Estimate: $150 - $250
Price Realized: $224 Includes buyer's premium
A classical topographical print (Veduta) titled Domitian's Menagerie by Italian architect and artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, depicting a dramatic perspective view of ancient Roman brick and stone vaulted architectural ruins populated by scattered figures, executed as an etching on laid paper with a large watermark visible verso.
Etching
plate: 15 1/4 x 23 7/8
sheet: 18 5/8 x 26 4/8
From a Private Collection
Overall Fair/Poor condition; water stain across bottom half, the lower margin, and the lower portion of the image, accompanied by pronounced overall undulation to the paper sheet; vertical crease in center, residue of mat board in right margin.
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Condition reports are based on visual inspection by the Capsule team under typical office lighting. Unless otherwise noted, items are not examined under UV light in advance of sale. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. Remember, all lots are previously owned and all sales are final. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot.
Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
Frame : 25 1/2 x 23 1/2
