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Lot 214

Chinese Jade Dragon with Figure Carving. Light green with amber color splashes. Natural wear or else good condition. Measures 3-3/4" H x 2-1/2" W. Shipping $35.00 (estimate $200-$300)

Lot 215

Chinese Carved Jade Carving of Two Foo Lions. Light to dark green with splashes of amber color. Natural wear or else good condition. Measures 3-1/4" H x 3-1/4" W. Shipping $35.00 (estimate $100-$200)

Lot 218

Pair of Vintage Gilt Metal Foo Lion Lamps. Unsigned. Light wear. Measures 14" H from wood base to top of figure. Shipping: Third party. (estimate $300-$400)

Lot 224

Two (2) Piece Lot of Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Table Top Items. Includes a long box, signed China and a candleholder, unsigned. Box measures 11-3/4" L has light crazing. The candleholder measures 5" H and is in good condition. Shipping $56.00 (estimate $250-$350)

Lot 136

Gevaerts Jean Gaspard - Hubertus Goltzius. Icones imperatorum Romanorum, ex priscis numismatibus ad viuum delineatæ, & breui narratione historica illustratæ... Antverpiae: ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1645.In-folio (mm 360x235). Pagine xiv (contenenti occhietto e frontespizio inciso da un disegno di Rubens) , [2], 423, [5]. Con 144 ritratti di imperatori romani in medaglione incisi in chiaroscuro; marca tipografica al verso dell'ultima carta. Minime bruniture e tracce di controstampa dei chiaroscuri - presenti in tutte le copie - ma ottimo esemplare. Legatura olandese coeva in pergamena allumata con unghie, titolo manoscritto al dorso, macchie ai piatti. Fra la carta di guardia e l'occhietto è legata una carta con grande stemma inciso in rame a piena pagina; al contropiatto anteriore applicato ritratto inciso in rame di Alessandro VII ed ex libris araldico; al verso della carta di guardia posteriore applicata altra marca plantiniana; al contropiatto posteriore ex libris coronato con stemma sorretto da aquila bicefala.Folio (360x235 mm). xiv (including half-title and engraved title-page after Rubens), [2], 423, [5] pages. 144 medallion portraits of Roman imperors engraved in chiaroscuro technique; primter's device on the verso of the last leaf. An excellent copy, slightly browned; light offsetting, as usual. Contemporary Dutch vellum with yapp edges. Spine with inked title. Some stains to covers. Full-page engraved coat of arms bound between the front flyleaf and half-title. Engraved portrait of pope Alexander VII and armorial ex libris both pasted on the front pastedown; Plantin device pasted on the verso of the rear flyleaf; armorial ex libris with double-head eagle on the rear pastedown.Handsome Plantiniana edition of one of the finest books on numismatics ever printed, and the first book on this topic to be published in Low Countries. The Icones imperatorum Romanorum had an enduring influence, and is still appreciated for its magnificent illustrative apparatus in chiaroscuro, the careful selction of ochre and brown tones, as well as the accurate historical observations accompanying the engravings. For the chiaroscuro woodcuts included in the 1645 edition the woodblocks were entirely re-cut. These new chiaroscuro are "plus belles and plus nettes" (Funck).Voet II, 225.

Lot 164

Kircher Athanasius. Itinerarium Exstaticum quo Mundi Opificium id est Coelestis expansi, siderumque tam errantium, quam fixorum natura, vires, proprietates, singulorumque compositio & structura.. Romae: Typis Vitalis Mascardi, 1656.In-4° (mm 228x170). Pagine [8], 464, [24]. Lievi bruniture diffuse e minima gora al margine esterno delle prime carte ma buon esemplare. Legatura ottocentesca in mezza pergamena con punte, piatti rivestiti in carta marmorizzata, titoli in oro su tassello in marocchino rosso al dorso. Al frontespizio note manoscritte 'Ex Bibliotheca'; 'Colleg. Lichni Soc. Jesu Cat[alogus] Ins[criptus] 1765'.Prima edizione di una delle opere più curiose di Kircher: l'unica interamente dedicata all'astronomia e alla cosmologia, nonché interessantissimo esempio di letteratura neo-latina, caratterizzata dalla commistione di istanze barocche, reminiscenze della tradizione mistica della Controriforma e dalla riscoperta del genere del somnium satyricum. Il trattato venne redatto in forma di dialogo, come attesta l'Autore nella sua prefazione all'opera, per diffondere con un testo di gradevole lettura le recenti scoperte astronomiche. Protagonisti del dialogo sono Theodidactus - ovvero Kircher stesso - e l'angelo di nome Cosmiel, che guiderà Theodidactus nel suo viaggio, visionario e quasi dantesco, di esplorazione dell'universo. Kircher confuta apertamente in quest'opera le teorie cosmologiche aristoteliche e tolemaiche, in favore del sistema di Tycho Brahe - già adottato dalla cosmologia ufficiale gesuitica - e delle osservazioni degli astronomi contemporanei: egli infatti accredita le scoperte galileiane sulla superficie della luna e sulle fasi di Venere, le osservazioni sulle macchie solari di Christoph Scheiner, e quanto rilevato da Johannes Hevelius nella sua mappa lunare. Il presente trattato, che rivestì un ruolo importante nella controversia copernicana del XVII secolo, venne dedicato alla regina Cristina di Svezia, in quel tempo convertitasi al cristianesimo, supportando la campagna gesuitica che aspirava a guadagnarne il sostegno. Merrill, 11: Glomski Jacqueline. Religion, the Cosmos, and Counter-Reformation Latin: Athanasius Kircher's Itinerarium extaticum (1656) in Acta conventus Neo-Latini Monasteriensis. Leiden, Brill, 2015, pp. 227-236.4° (228x170 mm). [8], 464, [24] pages. Light browning throughout, pale waterstain to the outer margin of the first leaves. 19th-century half-vellum marbled covers. Spine with title gilt on red morocco lettering-piece. Ownership inscriptions on the title-page, 'Ex Bibliotheca', and 'Colleg... Soc. Jesu Cat[alogus] Ins[criptus] 1765'. First edition of one of the most curious works by Kircher, and his only published work entirely devoted to astronomy and cosmology. The Itinerarium Exstaticum takes the form of a dream dialogue between Theodidactus - literally 'taught by God', i.e. Kircher - and his guardian angel named Cosmiel, who guides Theodidactus through the heavens. In this fictional frame Theodidactus gives an account of traditional cosmology, while Cosmiel illustrates the Copernician system. Kircher concludes his work supporting the cosmological system elaborated by Tycho Brahe, a view which widely circulated in Jesuite milieu. The work is dedicated to Queen Christina of Sweden, who in 1651 had came to Rome, and shown a certain interest in Galileo's astronomy. Merrill, 11: Glomski Jacqueline. Religion, the Cosmos, and Counter-Reformation Latin: AthanasiusKircher's Itinerarium extaticum (1656) in Acta conventus Neo-Latini Monasteriensis. Leiden, Brill, 2015, pp. 227-236.

