Lot 3629 - A198 Old Master Prints - Friday, 01. October 2021, 10.30 AM
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
(Mogliano Veneto 1720 – 1778 Rome)
The Staircase with Trophies, 1749. From the series: Carceri d’invenzione.
Etching.
Engraved number upper right: VII; engraved signature on the lower margin to the left: Piranesi F.
55 x 40.2 cm (sheet size: 63.5 x 49.5 cm). Framed.
Hind 8 II (of III). – Outstanding, dark black, even and clear impression with broad margins around the plate edge. Recto with even, unobtrusive browning, verso slightly stronger browning in parts. The flattened central fold with professionally restored tear or break in the paper verso, longer in parts, barely visible recto. The margins with individual tears and small paper losses. Despite these issues, a good overall impression.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 1 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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