Visentini, Antonio
Racolta di vari schizi de ornate di celebre autore. Venice: Antonio Visentini, 1747.
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 745
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 745
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
Estimate: 3.500 - 4.500 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
VISENTINI, Antonio (1688-1782). Racolta di vari schizi de ornate di celebre autore. Venice: Antonio Visentini, 1747.
2 o (485 x 360 mm). Engraved title and 23 engraved plates after Angelo de Rossi. (Some marginal mould spotting on last eight plates, some darkening along gutter margins from old reinforcements along the folds of the sheets.) Contemporary mottled sheep, spine gilt (some worming and rubbing). Provenance: sold Christie's, 9 December 1983, lot 139; acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1984.
FIRST EDITION of this collection of late baroque and rococo decorations after the drawings of Angelo de Rossi, the distinctive Genovese sculptor and decorator of the Bernini school who worked in Rome from 1689 and executed the tomb of Alexander VIII. The 23 plates contain 58 subjects, including cornices, frames, over-doors, over-windows, fireplaces, niches and ceilings with putti, swags and scrolls, and small trompe l'oeil views. Visentini suppressed de Rossi's name, possibly because he wanted to reflect his own taste rather than the drier, more conservative work de Rossi produced under the patronage of Consul Joseph Smith. An English version, with de Rossi's name on the title-page, appeared a few years later in 1753. Berlin Kat. 588 (a very incomplete copy).
2 o (485 x 360 mm). Engraved title and 23 engraved plates after Angelo de Rossi. (Some marginal mould spotting on last eight plates, some darkening along gutter margins from old reinforcements along the folds of the sheets.) Contemporary mottled sheep, spine gilt (some worming and rubbing). Provenance: sold Christie's, 9 December 1983, lot 139; acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1984.
FIRST EDITION of this collection of late baroque and rococo decorations after the drawings of Angelo de Rossi, the distinctive Genovese sculptor and decorator of the Bernini school who worked in Rome from 1689 and executed the tomb of Alexander VIII. The 23 plates contain 58 subjects, including cornices, frames, over-doors, over-windows, fireplaces, niches and ceilings with putti, swags and scrolls, and small trompe l'oeil views. Visentini suppressed de Rossi's name, possibly because he wanted to reflect his own taste rather than the drier, more conservative work de Rossi produced under the patronage of Consul Joseph Smith. An English version, with de Rossi's name on the title-page, appeared a few years later in 1753. Berlin Kat. 588 (a very incomplete copy).
Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.
The work Racolta di vari schizi de ornate di celebre autore. Venice: Antonio Visentini, 1747. by Antonio Visentini was sold in the The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods auction at Christies in New York in June 2013. The »bidding war« ended at USD 6,875.00 (€ 5,284.40), 53% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Antonio Visentini have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726. in June 2013 with an auction result of USD 43,750.00 (€ 33,627.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Racolta di vari schizi de ornate di celebre autore. Venice: Antonio Visentini, 1747. von Antonio Visentini wurde im Juni 2013 in der Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 6.875,00 (€ 5.284,40) und damit 53% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Antonio Visentini auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726. im Juni 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 43.750,00 (€ 33.627,98).
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