Lot 215

Poesia Burlesca. Il primo [-terzo] libro dell'Opere burlesche del Berni, del Casa... In Usecht al Reno [i.e. Roma]: appresso Jacopo Broedelet, 1771. Tre volumi in-8° legati insieme (mm 177x115). Pagine XIV (di XVI, manca c. a1 bianca), 414, [2] con ritratto di Berni inciso su rame in antiporta; 328; 359, [1]. Vignetta calcografica al frontespizio di ogni volume. Minime arrossature e tracce di polvere ai frontespizi, gora marginale più visibile alle carte finali. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle, carta marmorizzata ai piatti, titoli in oro al dorso. Abrasioni ai piatti, più evidenti a quello anteriore, e alle cuffie. Edizione non comune a trovarsi completa di questa raccolta il cui primo libro, curato dal Lasca che firma la dedica a c. a5v, uscì per la prima volta nel 1548: il progetto "nasce dall'intento di affermare l'indiscusso magistero del Berni nella poesia burlesca e antipetrarchista, ma anche di tracciarne una discendenza, tra poeti fiorentini e Accademia Romana dei Vignaiuoli, nella quale il G. (Grazzini, vero cognome del Lasca, ndr) ambiva collocare pure se stesso" (DBI, s.v.). Il ritratto calcografico di Berni è siglato da Antonio Baratti. Per il luogo reale di stampa si veda Parenti, Dizionario dei luoghi di stampa falsi, inventati o supposti, p. 191.Three volumes. 8° (177x115 mm). XIV (of XVI, missing c. a1 blank), 414, [2] pages with portrait of Berni engraved on copper on the frontispiece; 328; 359, [1] pages. Copper engraved vignette on title page of each volume. Light foxing on the title pages, waterstain on margin more evident on final leaves Contemporary half leather, marbled paper on the covers, gilt title on the spines. Slightly abrased the covers, in particular the front one. Edition not common to find complete of this collection in which the first volume, edited by Lasca who signs the dedicatory on fol. a5v, published for the first time in 1548: the project "nasce dall'intento di affermare l'indiscusso magistero del Berni nella poesia burlesca e antipetrarchista, ma anche di tracciarne una discendenza, tra poeti fiorentini e Accademia Romana dei Vignaiuoli, nella quale il G. ambiva collocare pure se stesso" (DBI, s.v.). The engraved portrait of Berni is signed by Antonio Baratti. For the place of printing see Parenti, Marino Dizionario dei luoghi di stampa falsi, inventati o supposti, p. 191.

Lot 238

Savonarola Girolamo. Opera... della semplicità della vita christiana... In Venetia: al segno della speranza, 1547.In-8° (mm 154x105). Carte 64, 32. Segnatura: A-H⁸ Aa-Dd⁸. Marca xilografica al frontespizio, capilettera incisi su legno. Qualche leggera arrossatura, gora al margine superiore al frontespizio e alle prime carte, alcune carte restaurate, poche carte brunite. Legatura moderna in mezza pelle con punte, carta marmorizzata ai piatti, fregi in oro al dorso. Si conserva nel volume cartoncino manoscritto moderno con notizie bibliografiche sull'opera. Il volume contiene anche, da carta Aa1r: Dialogo... intitolato Solatio del viaggio mio nel quale si parla di Dio. Della fede christiana. Del Messia contra gli Hebrei. De gli articoli della fede. Della vita futura, & della via di ascendere alla patria celeste. P. Scapecchi, Catalogo delle edizioni di Girolamo Savonarola..., Firenze, 1998, n. 53; Edit16 23999.8° (154x105 mm). 64, 32 leaves. Woodcut printer's device on title page, woodcut initials. Some foxing, light browning on some leaves, waterstain on the title page and on the first leaves, some brownings. Nineteenth century half leather with decorated paper on the covers, gilt tools on the spine. Is preserved in the volume an ink modern leaf with bibliographical informations about the work.The volume contains also from fol. Aa1r. Dialogo... intitolato Solatio del viaggio mio nel quale si parla di Dio. Della fede christiana. Del Messia contra gli Hebrei. De gli articoli della fede. Della vita futura, & della via di ascendere alla patria celeste. P. Scapecchi, Catalogo delle edizioni di Girolamo Savonarola..., Firenze, 1998, n. 53; Edit16 23999.

