04-09-201104-09-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2542BBoston
April 9, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)

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$948$800
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2542BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 09, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)

Lot of Two Framed Etchings: Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva, and Avanzi degl'Aquedotti Neroniani...
Signed in the plates. Plate sizes to approx. 19 1/4 x 28 in. (49.2 x 71.4 cm).
Condition: Toning, foxing, Foro with vertical center crease and repair l.r. corner, Aquedotti with tear u.c. and with crease or tear l.c., not examined out of frames.

Literature: Luigi Ficacci, Piranesi, The Complete Etchings, Taschen: Köln, New York: Taschen, c. 2000, plates 966 and 989, respectively.
Estimate $300-350

These have not been examined out of the frames,. The paper is quite fragile. They are believed to be an early printing.

Keywords

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Luigi Ficacci, early printing