 The Art of WaterCollectors' List 121 2006 |
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1 Adriaen Collaert
(Flemish, 1560-1618) [Flying Fish], c1600. Copper engraving, captioned, numbered "18" and signed in plate below, 12.2 x 18.5cm. Stain lower left, laid down on old backing. Captions identifying fish, read "A Mugil, Hirundo, Mustela and a Thimalus." |
$450 |
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2 Jacques Callot
(French, c1592-1635) View of the Pont Neuf, c1631/later printing. Engraving, signed in plate lower right, 16.1 x 33.5cm. Two vertical creases. Bechtel #164. Lieure #668. |
$880 |
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3 Anon La Noble, et Ample Ville de Cologne Agrippine, Iadis Ville Capitale des …, c1650. Woodcut with letterpress text, title in margin above, legend references and captions in block, text and legend in margin below, 17.2 x 37.3cm (image size). Repaired join across margin below, laid down on acid-free tissue. Text includes "Declaration D'Aucuns des Plus Excellens Edifices de Ceste Ville Eminents Par." |
$1,650 |
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4 Anon [View of an Amsterdam Street], c1650. Copper engraving, captioned in plate above, 19.4 x 29.9cm. Slight foxing to margins, laid down on original backing. Captions identifying the buildings read "Hand Booghs Doelen. Stads Magazyn. Voett Booghs Doelen." |
$550 |
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5 Anon Pesche des Perles [pearl diving], c1680. Copper engraving, letterpress text in margin above, title and numbers in plate upper centre, letterpress numbers in margin below, 14.3 x 10cm. Text reads "Du Globe Terrestre. Figure LXXXVIII. 245. Qiij." |
$660 |
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6 Bernard Picart
(French, 1673-1733) Ulysses and His Companions Avoid the Charms of the Sirens, 1731. Copper engraving, artist, title in four languages and date in plate below image, 35.2 x 25cm. Soiling to margins. |
$440 |
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7 Bernard Picart
(French, 1673-1733) Glaucus Changé en Dieumarin [sea-god], 1731. Copper engraving, title in four languages in plate lower centre, artist and date in plate below image, 35.9 x 25.9cm. Water stains to margins affecting parts of image. In Greek mythology, Glaucus was a fisherman of Anthedon, who placed his catch on some herbs. The fish leapt into the sea, he ate the herbs and was immediately turned into a Triton. Given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, he appeared to sailors, predicting sinister occurrences. |
$440 |
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8 Anon A View of the Dutch Fortifications and Port of Batavia, c1770. Hand-coloured engraving, text in plate above image, title in plate below image, 19.1 x 29.2cm. Slight soiling to margins. Text reads "Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography [London]." |
$440 |
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9 Anon [Pastoral River Scene], c1790. Watercolour, obscured signature lower right, 33.8 x 41.4cm. Similar in style to a Moreland or Gainsborough landscape. |
$1,100 |
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10 After Robert Clevely
(British, 1747-1809) Port Jackson, c1790s. Engraving, artist, title and engraver "Georg Vogel" in plate below image, 22.4 x 28cm. Slight foxing and soiling to margins, crease to lower left margin. From Abbildung einiger Landschaften von Neu-Sud-Wales which contained a series of six engravings copied from Governor Phillip's published journal. It was common practice in the 18th century for foreign publishers to "commandeer" prints and drawings of newly discovered lands, people, flora, fauna etc. This helped to sell publications to a public eager for information on the latest discoveries. |
$440 |
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