Lot 260

Tartaglia Niccolò. La prima [-sesta] parte del general trattato di numeri, et misure... In Vinegia: per Curtio Troiano de i Navò, 1556-1560.Sei parti in due volumi in-folio (mm 305x215). Carte [6], 275 (di 277, mancano cc. Z4 e Z5); [4], 186; [4], 51, [1]; [4], 63, [1]; [4], 90; [4], 44. Ritratto xilografico dell'Autore e marca incisa su legno ai frontespizi della parte prima e seconda, marca xilografica ai frontespizi delle parte terza, quarta, quinta e sesta, ritratto xilografico dell'Autore alla parte terza (c. πA4v), quarta (c. †4v), quinta (c. †4v) e sesta (c. †4v); stemma del dedicatario inciso su legno alla parte terza (c. πA2r ), quarta (c. †2r), quinta (c. †2r) e sesta (c. †2r); in tutte le parti capilettera incisi su legno. Alla prima parte fascicoli slegati a partire da YY, mutile le cc. Z3 e Z6, menda all'angolo inferiore destro bianco c. N6 e strappo restaurabile al margine inferiore di C. V1, carte finali della parte sesta con minimi lavori di tarlo che toccano il testo. Gore, arrossature e tracce di polvere diffuse su entrambi i volumi. Legatura omogenea coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli calligrafici ai dorsi a 3 nervi. Staccato il piatto posteriore della Prima parte, dorso lacunoso, piatti con macchie e gore; macchie e aloni ai piatti anche al volume contenente le parti seconda-sesta, con abrasioni e lacune al dorso, qualche segno di tarlo. Al frontespizio della Prima parte nota di possesso manoscritta 'Christophori Pascutii Rochensis... anno Domini MDCXCVI' e timbro di possesso ovale con stemma, al frontespizio della Seconda parte stesso timbro e nota manoscritta analoga alla prima ma più breve, segnature manoscritte ai dorsi, marginalia, fogli manoscritti conservati nella volume della Prima parte, il volume contenente le parti seconda-sesta è parzialmente cartulato in inchiostro in numeri arabi all'angolo superiore destro delle carte. Una delle più importanti e influenti opere matematiche del Rinascimento: la prima edizione del compendio del grande matematico italiano Tartaglia (1499-1557), l'opera in cui per la prima volta appare il celeberrimo 'triangolo' a lui intitolato, e di applicazione a problemi di probabilità. "There is no other treatise that gives as much information concerning the arithmetic of the sixteenth century, either as to theory or application. The life of the people, the customs of the merchants, the struggles to improve arithmetic, are all set forth by Tartaglia in an extended but interesting fashion" (Rara Arithmetica, p. 278). Ognuna delle sei parte in cui è diviso il General Trattato è introdotta da frontespizio proprio, ed è dedicata a importanti figure del tempo, come Richard Wentworth, a cui Tartaglia indirizza la prima parte della sua opera, e al quale aveva già destinato la sua traduzione di Archimede, apparsa nel 1543. Il volume comprendente la Seconda Parte del General Trattato è qui presentato nella variante con l'indicazione, al frontespizio delle note di stampa "In Vinegia per Curtio Troiano de i Nauò. MDLVI.".Adams T-180; Riccardi II, 505-506; Honeyman sale 2962 ("the most important Italian mathematical work of the sixteenth century"). Six parts in two volumes, folio (305x215 mm). [6], 275 (of 277, lacking fols. Z4 and Z5); [4], 186; [4], 51, [1]; [4], 63, [1]; [4], 90; [4], 44 leaves. Woodcut author's portrait and printer's device on the title-pages of the Prima and Seconda Parte. Woodcut printer's device on the title-pages of Terza, Quarta, Quinta and Sesta Parte; author's portrait in the Terza (fol. πA4v), Quarta (fol. †4v), Quinta (fol. †4v), and Sesta Parte (fol. †4v); woodcut dedicatee's coat of arms in the Terza (fol. πA2r), Quarta (fol. †2r), Quinta (fol. †2r), and Sesta Parte (fol. †2r). Numerous woodcut decorated initials. A good copy, waterstained, and foxed throughout; light dusting. Some quires of the Prima Parte loose, from quire YY onwards; losses to fols. Z3 and Z6; lower blank corner of fol. N6 worn; tear to the lower margin of fol. V1; wormholes to the last leaves of the Sesta Parte, occasionally affecting the text. Uniformly bound, contemporary vellum on pasteboards. Spines with three raised bands, with inked titles. The lower cover of the first volume detached. Losses to the spines, Covers of both volumes stained and spotted; a few losses to the spine, some wormholes. Ownership inscription on the title-page of the first volume, 'Christophori Pascutii Rochensis... anno Domini MDCXCVI'; armorial stamps on the title-pages of both volumes. Loose leaves inserted in the first volume, bearing annotations in an early hand.One of the most important and influential mathematical works of Renaissance: the first edition of the Trattato by the great Italian mathematician Tartaglia (1499-1557), and the first appearance in print of the celebrated 'Tartaglia's triangle'. "There is no other treatise that gives as much information concerning the arithmetic of the sixteenth century, either as to theory or application. The life of the people, the customs of the merchants, the struggles to improve arithmetic, are all set forth by Tartaglia in an extended but interesting fashion" (Rara Arithmetica, p. 278). The work is divided into six parts, each of which has its own title-page, dedicatory epistle and table of content. The First Part is for example dedicated to the English Richard Wentworth, who was also the dedicatee of Tartaglia's edition of Archimedes, published in 1543 The volume containing the Seconda Parte del General Trattato belongs to the issue bearing on the title-page the imprint "In Vinegia per Curtio Troiano de i Nauò. MDLVI.".Adams T-180; Riccardi II, 505-506; Honeyman sale 2962 ("the most important Italian mathematical work of the sixteenth century").

