Two hand colored Nicolai Gualiteri (1688-1744) coral engravings, No 122 and No. 30, from Index Musei or Index Testarum Conchyliorum. Strong plate marks. 17 7/8" H x 11 3/4" W. Italy, 1742. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Overall very good condition. Some water marks on bottom of page. Minor foxing. On minor […]
Lot 492: 3 Menabuoni hand colored shell engravings
Hand-colored shell engravings by Pietri Antonio Pazzi (Plate 4 and 65) and Joseph Papini (plate 10) after Jos. Menabuoni. From Niccolo Gualtieri's Index Testarum Conchyliorum, which illustrated many specimens from Gualtieri's own collection. Published in Florence in 1742. 18 3/8" H x 12 3/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Overall very […]
Lot 490: Italian Mannerist School, Baptism Of Christ, 17th
Italian Mannerist School, after Tintoretto, 17th century oil on copper painting of the baptism of Christ, depicting John the Baptist with Christ and others in a mountainous river scene. Later gold and and black frame. Sight: 13-1/4" H x 10-3/4" W. Frame: 19-1/4" H x 17" W. Provenance: Estate of Judge Dale W. Young, Maryville, […]
Lot 489: Dutch School, 17th c. style, oil on panel, Portrai
Dutch School, 17th century style oil on panel, Portrait of a Man. Side view of a gentleman in formal dress in the style of Rembrandt. Molded giltwood frame. Sight: 8-1/8" H x 6-3/8" W. Frame: 14-1/2" H x 13" W. Dutch, possibly 18th century. Provenance: Estate of Judge Dale Young, Maryville, TN. Condition: Overall cracklure. […]
Lot 488: Manner of Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary, Italian,17th
Manner of Carlo Maratta, (Italian, 1625-1713) oil on canvas laid down on wood under glass, oval portrait of Virgin Mary. Italian, 17th century, in a 20th century molded giltwood frame. Sight: 9-1/2" H x 8-1/8" W oval. Frame: 15-7/8" H x 14-5/8" W. Provenance: Estate of Judge Dale Young, Maryville, TN. Condition: Overall cracklure. Retouching […]
Lot 487: Manner of Angelica Kauffmann, Classical Painting
Manner of Angelica Kauffmann (British, 1741-1807), oil on canvas painting depicting a classical Roman soldier startled by an angelic female figure. Signed A. Kauffmann lower left (signature inconsistent with known Kaufmann signatures). Carved giltwood and composition frame inscribed A. Kauffmann. European, late 18th century. Sight: 14 1/8" H x 10 1/2" H. Framed: 20 1/2" […]
Lot 486: Piranesi architectural print
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) etching titled "Sala all'uso degli antichi Romani…. " (Hall according to the custom of the ancient Romans) Plate 9 from the Prima Parte, Second Edition, Second Issue, through early printings of the Fifth Edition, 1761 – ca. 1835. Sight: 11 1/4" H x 13" W Framed: 20" H x 23 1/4" […]
Lot 485: Two Frontis Pieces J. Jansson II and G. Valk
Item 1: Frontis piece Joannis Jansson II "Atlantis Contracti Pars Posterior" Published Joannis JanBonji Haeredes. Amsterdamn, 1666. 17 5/8" H x 10" W. Item 2: Frontis piece from "Nova Totius Geographica Telluris Projectio" edited by Gerardum Valk. Depicting characters from mythlogy studying cartography. Amsterdamn, 1702. 17 1/4" H x 10 3/4" W. Provenance: Estate of […]
Lot 483: 18 Scottish Coat of Arms engravings, 18th c., Deuc
A collection of 18 hand colored Scottish heraldry engravings with titles personally written by David Deuchar (1743-1808), seal engraver and lapidary to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. This collection is from his second volume published in 1793. Page size 13-1/8 H x 9-1/2" W. Included in collection: Campbell, Lockart of Cleghorn, Bothwell of […]
Lot 484: Set of 10 Audubon books, Octavo Birds & Quadrupeds
Exceptional complete set of Audubon Octavo Birds and Quadrupeds (total 10 volumes). Includes the 7 volume The Birds of America, from Drawings made in the United States and their Territories. New York: V. G. Audubon, Roe Lockwood & Son, 1860. The set also includes the 3 volume The Quadrupeds of North America. New […]