FINE ARTS - OPTICAL VIEWS

Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025

125 lotti

Lotti

Lotto 5733

[Amsterdam]. "Gezicht van de Oude Waalen-Kerk, tot Amsterdam." "Gezicht van de Nieuwe Koren-Beurs, tot Amsterdam." "Gezicht van het Oostindisch zeemagazyn, tot Amsterdam." "Gezicht van de Nieuw markt te Amsterdam."

Four contemp. handcol. engr. optical views after H. SCHOUTEN, engr. captions in Dutch and French below, numb. "Ss. No.2", "3", "4" and "7", without address, ±1770. AND 4 others similar (incl. 1 duplicate), i.a. "La Maison de Orphelins et le Pont de l'Amstel à Amsterdam" (Paris, Daumont, ±1760. Vertical fold in centre; trifle creased) and "Vue de la Porte d'Utrecht à Amsterdam" (uncol., Augsb., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770. Doubled).

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Lotto 5734

[Amsterdam]. "Vüe de la Ville d'Amsterdam, dans les Pais Bas."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view after F.B. WERNER, engr. text in French (in reverse) above and French and German captions below, numb. "143", Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1760. AND 5 others, incl. 4 views of Amsterdam (2x handcol. optical views), i.a. "Gezigt van den Amstel-Sluys ziende na buyten tot Amsteldam (...)".

Stima 200 € – 300 €Aggiudicato 210 €

Lotto 5735

[Amsterdam]. "Vuë du Y devant Amsterdam." "Vuë de la Porte des Zaag-Moolens à Amsterdam." "Vuë du Pont-Neuf, à Amsterdam, du côté du Tai." "Vuë de la Tour du Mont Alban & de l'Echaudoir (...)." "Vuë de la Porte d'Utrecht à Amsterdam." "Vuë de l'Entree de la Comédie à Amsterdam."

Six (5x contemp. handcol.) engr. optical views by i.a. J.F. LEIZELT after i.a. C. PHILIPS JACOBSZ., engr. caption in French above and below, Augsb., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770. AND 3 others similar, i.a. "Gezicht van de Nieuw markt te Amsterdam" (without address, ±1770. Some foxing; sm. closed tears in blank margin) and "Le Chateau du Bourguemestre Waker aux environs d'Amsterdam, Ville Capitalle de Hollande" (Paris, Huquier fils, ±1770).

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 130 €

Lotto 5737

[Augsburg]. "Vuë d'Ausbourg prise de la Cathedrale regardant vers la Porte de la Ste. Vierge."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French below, Paris, J.F. Chéreau, ±1795. "38.e Vuë d'Optique Nouvelle, Representant la Place et l'Eglise des Augustins à Ausbourg." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, Paris, J.F. Chéreau, ±1795 (fine). - AND 2 others similar: "Prospect des Herkules Brunnen in Augsburg" and "Prospect des Kayser Augustus Brunnen" (both Augsb., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770. Doubled; soiled in blank margins).

Stima 70 € – 90 €Aggiudicato 70 €

Lotto 5738

[Augsburg]. "Vue de la partie Septentrionale du Fossé et des Murs d'Ausbourg qui separent la basse Ville du Faubourg St. Jacques."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, Paris, J.F. Chéreau, ±1795. "Vuë d'Ausbourg prise de la Cathedrale regardant vers la Porte de la Ste. Vierge." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French below, ibid., Basset, ±1790 (small wormhole in left part). - AND 2 others similar: "Vue de la grande Chambre preparée pour le Congrez d'Ausbourg" (ibid., Mondhare, ±1770) and "38.e Vuë d'Optique Nouvelle, Representant la Place et l'Eglise des Augustins à Ausbourg" (ibid., J.F. Chéreau, ±1795).

Stima 80 € – 100 €

Lotto 5739

[Batavia]. "Prospect von der Bastion Gelderland ausserhalb der Stadt Batavia (...) gegen die aussen portugiesische Kirche und dem blauen Berg zu, gezeichnet worden von Iohann Wolffgang Heyd".

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by F.X. HABERMANN, engr. captions in German and French below image and engr. caption in French above image, Augsb., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1750. AND 2 others from the same series, in a similar condition: "Prospect von der Bastion Perl längst der Courtine des Castells Batavia gezeichnet." (Feith 78e) and "Die Innere Aufsicht des Castells in Batavia nebst der Schloss Kirche. Vuë interieure du Pallais de Batavie avec l'Eglise du Chateau." (Feith 78c).

Stima 200 € – 300 €Aggiudicato 200 €

Lotto 5741

[Bible prints]. "Et emisit eum Dominus Deus de paradiso voluptatis (...). Et l'Eternel Dieu le mit hors du jardin d'Heden (...)."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in Latin, French, Italian and German below image, numb. "200", Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1770. AND 5 others similar, i.a. "Vale Filii deperditi" and "Filius deperditus subulcus" (ibid., idem, ±1770. Both trimmed w. loss of address. Sixt v. Kapff K 346 and 348).

