Lot Details
Lot 175
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1788)
THE STAIRCASE WITH TROPHIES (HIND 8; FOCILLON 31; ROBISON 34; WILTON-ELY 33)
Etching and engraving, circa 1749-50, on wove paper, Robison's sixth state of six, from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), with wide margins, framed.
Plate 22 x 15 3/4 inches; 559 x 400 mm.
Sheet 32 3/4 x 24 7/8 inches; 832 x 632 mm.
C
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $1,512 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Unobtrusive handling creases, affixed with masking tape at top and top of left and right sheet edges verso to top mat, a 4 3/4 inch tear at top sheet edge with masking tape verso and with offsetting showing slightly through to recto, some old white paper tape along left sheet edge verso, minor discoloration in the margins, discoloration at right sheet edge and verso.
Frame: 36 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
Frame: 36 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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