Lot 289

Ferriol Charles. Recueil de cent estampes. Representant differentes Nations du Levant... A Paris: Chez L. Cars Rue Saint-Jacques, 1714.In-folio (mm 545x405). Frontespizio, 8 carte non numerate contenenti 'Anecdotes de l'Embassade' e 'Explication des figures', 1 carta di musica 'Air sur lequel tournent les Derviches de Pera' e 104 carte di tavole di cui 8 colorate da mano dell'epoca; il tutto finemente inciso in rame. Completo delle due tavole delle Danze dei Dervisci e del Funerale Turco. Qualche traccia di sporco alle carte di supporto ma ottimo esemplare, con le tavole in bellissima tiratura. Tutte le carte e le tavole (eccetto le ultime 4) sono applicate su carta di supporto. Legatura coeva in marocchino bruno, cornici e ferri floreali cantonali in oro ai piatti, fregi e titolo in oro al dorso, sguardie in carta marmorizzata, tagli dorati.Seconda magnifica edizione di questo celebre libro di costumi, composto da 104 tavole incise a partire dai disegni originali del pittore fiammingo Jean Baptiste Van Mour, incaricato dal Marchese de Ferriol, ambasciatore francese nell'Impero Ottomano, di ritrarre per la propria collezione di pitture personaggi, ufficiali, donne, bambini dell'intera area del Levante. Nel 1699 Van Mour si recò a Costantinopoli con Ferriol e produsse il materiale che servì nel 1714-1715 a Le Hay per la pubblicazione, fortemente sostenuta dallo stesso Ferriol: le splendide incisioni raffigurano uno straordinario campionario di personaggi e costumi albanesi, bulgari, greci, turchi, persiani, arabi, africani. Dai sontuosi abiti da cerimonia del Grand Seigneur e della Sultane Reine, ai Dervisci, a tutti gli ufficiali di palazzo (addetti ai giardini, alle cucine, agli eunuchi, ecc.) e di governo (gli emiri, il visir, le autorità religiose, ecc.), fino a uomini, donne e bambini nelle vesti tipiche di tutte le regioni del vasto impero. Le incisioni sono opera di artisti ben noti all'epoca come i due Scotin, P. Rochefort, B. Baron, J. Haussard, J. De Fraussieres, P. Simonneau, C. Du Bosc, C.N. Cochin. La serie delle incisioni pubblicata da Le Hay ebbe successo e diffusione immediati e divenne subito la fonte principale per artisti ed editori europei. Atabey 429. Blackmer 591. Colas 1819-1820. Cohen-De Ricci 3921. Lipperheide 1413, 1414.Folio (545x405 mm). Engraved title-page, 8 unnumbered engraved leaves containing 'Anecdotes de l'Embassade' and 'Explication des figures', one engraved plate of music 'Air sur lequel tournentles Derviches de Pera', and 104 finely engraved plates, of which 8 with contemporary colouring; Complete with the plates depicting the dancing dervishes, and a Turkish burial. An excellent copy, with plates in very fine condition. Some light soiling. All the leaves and plates (excepting the last four plates) are mounted on paper leaves. Contemporary brown morocco. Covers tooled in gilt, floral cornerpieces. Spine decorated with gilt tools, title in gilt lettering. Marbled flyleaves, edges gilt. Second and magnificent edition of this celebrated costume book, consisting of 104 fine plates engraved after the drawings by the Dutch painter Jean Baptiste Van Mour, which had been commissioned to him by Charles de Ferriol, French Ambassador to the Sublime Porte beween 1699 and 1709. In 1699 Van Mour and Ferriol travelled to Istanbul, and the painter sketched drawings of the city and its inhabitants. The marvellous engravings later collected in the Recueil de cent estampes represent an extraordinary 'visual catalogue' of habits and costumes not only of the Turkish court - including the Grand Seigneur and the Sultane Reine - , but also of the numerous peoples living in the Ottoman Empire, among others the Greeks, Armenians, Wallachians, Persians, Arabians, and Africans. The plates were engraved by prominent artists of the age, such as the Scotins, P. Rochefort, B. Baron, J. Haussard, J. De Fraussieres, P. Simonneau, and C. Du Bosc, C.N. Cochin. The collection edited by Jacques Le Hay enjoyed an immediate and wide success, becoming the standard source for other artists and publishers. "This splendid production [...] contains what may be the only wholly original representations of Turkish costumes since Nicolay; in any case, these images were at once enormously influential' (Koç 105a).Atabey 429. Blackmer 591. Colas 1819-1820. Cohen-De Ricci 3921. Lipperheide 1413, 1414.

Lot 296

Norden Frederik Ludvig. Travels in Egypt and Nubia... Translated from the original... and enlarged with observations from ancient and modern authors, that have written on the antiquities of Egypt, by dr. Peter Templeman... Vol. I [-II]. London: printed for Lockyer Davis and Charles Reymers, in Holborn printers to the Royal Society, 1757.Due volumi in-folio legati insieme (mm 460x283). I: Pagine [10], xxxiv, 124, con 1 tavola calcografica in antiporta. Capilettera, testatine e finalini incisi su rame. II: Pagine [2], viii, 155, [1], con ritratto calcografico dell'Autore in antiporta. Capilettera, testatine e finalini incisi su rame. Con CLIX tavole incise su rame (in realtà le tavole sono 162 essendo doppie le nn. XVII, XXVII, LXVI e CVIII, unite le nn. CXL-CXLI e CXLII-CXLIII, ed essendo presente un'ultima tavola non numerata). Qualche carta con lievi arrossature e tracce di polvere, poche lievi bruniture. Legatura coeva in pelle, cornici in oro a doppio filetto ai piatti, titoli e fregi in oro al dorso a 5 nervi, contropiatti e sguardie in carta decorata, tagli screziati. Cerniere totalmente mancanti con allentamento dei piatti, mende alle cuffie, abrasioni. Two tomes in one volume, folio (460x283 mm). I: [10], xxxiv, 124 pages, with engraved frontispiece. Engraved decorated initials, head- and tailpieces. II: [2], viii, 155, [1] pages; frontispiece with engraved author's portrait. Engraved decorated initials, head- and tailpieces. CLIX copperplates (i.e. 162, the plates nos. XVII, XXVII, LXVI and CVIII).A few leaves slightly foxed and dusted; a few light browning. Contemporary leather. Covers within double fillers in gilt. Spine with five raised bands, gilt tooled. Marbled pastedowns and flyleaves. Joints completely cracked, covers partly loose, headcaps somewhat damaged. The first finely illustrated English edition of this important account of the of the travels of the Danish Captain Norden (1708-1742) through Egypt and Nubia, first appeared in French in Copenhagen, between 1752 and 1755. Norden "was the first European to penetrate as far as Derr in Nubia and to publish descriptions of any Nubian temples. This important work was the earliest attempt at an elaborate description of Egypt, and its plates are the most significant previous to those by Denon" (Blackmer).Blackmer 1211; Hilmy 2:74; Weber 2:520; Howgego N38.

