PHLEGRAEI: OBSERVATIONS ON THE VOLCANOS OF THE TWO SICILLIES..., 1776-1779. Some numbered in the plates. Hand-colored engravings on paper, sheet sizes to 13 x 17 7/8 in. (32.9 x 45.3 cm),some matted, all unframed.
Condition: Some trimmed to and/or within plate mark and mounted, toning.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Approx. three prints with tears and associated creases in the margin, each less than 1 in. at extreme length; most masking taped to window mat at corners verso.