May 21, 2020 - Sale 2537

Sale 2537 - Lot 155

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
GIULIO BONASONE
Female Mythological Figures.

Set of 4 engravings, circa 1550. Each approximately 170x90 mm; 6 3/4x3 1/2 inches. Ex-collection Dr. Christian David Ginsburg (Lugt 1145, verso). With thread margins or trimmed on the plate marks.

Brilliant, richly-inked and early impressions of these exceedingly scarce engravings.

Includes Leda and the Swan * Diana as a Huntress * A Muse Standing in a Niche, Left Arm Resting on a Ledge * Diana Holding Fruit in her Left Hand Standing in a Niche.

We have not found another set of the 4 engravings at auction in the past 30 years. Bartsch 140-143.