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Fri, May 17, 2019 06:00PM EDT
Lot 246

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

Estimate: $400 - $600
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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.