Lot 307

Beccaria Cesare. Opere diverse... Parte prima. Napoli: nella stamperia di Giovanni Gravier, 1770. Parte prima (di 3) in un volume in-8° (mm 180x120). Pagine [10] (di 12, manca c. [pigreco]1), 316, [4]. Con antiporta calcografica. Capilettera e testatine xilografici. Minima lacuna all'angolo dell'antiporta, arrossature e tracce di polvere al frontespizio e sulle carte. Legatura coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli in oro su falso tassello al dorso, segnapagine in tessuto verde. Aloni e tracce di sporco ai piatti.Solo Parte prima - nella Variante B censita in ICCU - di questa prima edizione della raccolta degli scritti dell'illuminista milanese in forma non anonima, e con indicazione non fittizia del luogo di stampa. L'operazione editoriale di Gravier, a cura dell'economista Troiano Odazi, fu particolarmente ardita e coraggiosa a causa della messa all'Indice degli scritti di Beccaria, incluso il suo celebre trattato Dei delitti e delle pene, incluso nella prima parte del presente volume. Il più famoso esemplare di questa impressione è senza dubbio quello oggi conservato nella Sala manzoniana della Biblioteca di Brera e appartenuto ad Alessandro Manzoni, che dell'Autore era nipote da parte materna: la copia reca, tra le postille, anche una nota autografa del letterato relativa al tema dell'impunità. La tavola allegorica in antiporta è siglata dall'incisore Isidoro Frezza. L. Firpo, Le edizioni italiane del Dei delitti e delle pene, 15.Part one (of three) in one volume. 8° (180x120 mm). [10] (of 12, wanting l. [pigreco]1), 316, [4] pages. Copper engraved frontispiece. Woodcut decorated initials and head-pieces. Light foxing, wanting a small paper corner on the lower margin of the frontispiece. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards, gilt title on fake lettering piece on the spine. Soiled, some stains on the covers.Only first part of this First edition of the collection of writing of the illuminist from Milano with known name and indication of place of printing. The editorial operation of Gravier, edited by the economist Troiano Odazi, was particularly bold and brave due to the made of the Index in the writing of Beccaria, including his famous Dei delitti e delle pene, printed in the first part of this volume. The most famous copy of this printing is without any doubts the one today preserved in the Sala Manzoniana of the Brera Library and belonged to Alessandro Manzoni, who was grandson of the Author: the copy has, among the postils, also an autograph note by the literary man related to the theme of the impunity. The allegorical plate on the frontispiece is signed by the engraver Isidoro Frezza. L. Firpo. Le edizioni italiane del Dei delitti e delle pene, 15.

Lot 352

Verri Pietro. Meditazioni sulla economia politica. Prima edizione napoletana. Napoli: nella stamperia di Giovanni Gravier, 1771. In-8° (mm 180x110). Pagine [8], 212. Frontespizio entro cornice, con fregio inciso, tutto su legno, testatine xilografiche. Lievi arrossature sulle carte. Legatura coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli in oro su falso tassello al dorso, tagli spruzzati in rosso e blu, segnalibro in seta verde. Qualche macchia ai piatti.Rara seconda edizione di questo trattato di economia fondante l'illuminismo lombardo. Questa edizione napoletana venne impressa nello stesso anno della prima edizione livornese, arricchendo il vivace ambiente illuminista napoletano, pervaso dall'interesse per il rapporto sociale, dell'esperienza milanese, il cui merito fu principalmente quello di unire all'istanza pratica una vasta rielaborazione concettuale volta a formulare una concezione della felicità pubblica. Einaudi, 5879.8° (192x118 mm). [8], 212 pages. Framed title page, with engraved tool, woodcut head-pieces. Light foxing. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards, gilt title on the spine, sprinkled blue and red edges, Rare second edition of this economic writing founding the illuminism of Lombardia. This Naples edition was printed in the same year of the first edition in Livorno, enriching the illuminist ambient in Naples, pervaded by an interest in the social relationship, the experience of Milan, whose merit was mainly to unite the instance practice a wide conceptual revision aimed at formulating a conception of public happiness. Einaudi, 5879.

Lot 6

Aldrovandi Ulisse. Ornithologiae hoc est de avibus historiae libri XII... [-Tomus alter; - Tomus tertius]. Bonon.: sumptibus Marci Antonij Berniae, 1646-1652. Tre volumi in-folio (mm 355x230). I: Pagine [4], 893, [55]; II: [6], 862, [62]; III: [12], 560, [24]. Frontespizi calcografici, molte illustrazioni xilografiche nel testo, anche e piena pagina, capilettera e fregi incisi su legno. Qualche arrossatura, lievi bruniture. Legatura omogenea coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli manoscritti ai dorsi a 5 nervi, tagli spruzzati in rosso e marrone. Rifatto il dorso del primo volume, lavori di tarlo ai piatti e ai dorsi, mende al dorso del volume secondo. Al frontespizio e alla prima carta di ogni volume timbro di possesso 'Biblioth. S. Caroli ad Quat Font', ai frontespizi dei volumi secondo e terzo nota di appartenenza manoscritta 'Conventus S. caroli ad 4 fontes de Urbe', ripetuta anche al margine di alcune carte del primo fascicolo. Rara edizione di questa celeberrima opera dal medico, naturalista e collezionista bolognese Aldrovandi (1522- 1605) dedicata agli uccelli - incluse creature mitologiche come le arpie. L'Ornithologia apparve per la prima volta tra il 1599 e il 1603 a Bologna, corredata di una magnifica serie di illustrazioni disegnate per lo più da Giovanni de' Neri - noto anche come Giovanni de' Uccelli - e incise da diversi artisti. L'opera fu curata, ancora in vita, da Aldrovandi, quale prima parte della grandiosa enciclopedia naturalistica che potè vedere la luce, in forma completa, solo dopo la sua morte. Ognuno dei tre volumi che compongono questa più tarda impressione bolognese reca al frontespizio inciso il nome del libraio Marco Antonio Bernia, che ne finanziò la pubblicazione, avvalendosi per la stampa della collaborazione di Nicolò Tebaldini e Giovanni Battista Ferroni, come attestano le finali sottoscrizioni, di cui quella del primo volume, impressa da Tebaldini, riporta la data del 1645. Three volumes, folio (355x230 mm). I. [4], 893, [55]; II: [6], 862, [62]; III: [12], 560, [24] pages. Engraved title-pages, numerous woodcuts in text (many are full-page). Woodcut decorated initials and headpieces. Foxing in places, light browning. Uniformly bound, contemporary vellum over pasteboards. Spines with five raised bands, inked titles. Edges speckled in red and brown. The spine of the first volume rebacked, the one of the second volume with a few wears, some wormholes to covers and spines. Ownership stamp on the title-page and first flyleaf od each volume, 'Biblioth. S. Caroli ad Quat Font', and manuscript inscription 'Conventus S. caroli ad 4 fontes de Urbe' on the title-pages and some leaves of the second and third volume, both to be referred to the Church of Saint Charles at the Four Fountains in Rome. Rare edition of this celebrated work by the Bolognese physician and naturalist Aldrovandi, who had collected a well-known private natural history museum. The Ornithologia is devoted to birds, and also includes descriptions of mythical monsters like the Harpies. The monumental treatise first appeared in Bologna between 1599 and 1603, supplemented with a magnificent series of illustrations mostly drawn by Giovanni de' Neri - also known Giovanni de' Uccelli - and cut by various artists. The Ornithologia represents the first part of Aldrovandi's thirteen-volume encyclopedia on natural history, of which only four were published in his lifetime. The volumes contain detailed descriptions, and some chapters are exclusively devoted to New World birds, for example the pavo Indicus or peacock of the Indies. Aldrovandi also describes the opera plumaria, which Montezuma offerred to Cortés: features which reveal his reading of narratives of the Conquista, first the De rebus Oceanis et Novo Orbe by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera (see lot 281). In this late Bolognese edition the engraved title-page of each volume bears the mention of the bookseller Marco Antonio Bernia, who was the financial baker of the publication, while Nicolò Tebaldini and Giovanni Battista Ferroni were responsible - as the colophon attest - for printing.

