Carolin von Massenbach
Head of Department
Lot 8
Giovanni Battista Piranesi(1720-1778)Six Plates, from Carceri d'Invenzione
18 June 2020, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £13,812.50 inc. premium
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Six Plates, from Carceri d'Invenzione (Robison 33,34,35,38,41,42; Hind 7,8,9,12,15,16; Focillon 30,31,32,35,38,39)
Drawbridge, fourth state of six, Staircase with trophies, third state of six, Giant Wheel, sixth state of eight, Sawhorse, fourth state of six, Pier with lamp, fifth state of seven, Pier with chains, third state of six, printed 1761-1778, on heavy laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-lys in double circle with initials CB (R.35), second edition, second or third issue, with the central fold, with wide margins, unevenly trimmed at the upper sheet edges, light-staining and foxing, generally in good condition, 760 x 540mm (29 7/8 x 21 1/4in)(SH)(unframed)(6)
Drawbridge, fourth state of six, Staircase with trophies, third state of six, Giant Wheel, sixth state of eight, Sawhorse, fourth state of six, Pier with lamp, fifth state of seven, Pier with chains, third state of six, printed 1761-1778, on heavy laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-lys in double circle with initials CB (R.35), second edition, second or third issue, with the central fold, with wide margins, unevenly trimmed at the upper sheet edges, light-staining and foxing, generally in good condition, 760 x 540mm (29 7/8 x 21 1/4in)(SH)(unframed)(6)