Stima 50 € – 70 €Aggiudicato 110 €

Lotto 5742

[Bible prints]. Josephslegende.

Six handcol. engr. optical views from the series of 12 optical views, numb. "185" - "190" in upper right corner, all w. engr. captions in Latin, French, Italian and German below image and in French above image, Augsb., G. B. Probst, ±1770.

Stima 150 € – 250 €Aggiudicato 150 €

Lotto 5743

[Bible prints]. Josephslegende.

Eleven (of 12) contemp. handcol. engr. optical prints of the series, engr. Latin, French, Italian and German captions, numb. "185" through "196", Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1750.

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 140 €

Lotto 5744

[Bible prints]. Josephslegende.

Seven (from the series of 12) contemp. handcol. engr. optical views, engr. caption in French above and captions in Latin, French, Italian and German below, numb. "185"-"191", Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1770.

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 80 €

Lotto 5745

[Bible prints]. (The prodigal son).

Series of 6 contemp. handcol. engr. optical views by G.B. PROBST, each w. engr. captions in Latin and Spanish below, numb. "01"-"06", (Bassano, G. Remondini), ±1780.

Stima 120 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 120 €

Lotto 5746

[Bible prints]. (The prodigal son).

Series of 6 contemp. handcol. engr. optical views by G.B. PROBST, each w. engr. caption in Latin and Spanish below, numb. "01"-"06", (Bassano, G. Remondini), ±1780.

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 5747

[Bible prints]. (The Prodigal son).

Five contemp. engr. optical views from the series, all w. perforations backed w. col. paper for candle-light viewing, all w. engr. caption in Latin and Spanish below image, n.pl., n.publ., ±1770.

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 160 €

Lotto 5748

[Bible prints]. (The prodigal son).

Two (of 6) contemp. handcol. engr. optical views, both w. engr. Latin and Spanish captions below, numb. "01"/ "06", (Bassano, G. Remondini), ±1780. ADDED: 1 other.

Stima 50 € – 70 €

Lotto 5749

[Bible prints]. "Prospect von der Stadt Bethlehem im Iüdischen Land unter dem Stam Benjamin wie denen Hirten ausserhalb der Stadt die Geburt Christi von denen Englen verkündiget wird".

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, w. engr. captions in French and German above and below image, 34x42,5 cm., Augsb., au Negoce commun de l'Academie Impiriale d'Empire des Arts Libereaux (...), ±1750. AND 3 others from the same series, all with the same size and the same publisher, all handcol. and all in fine condition: "Zweijte fürstellung von der Stadt Bethlehem wie Christus daselbst in einem Stall geboren und von den Hirten zuerst angebetet worden."/ "Prospect von der Stadt Bethlehem, wie die 3 Weissen aus Morgenland (...) dahin kommen um das neugebohrne Iesus Kindl alda anzubeten (...)" and "Prospect von Bethlehem wie auf Befehl des König Herodes die Knäblein in Bethlehem grausamer Weise ermordert worden in Hoffnung das neugeborne Jesus Kindl als vermeindten künftigen König in Israel dardurch ausrotten zu können."

Stima 150 € – 250 €Aggiudicato 170 €

Lotto 5751

[Brest]. "Vue perspective d'un Embarquement au Port de Brest."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, Paris, J.F. Chéreau, ±1795. AND 2 others similar: "Le Bassin du havre Vu du Bureau des Constructions royales." "Le port du Havre, Vu de la Citadelle sur le Bastion du Roi." Two contemp. handcol. engr. optical views by B.F. LEIZELT after N. OZANNE, both w. engr. caption in French above and captions in French and German below, Augsb., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770 (both fine).

Stima 70 € – 90 €Aggiudicato 70 €

Lotto 5759

[Classical antiquity]. "Ein Römischer Dictator der vor dem Volcke seine Befehle unterzeichnet. Romanus Dictator coram populo rem expediens (...)".

Handcol. engr. optical view by B.S. SETLEZKY after L.O. BURNACINI, engr. captions in German, Latin, Italian and French below, numb. "NIII n.38", Augsb., "Negotium Academiae", ±1770. "Mithridat in seinem Pallast spazierend. Mithridates obambulans in Palatio (...)". Handcol. engr. optical view by and after the same, engr. captions in German, Latin, Italian and French below, numb. "NIII n.33", ibid., idem, ±1770 (fine).

Stima 70 € – 90 €Aggiudicato 110 €

Lotto 5760

[Classical antiquity]. "Vue d'un temple de Corinthe".

Large contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by F.P. CHARPENTIER after G.M. OPPENORT (32x49,5 cm.), w. perforations/ larger cut-out sections backed w. handcol./ watercolour or black pen illustrated paper for candle-light viewing, w. caption cut off and laid down on verso, margins blackened, address erased, ±1760.