Lot 71

Chiesa Cattolica. Canon Missae ad usum Episcoporum ac Praelatorum. Solemniter, vel private celebratium Sub auspiciis SS. Domini Nostri Benedicti Decimi Tertii Pont. Max. Romae: ex Typographia Vaticana, apud Jo: Mariam Salvioni, 1729.In-folio (mm 394x271). Pagine [8], 140. Antiporta e frontespizio calcografico, quest'ultimo inciso da Sebastiano Conca. Occhietto, frontespizio tipografico e testo in rosso e nero. Vignetta calcografica al frontespizio, con armi di Benedetto XIII. Testo alle carte A1r, E1r e O4r in ricca cornice incisa su rame. Numerose iniziali e cul-de-lampe incisi su rame. 13 illustrazioni calcografiche a piena pagina, comprese nella numerazione e incise da diversi artisti, tra cui il boemo Maximilian Joseph Limpach. Notazione musicale. Esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione, alcune carte brunite, leggere fioriture marginali, piccoli aloni, e qualche macchietta. Bella legatura alle armi di Benedetto XIII, marocchino rosso scuro su piatti in cartone. Piatti inquadrati in doppia cornice di filetti a dente di topo, ferri floreali agli angoli interni; al centro armi papali, il tutto in oro. Dorso a sei nervi, sottolineati da filetti dorati a dente di topo, scomparti decorati con piccolo ferro in oro. Contropiatti in carta decorata a pettine. Abrasioni ai labbri dei piatti, agli angoli e ai nervi. Perfettamente conservati onservati due lunghi segnalibri, e undici nastrini segnapagine. Ex libris inciso al contropiatto anteriore. Esemplare di grande eleganza di questa edizione riccamente illustrata impressa da Giovanni Maria Salvioni - al tempo appaltatore della Stamperia Vaticana - del Canon missae pontificalis, secondo la forma stabilita dal Missale Romanum del 1570, e presentato qui in una raffinata legatura alle armi del papa allora regnante Benedetto XIII Orsini. Il pregio dell'esemplare è ulteriormente arricchito dalla presenza di due segnalibri e undici nastrini segnapagine - uno per ogni prefatio - in seta rossa, tutti in ottimo stato di conservazione. Caratteristiche che portano a ipotizzare che si tratti di una copia di presentazione, donata dallo stesso pontefice a un illustre vescovo della Chiesa di Roma.Folio (394x271 mm). [8], 140 pages. Frontispiece; engraved title-page signed by Sebastiano Conca. Half-title, title-page and text printed in red and black. Engraved coat of arms of Pope Gregory XIII on the title-page. Numerous engraved decorated initials and cul-de-lampe. 13 full-page engravings. A very good copy, a few leaves rather browned, light foxing. Some small spots, and minor stains. Contemporary gilt-tooled red marocco over pasteboards. Covers within dog-tooth roll border; floral tools at the corners. At the centre coat of arms of Gregory XIII. Spine with six raised bands, underlined by fillets; compartments decorated with small tools. Marble pastedowns and flyleaves. Board edges, corners, and raised bands slightly rubbed. Well preserved two red silk bokmarks, and eleven red silk tags. Engraved ex libris on the front pastedown. A handsome presentation copy of the Roman Canon Missae, or Eucharistic Prayer, in a precious red morocco binding bearing the coat of arms of Benedict XIII Orsini on the covers. In all likelihood this copy had been given as a gift by the Pope to an illustrious bishop of the Roman Church.

Lot 572

FCP/DEX 12½p light emerald CB, a top marginal imperforate pair, u/m, fine. SG X898a cat £120

Lot 16

Miscellaneous Trade Catalogues & Reference Works Thomas O'Brien & Co. (London) Catalogue No. 41, 1900, of 'bible' form, black & white illustrations, black cloth boards The Sun Electrical Co. Ltd (Leeds & Newcastle) A Catalogue of Artistic Electric Light Fittings, 1927, monotone illustrations, blue cloth boards John Bolding & Sons (London) Illustrated Catalogue of Plumbers, Engineers & Gasfitters Brass Work etc. c.1890, black & white illustrations, red cloth boards Reid (David Boswell) Illustrations of the Theory & Practice of Ventilation, 1844, Longman. Brown, Green & Longmans, red cloth boards together with five other related publications (9)The other five publications are: Dye (Frederick) A Practical Treatise Upon Warming Buildings By Hot Water, 1897, E. & F.N. Spon, 3rd new edition; Reid (George) Practical Sanitation, 1893, Charles Griffin & Co. 1893, 2nd edition; The Complete Woodworker, 1941, Cassell & Co. 9th edition; Hellyer (S.S.) The Plumber & Sanitary Houses, n.d. Cassell et al; J. Young & Co. (London) Illustrated Price List, August 1939, 19th edition

Lot 30

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Tom Kitten, 1907, Warne, first edition, light-brown boards with pictorial onlay (text block detached, pages loose, rear endpaper torn); with two others (3)

Lot 36

Selden (John) Titles of Honor, 1631, Richard Whitakers, second edition, early calf (outer pages soiled, binding well worn, slips of early ms. on vellum at joints); Bacon (Francis), Resuscitatio, or, bringing into Publick Light Several Pieces of the Works .., 1671, third edition, two parts bound as one, erratic pagination, two portrait plates, crude restoration to A1 and A2, functional cloth binding; with another copy, containing Part I only and with one plate (of two), worn calf (boards detached); [Prechac], La Querelle des Dieux sur la Grossesse de Madame La Dauphine, 1682, Paris, recent half calf (ex library) (4)

