Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 8th September 2020

Lot 435

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) Perspective view of a funerary monument of a...

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1800

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778)

Perspective view of a funerary monument of a boar's headed rhyton on a vase (Wilton-Ely 994); Altar dedicated to Apollo, found in the Villa of Pompey the Great in Albano (Wilton-Ely 990); Large marble cinerary urn (Wilton-Ely 919); Perspective view of an ancient cinerary marble vessel (Wilton-Ely 920); Marble tripod found at Ostia (Wilton-Ely 947); Marble tripod found at Ostia (Wilton-Ely 948)

Six each etching, from 'Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati'

Each 75.7 x 49.1cm; 30 x 19¼in (6)