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The Fine Sale - Day Two

Sun, Apr 28, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Lot 478

Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745-1824): Picturae Etruscorum in Vasculis nunc primum in unun collectae: Two Plates

Estimate: $500 - $800
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Two engravings with hand-coloring on wove paper, c. 1775.

Both 13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (sight), 24 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (frame).

Note: These two plates are from the three-volume Picturae Etruscorum in Vasculis nunc primum in unum collectae by Giovanni Battista Passeri (1694-1780), noted archeologist and antiquary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. His folio contained examples of Etruscan ceramics from over  forty collections throughout Italy and beyond. 

Condition

Both with margins and pale, scattered foxing. Otherwise apparently in good condition. Not examined out of frame.