![Marco Boschini - Il regno tutto di Candia. Venice: [n.p.], 1651. 2° (305 x 219mm). Engraved title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 61 numbered engraved plates, plans and maps, of which 8 double-page and one folding. (Lacking dedication, small tears and tiny holes to fo](/images/marco-boschini_il-regno-tutto-di-candia-venice-n-p-1651-2deg-305-x-219mm-engraved-title-engraved-allegorical-frontispiece-61-numbered-engraved-plates-plans-and-maps-of-which-8-double-page-and-one-folding-lacking-dedication-small-tears-and-tiny-holes-to-fo_AID596997.jpg?f=grey)
Marco Boschini
Il regno tutto di Candia. Venice: [n.p.], 1651. 2° (305 x 219mm). Engraved title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 61 numbered engraved plates, plans and maps, of which 8 double-page and one folding. (Lacking dedication, small tears and tiny holes to fo
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Description
MARCO BOSCHINI (1613-1678)
Il regno tutto di Candia. Venice: [n.p.], 1651. 2° (305 x 219mm). Engraved title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 61 numbered engraved plates, plans and maps, of which 8 double-page and one folding. (Lacking dedication, small tears and tiny holes to folding map, two leaves detached, spotting to title, occasional light soiling and browning, tiny wormhole in last 11 maps, a small burn mark to fore-edge just touching margin.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine (small chips to extremities and corners, a few wormholes, some staining). Provenance: Antonio Bagatta, ownership inscription.
FIRST EDITION. The Venetian painter, writer and engraver Boschini began work on this survey of Crete in 1645 and published a two-sheet map of the island. In the same year Crete was invaded by the Turks and, when Il regno tutto di Candia was published, the town of Candia (Heraklion) was in the fourth year of what was to become a twenty-two year siege. Although DBI on-line mentions an edition of 1645, this is not recorded elsewhere. Atabey 136; Brunet I, 1123; Nordenskiöld I, 31; Shirley, Bos-1a.
Il regno tutto di Candia. Venice: [n.p.], 1651. 2° (305 x 219mm). Engraved title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 61 numbered engraved plates, plans and maps, of which 8 double-page and one folding. (Lacking dedication, small tears and tiny holes to folding map, two leaves detached, spotting to title, occasional light soiling and browning, tiny wormhole in last 11 maps, a small burn mark to fore-edge just touching margin.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine (small chips to extremities and corners, a few wormholes, some staining). Provenance: Antonio Bagatta, ownership inscription.
FIRST EDITION. The Venetian painter, writer and engraver Boschini began work on this survey of Crete in 1645 and published a two-sheet map of the island. In the same year Crete was invaded by the Turks and, when Il regno tutto di Candia was published, the town of Candia (Heraklion) was in the fourth year of what was to become a twenty-two year siege. Although DBI on-line mentions an edition of 1645, this is not recorded elsewhere. Atabey 136; Brunet I, 1123; Nordenskiöld I, 31; Shirley, Bos-1a.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Marco Boschini achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2013. In the Travel, Science and Natural History auction, the work Il regno tutto di Candia. Venice: n.p., 1651. 2° (305 x 219mm). Engraved title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 61 numbered engraved plates, plans and maps, of which 8 double-page and one folding. (Lacking dedication, small tears and tiny holes to fo sold for GBP 5,250.00 (€ 6,195.30) - well above the upper estimate of Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Marco Boschini; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot L'Arcipelago Con Tutte Le Isole, Scogli Secche, E Bassi Fondi, Con I Mari, Golfi, Seni, Porti, Città, E Castelli; Nella Forma, Che Si Vedono Al Tempo Presente. Venezia: Nicolini, 1658 sold at auction in June 2011 with the realized price of EUR 8,750.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Marco Boschini erzielte im April 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History wurde die Arbeit Il regno tutto di Candia. Venice: n.p., 1651. 2° (305 x 219mm). Engraved title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 61 numbered engraved plates, plans and maps, of which 8 double-page and one folding. (Lacking dedication, small tears and tiny holes to fo für GBP 5.250,00 (€ 6.195,30) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Marco Boschini; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit L'Arcipelago Con Tutte Le Isole, Scogli Secche, E Bassi Fondi, Con I Mari, Golfi, Seni, Porti, Città, E Castelli; Nella Forma, Che Si Vedono Al Tempo Presente. Venezia: Nicolini, 1658 im Juni 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von EUR 8.750,00.
Marco Boschini - Auction history
![Marco Boschini - Il regno tutto di Candia. Venice: [n.p.], 1651. 2° (305 x 219mm). Engraved title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, 61 numbered engraved plates, plans and maps, of which 8 double-page and one folding. (Lacking dedication, small tears and tiny holes to fo](/images/marco-boschini_il-regno-tutto-di-candia-venice-n-p-1651-2deg-305-x-219mm-engraved-title-engraved-allegorical-frontispiece-61-numbered-engraved-plates-plans-and-maps-of-which-8-double-page-and-one-folding-lacking-dedication-small-tears-and-tiny-holes-to-fo_AID596997_320x320.jpg)
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