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Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952 Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952
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LOT 2093

Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952

CIRCA 1950 A.D.

19 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (710 grams total, 49.5 x 35 cm).

Card slipcase with printed engraving of an urn amid rustic ruins with legend 'Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Vi Iano'; card-mounted prints comprising: church tower and square 'Roma La Chiesa di Santi Giovanni e Paolo / Disignato di Antonio Carbonati'and with handwritten dedication above 'To Mr. John Alexis Alexander With my best wishes, Rome 16.xii.1952 S[alvatore] Rebecchini, Mayor of Rome'; Trevi fountain with legend 'Veduta della Fontana di Trevi anticamente detta l'Acqua Veraine'; section of wall and tower with legend 'Veduta del lato posteriore del Mauseleo di Cecilia Metella....'; Colosseum with legend 'Veduta dell' Amfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo....'; prospect of the Vatican and foreground with egend 'Veduta dell'insigne Basilica Vaticana coll'ampio Portico e Piazza Adjacente...'; view of the fountain and monument in the Piaza navona with legend 'Veduta di Piazza navonasopre le rovine del Circo Aganate'; ruined temple with legend 'Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia'; Arch of Constantine with legend 'Veduta dell'Arco di Costantino'; interior of St.Peter's basilca with legend 'Veduta interna della Basilica di S.Petro in Vaticano'; church of Santa maria with legend 'Veduta della Facciata di dietro della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore'; bridge and castle with legend 'Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant'Angelo'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.

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LOT 2093

Engravings of Scenes of Rome by Giovanni Piranesi Gifted by the Mayor of Rome in 1952

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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