Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme (View of the Basilica of the Holy Cross). 1750. etching and burin. 615 x 403. Hind 11 (iv/vi). Very nice proof on strong laid paper, before the numbers, the price erased. Folio number 19 in pen and sepia ink in the upper right corner. Vertical binding fold in the middle with small reinforcement at the foot of the verso. Minimal foxing. Left edge irregular, ragged, with small binding miter holes and missing. Large margins. 1st Parisian edition.
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Lot no. 53

Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778) Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme (View of the Basilica of the Holy Cross). 1750. etching and burin. 615 x 403. Hind 11 (iv/vi). Very nice proof on strong laid paper, before the numbers, the price erased. Folio number 19 in pen and sepia ink in the upper right corner. Vertical binding fold in the middle with small reinforcement at the foot of the verso. Minimal foxing. Left edge irregular, ragged, with small binding miter holes and missing. Large margins. 1st Parisian edition.

Estimate
€180 - €200
Result
€256
Buyer's premium
28%
Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778) Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme (View of the Basilica of the Holy Cross). 1750. etching and burin. 615 x 403. Hind 11 (iv/vi). Very nice proof on strong laid paper, before the numbers, the price erased. Folio number 19 in pen and sepia ink in the upper right corner. Vertical binding fold in the middle with small reinforcement at the foot of the verso. Minimal foxing. Left edge irregular, ragged, with small binding miter holes and missing. Large margins. 1st Parisian edition.
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