Four (4) English maps and engravings, including Ogibly, Speed, Chavane. 1st item: "98. The Road from Shrewsbury to Chester to Holywell Co. Flint.", by John Ogilby (United Kingdom, 1600-1676), from his "Britannica", 1675. Copper plate engraving with later hand coloring featuring five "strip maps" that depict the roads and landmarks between the towns in the […]
Lot 748: 2 vols. Pinelli lithographs, 1896
Bartolomeo Pinelli: MITOLOGIA ILLUSTRATA, CON INTRODUZIONE E TESTO DESCRITTIVO DEL PROF. ANGELO DE GUBERNATIS, published Rome, 1896, Vol. I and II, approximately 120 lithograph foilio illustrations of mythological subjects, with Italian text. Sheet sizes 19" x 13 1/4". CONDITION: Cardboard covers chipped and worn; interior illustrations in overall good condition with some light even toning, […]
Lot 749: Archive of Alfred Waud Sketches and Notes, 50 plus items
Large archive of drawings and notes by the noted Civil War illustration artist Alfred Waud (1828-1891). Includes several sketches of people in period dress ranging from the 1600s-late 1800s, architectural drawings, Native American people and objects, Mexican places and artifacts, etc. There are 4 pen and ink drawings but the majority are rendered in pencil. […]
Lot 746: 5 Sir William Hamilton Classical Engravings
Five (5) Sir William Hamilton (United Kingdom, 1751-1801) aquatint engravings on laid paper from a reprint of A COLLECTION OF ETRUSCAN, GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES FROM THE CABINET OF THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM HAMILTON, including Volume II, Plates 50 and 60, and Volume IV, Plates 59, 68, and 71. Partial fleur-de-lis on a shield watermark, left […]
Lot 747: Early Italian Engravings, Winckelmann
WINCKELMANN, Johann Joachim (1717-1768). Monumenti antichi inediti [with supplement by Stefano Raffei]. Rome: Carlo Mordacchini, 1821. I – VI (missing IV). Originally consisting of 208 numbered plates on about 120 pages (plates 12-13, 23-26, 65-68, 76-78, 128-129, 160, 172, 180, and 185-190 are missing from this folio). Engraved numbered plates include images of Greek and […]
Lot 744: Large Thornton-American Aloe
Dr. Robert John Thorton (United Kingdom, 1768-1837) hand-colored aquatint, mezzotint, and stipple engraving titled The American Aloe, painted by Philip Reinagle (1749-1833), engraved by Thomas Medland (c.1765-1833). From TEMPLE OF FLORA : OR GARDEN OF THE BOTANIST POET PAINTER AND PHILOSOPHER, published by Thornton, London, 1807 folio edition. Partial watermark reading H. Smith 18…, lower […]
Lot 743: 4 Temple of Flora Engravings, R.J. Thorton, 1812
Four (4) Dr. Robert John Thorton (United Kingdom, 1768-1837) hand-colored aquatint, mezzotint, and stipple engravings depicting botanical subjects. From TEMPLE OF FLORA : OR GARDEN OF THE BOTANIST POET PAINTER AND PHILOSOPHER, published by Thornton, London, 1812 quarto edition. Engravings include Group of Auriculas, painted by Philip Reinagle (1749-1833), engraved by Joseph Constantine Stadler (active […]
Lot 742: Basilius Besler Botanical Print
Basilius Besler (Germany, 1561-1629) botanical hand colored engraving, depicting flowers: Lathyris Sylvestris, Lachryma Iobi, and Lathryis Narbonensis. Sage green silk mat. Framed under glass in a giltwood molded frame with green painted rabbet edge. Sight 20" H x 16" W. Framed 27" H x 23" W. CONDITION: Creasing or possible repair to center and to […]
Lot 739: 5 English 18th Century Dining Chairs
Five (5) 18th century English dining chairs. 1st group: Set of four (4) oak or elm side dining chairs, shaped crest rails, pierced splats, upholstered seats, and square legs. Overall: 37" H x 19" D x 21-1/4" W; Seat: 18-1/2" H x 15" D. English, second half 18th century. 5th item: One (1) oak or […]
Lot 740: 4 English Hunt Scenes after Herring, framed
Four (4) framed English Fox Hunt Scene aquatint engravings by John Harris after J.F. Herring, published 1852, London. Plate titles include 1-The Meet, 2-The Find, 3-The Run and 4-The Kill. Molded ebonized and giltwood frames. Images – 41 3/8" H x 21" W. Plates – 44 5/8" H x 25" W. Sight – 48" H […]