Lot 112

A Georgian memorial pendant for Viscount Ashbrook, the marquise shaped pendant with bright cut decorative edge engraved on one side 'Lord Visc't Ashbrook, Ob 30th Aug't 1780, Aet 26', the other with a glazed panel containing a neat quadrant arrangement of light coloured hair; length with suspensory loop 4.3cm

Lot 158

Four fancy coloured loose marquise cut diamonds, the first of deep saturated greenish golden yellow, estimated weight 0.45cts; the second of light apricot yellow, estimated weight 0.23cts; together wth a pair of intense brownish orange colour diamonds, estimated total weight 0.24cts (4) Diamonds not tested for natural colour or origin VAT is payable by the buyer at the standard rate (presently 20%) on the hammer price as well as the buyer's premium.

Lot 234

A faceted bead necklace of aquamarines and other precious beryls, the faceted bouton beads of 4.5-6.5mm diameter of various coloured precious beryls, principally sea green-blue aquamarines, also white (colourless) goshenites, light yellow heliodores, and one or two very pale pink morganites, ball clasp stamped '925' to indicate sterling silver, length 39cm

Lot 241

A light blue sapphire and diamond triple cluster ring, the oval cut light green-blue stones, one a doublet, in raised collets, to a continuous scalloped border of rose cut diamonds, to a uniform reeded shank, size N, of yellow and white precious metal stamped '375' to indicate 9ct gold, and with Italian assay mark; two of the sapphires exhibit - with magnification - straight parallel colour banding, indicative of a natural origin of the stones, the third is a doublet, the join being well down the pavilion so only forming a small part of the bottom of the stone

Lot 249

A diamond and sapphire two stone crossover 'thee and me' ring, the old brilliant cut round-oval diamond and round cut light blue sapphire claw set obliquely, encompassed by crossover lines of smaller old round cut diamonds, in white on yellow hallmarked 9ct gold, Birmingham 1977, ring size K½; total estimated weight of diamonds 1.10cts, cased

Lot 325

An old Sheffield plate three light, two branch candelabra, with scrolling acanthus cast arms and campana sockets, the baluster stem and shaped base with acanthus leaves, 57 x 57cm (22 x 22in)

Lot 495

Thomas Sidney Cooper, RA (British, 1803-1902) Sheep in a landscape signed and dated lower left "T Sidney Cooper 1880" oil on panel 34 x 29cm (13 x 11in) Oil on wooden panel. The painting is in a good condition. There are a few spots of retouching in the sky which are well matched. The varnish is clear and glossy with a few light scuffs in the surface. The frame is in a good condition.

Lot 516

Cornelis Pietersz. Bega or Begijn (Dutch, 1631/2-1664) Dutch family outside an inn signed lower right "C Beg (?g) a" oil on panel 63 x 55cm (25 x 21in) Provenance: From a Norfolk country house The panel has old repairs, and an old vertical split. Oil on panel which is formed from two boards in horizontal orientation. The panel join has been reinforced from the reverse with wooden butterfly inserts. The panel and paint layers are in a good stable condition. There is retouching along the join is well matched to the original. The varnish is clear and even, there are a few light scuffs. The frame is in a good condition.

Lot 548

John White Abbott (British, 1763–1851) A forrest path dated "July 27. 1833" lower right pen and ink with sepia wash on paper 35.50 x 23.50cm (14 x 9in) Other Notes: John White Abbott was born and educated in Exeter. He established himself first and foremost as a surgeon and kept his practice throughout his life. He studied art under his friend Francis Towne (1739-1816), but opted not to become a professional artist. He assimilated Towne's style so well that his works are often almost indistinguishable from those of his mentor. Abbott exhibited annually at the Royal Academy between 1795 and 1805, yet he lived the life of a country gentleman and is said never to have sold a picture. As a result, a large proportion of his works have remained in his family's collection. Abbott seldom left his native Devon and, as an amateur landscape artist, mostly specialised in depicting the local scenery of the Exeter region. The majority of his works were executed in watercolour and he particularly adopted Towne's manner of defining forms with delicate pen outlines and capturing the varied effects of light and shade through layers of monochrome wash. Stuck down. Edges a little worn, some discoloration and light staining especially along the bottom and left-hand edges. A horizontal fold across the centre.

Lot 561

Elie-Honoré Montagny (French, 1782-1864) Study of a dancer pencil 46 x 35cm (18 x 14in) Provenance: Private collection, UK In 2004 the Getty Research Institute purchased an album of drawings of antiquities by Élie-Honoré Montagny (1782–1864), a French artist who lived in Italy from 1804 to 1815. The album contains more than four hundred drawings and tracings reproducing antiquities from collections in Rome and Naples. Montagny, a former pupil of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), is relatively unknown and very little information about his life has previously come to light. One small hole to the left of the sitter's head. Unframed. Buff paper. Paper is a little crinkled.

Lot 578

Wilfred Stanley Haines (British, 1905-1944) Self-portrait of the artist, in fireman's uniform of the Second World War oil on canvas, in a white painted distressed frame, and sold with the artist's family archive (2) 67 x 56cm (26 x 22in) Other Notes: Wilfred Stanley Haines was an artist and designer working with Morris and Co. at Merton before World War II. He is now most noted for his paintings of bombing scenes during that war. He became a wartime fireman, and was tragically killed during a flying bomb raid on 19th June, 1944 in Union Street, Southwark, London. His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in four exhibitions of the work of Firemen Artists in the years 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1944. Haines' work is held in the Imperial War Museum and the V & A Museum, London The archive sold with the portrait comprises a few photographs of Haines and his fellow firemen on active duty. One small snapshot shows Haines wearing his 'Adolf was a Painter Too' poster. His birth certificate is present. There are many older family photographs, including holiday snaps, and some newspaper clippings about Haines and a watercolour floral frieze on paper. There is also some later correspondence between the Haines family and the V & A Museum when gifting various tapestry-related items, largely from Haines' father's time at the Windsor Tapestry Works. Oil on canvas which has not been lined. There is a tear near the centre of the canvas and a small dent to the left of the tear and associated paint loss. The paint layer is in a good condition overall. There is a light layer of efflorescence across the surface. There are a few small chips and losses to the decorative surface of the frame.

