Nov 12, 2020 - Sale 2550

Sale 2550 - Lot 112

Price Realized: $ 11,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
The Staircase with Trophies.

Etching and engraving, 1749-50. 557x406 mm; 22x16 inches, wide margins. Fifth state (of 6); Robison's second edition, fourth issue, printed during the late 1700s. From Carceri d'Invenzione. A superb, richly-inked and dark impression with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 8; Robison 34.