Lot 632

A pair of ormolu two-light wall sconces, each surmounted with a putto playing pipes above acanthus and foliate scroll work 47 x 30cm (18 x 12in)

Lot 655

A North European carved wood ceiling light, the dished shade carved with scroll work and classical masks, supported within a scrolling frame with carved terminal on monkey supports 70 x 40cm (27 x 16in)

Lot 66

A brown-black diamond weighing approximately 1.13cts together with a group of nine smaller fancy coloured yellow diamonds, the first a round brilliant cut diamond of saturated hue; the others of varying weights from approximately 0.08-0.33cts, the largest being a princess cut of pale lemon colour, the smallest a round brilliant of light pinkish-brown 'mink' colour, the rest all being round brilliants and of varying shades of yellow from light to intense, lime-yellow to golden-yellow; total weight of all ten diamonds approximately 2.45cts (10) VAT is payable by the buyer at the standard rate (presently 20%) on the hammer price as well as the buyer's premium.

Lot 76

A collection of loose fancy yellow round brilliant cut diamonds, of varying shades and saturations of yellow, to include a light primrose yellow weighing approximately 0.45cts, a greenish-yellow weighing approximately 0.35cts, two weighing approximately 0.10cts each, a pair of light greenish-grey diamonds weighing approximately 0.07cts each, an intense canary yellow diamond weighing approximately 0.05cts and a bag of six smaller intense greenish-yellow diamonds weighing perhaps half a point each (13) Diamonds not tested for natural colour or origin VAT is payable by the buyer at the standard rate (presently 20%) on the hammer price as well as the buyer's premium.

Lot 6146

Light Up Console Table Old Saddle Black (Uk)

Lot 148

A Pixie Luggage lady's oval travelling bag; a similar suitcase; a flower encrusted ceiling light; a Eno's Fruit Salt advertising picture

Lot 152

A pair Diplomat hand cut lead crystal brandy balloons; a silver plated brandy bottle warming stand; an antler hafted pewter tankard, clear glass base inscribed HSGS 1981; a set of four Regency style brass 2 arm wall light scounces; etc.

Lot 35C

A Country Artists model, Trooping the Colour; another 'Charge of the Light Brigade' (2)

Lot 53

A pair of German figural five light four branch candleabras, the columns with figures with lady with a bird cage, he with a bird, floral encrusted bases and scroll arms, in pastel tones, 37cm high, c.1880; a similar figural candlestick (3)

Lot 131

A vintage lot to include a clothes horse, an enamelled ceiling light, a bobbin turned stool, knitting and sewing items, a projector screen, a mahogany butlers tray, a magazine rack, walking canes, together with modern photo frames

Lot 171

A modern light oak side cabinet having two drawers and two cupboard doors below, 35 1/2 h x 46 1/2w

Lot 307

A mid 20th century light oak display cabinet, 46h x 40w

Lot 93

A painted metal ships light

Lot 185

A Beswick Newton Tinkle calf, with tan and dark brown body, cream front feet, dark brown head and black tail, 7cm high, and a Dunsley Coyboy calf, with tan body and light brown head, and white feet, 7cm high. (2)

Lot 209

Two Beswick Highland calves, in light brown, each with circular Beswick England stamp to underside, 8cm and 7cm high.

Lot 826

A hollow cast metal figure group, entitled Primax, formed as a classical gentleman semi-clad holding torch on a stepped base, with modern light fitting, 75cm high.

Lot 833

A 19thC/early 20thC gilt metal wirework six branch light fitting, with plain cylindrical stem and a surround of various flowerheads, with floral headed dish holders and more recent fittings

Lot 958

A mid-19thC rosewood sarcophagus shaped tea caddy, the shaped lid hinging to reveal a fitted interior with two compartments, the whole raised on compressed orb feet, 19cm high, 20cm wide, 12cm deep, a brass light fitting and milk glass shade. (a quantity)

Lot 1007

Various bygones, collectables, etc., large copper ladle with iron handle, 60cm wide, carving set, Petite Super International typewriter, a lidded casket with lurcher knop, a marble finish bust of a lady in flowing robes, seal desk light, a stoneware flagon and ewer, etc. (a quantity)

Lot 1110

A modern Ercol light elm dining room suite, comprising oblong table, sideboard, 152cm wide, and five (4+1) hoop back chairs. (a quantity)

Lot 1200

A late 19thC stripped light oak pedestal cabinet, the rounded overhanging top raised above three drawers on an overhanging base, 81cm high, 57cm wide, 53cm deep.

Lot 1206

A late 19thC/early 20thC freestanding bookcase, with light oak top above three open shelves, partially painted purple, 96cm high, 151cm wide, 34cm deep.

Lot 133

A 20thC Peking glass bangle, of polished plain outline, with flecks of colour predominantly in dark and light green, 8cm dia.

Lot 661

GORDON ARNOLD, signed watercolour "Study in Artificial Light", 17" x 14"

Lot 845

ENKORNES SETTEE, light green leather upholstered 4 seater settee

Lot 130

TROPHY CUPS, 7 assorted plated trophy cups from the 40's & 50's, engraved Cornish cups for Best Hunter, Best Light Horse etc

Lot 247

WWI, an embroidered beadwork heart shaped pin cushion "Somerset Light Infantry"

Lot 1008

AN ENGLISH BRASS HEXAGONAL HALL LANTERN, MID 20TH C applied with pierced brass anthemia, central four light pendant, 61cm h Provenance: For many years hanging in the Entrance Hall of the Cavendish Hotel, Baslow, Derbyshire. ++In good unrestored condition, dusty but complete the glass undamaged

Lot 1068

AN EDWARD VII SERPENTINE SATINWOOD AND LINE INLAID DISPLAY TABLE, C1905 76cm h; 42 x 62cm ++Some minor lifting of the veneers on the lid but essentially in good original condition requires a light clean, structurally sound

Lot 13

AN EMERALD AND DIAMOND RING the step cut emerald between bifurcated shoulders set with baguette and round brilliant cut diamonds, in platinum marked ALL PLAT, 3.1g, size N ++An attractive ring in good condition with light wear to the hoop

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