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 90 €

Lotto 5770

[Edinburgh]. "Vue de l'église St. Georges à Édimbourgh".

Contemp. handcol. engr. and roulette optical view w. engr. caption in French above and below image, Paris, Basset, ±1800. "Vue de la Chapelle St. Paul à Edimbourg pris de la Place d'Yorck". Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view w. engr. caption in French above and below image, ibid., idem, ±1800. - AND 4 other optical views of Edinburgh, all sl. waterstained in lower corner and/ or sl. frayed (partly w. closed tear): "Vue du Château d'Édimbourg", "Vue de la Place et de la colonne Nelson à Edimbourg", "Vue de l'Université à Édimbourg" (waterstained and sl. soiled in image), "Vue de la Grande Rue et du Château à Édimbourg" (a few closed tears in image). - ADDED: "Vue de l'Hotel Royal des Gardes du Corps a pied vis à vis la Salle Blanche a manger à Londres" (sl. soiled and sl. waterstained, mainly in blank margins).

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Lotto 5771

[Fireworks]. "Vue d'un Feu d'Artifice tiré devant l'Hotel de Ville en réjouissance de la Paix."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, numb. "61", Paris, Basset, ±1790. "Vue Perspective des Illuminations de la ruë de la Feronnerie du côté de la ruë St. Denis a Paris à l'Occasion de l'heureuse Convalescence de Sa Majesté en 1745." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, w. black painted borders, ibid., Daumont, ±1770. AND 1 other: "Vue perspective de la Ville et du Pont de Rouen" (ibid., Basset. ±1790).

Stima 70 € – 90 €Aggiudicato 70 €

Lotto 5773

[Four elements]. "Das Feuer." "Die Luft."

Two (of 4) contemp. handcol. engr. optical views by T. LOBECK after L.O. BURNACINI from a series of the 4 elements, engr. German, Latin, French and Italian captions below, Augsb., "Academia Caes. Francisceae", ±1750.

Stima 150 € – 250 €Aggiudicato 170 €

Lotto 5774

[France]. "Vue du Chateau royal de Choisy du cote de l'Entrée."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French below, without address, ±1770. "Prospectus Castri quod dicitur Belle Vuë, non procul Parisis. Vuë du Chateau de Belle Vuë." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in Latin and French and "R 1" below, without address, ±1770. AND 4 others similar, i.a. "Vuë Méridionale de la grande Place, dite la Carrière a Nancy" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770. Stained; 3 closed tears in upper margin; lower right corner restored).

Stima 60 € – 80 €

Lotto 5775

[Gardens]. "Aspectus Hortorum Domini Hamillon versus pontem Tamesis prope Londinum."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption and "D d 2" below, without address, ±1770. "A View of the Canal Chinese Building, Rotunde in Ranelagh, Gardens, with Masquarade. &c." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and captions in English and French below, without address, ±1770. AND 2 others: "Vue et Perspective du Parc de St. James, avec une partie de la Ville de Londres prise du Côté de Rosomonds" (Paris, J.F. Chéreau, ±1795. Trimmed w. loss of address) and "Prospectus Majoris deambulatorii horti Vauxhall ab Introitu" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770. Doubled; soiled in left blank margin).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 5776

[Gardens]. "Fontana in loco ad dextram Labyrinthis."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in Latin, French, Italian and German below, Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1770. AND 4 others similar, i.a. "Decoration de Théatre representant les Jardins de Circe Magicienne femme de Minos" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770), "Fontaine de Bacus représentant l'Autonne, dans les Jardins de Versailles" and "Fontaine de Flore dans les Jardins de Versailles, representant le Printems" (both without address, ±1770).

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 80 €

Lotto 5778

[Gardens]. "Vüe Perspective de Morestburg en Saxe, une des Maisons de Chasse du Roy de Pologne."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, Paris, Huquier fils, ±1765. "A View of Bilnitz in Saxony one of the Palaces of the King of Poland." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and captions in English and French below, without address, ±1770. - AND 4 others (incl. 1 duplicate), i.a. "Prospect und Perspectiv der grossen Cascade in Nymphenburg" (Augsb., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770. A few marginal tears; portion of upper blank margin torn off).

Stima 80 € – 100 €

Lotto 5779

[Granada]. "Vüe Perspective du Palais et des Bains, des anciens Rois mores, a Grenade."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, Paris, Daumont, ±1770. "Atrium Leonum in veteri Palatio Regum Maurorum Granatae. Cour des Lions dans le Palais ancien des Rois Maures à Grenade." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in Latin and French below, without address, ±1770. AND 1 other: "Vue général du Mont Serra en Espagne" (Paris, Mondhare, ±1770. Slightly soiled).

Stima 100 € – 150 €

Lotto 5781

[Hamburg]. "Aussicht auf die Elbe und auf die Gegenden nach Süden aus dem Baumhausse in Hamburg." "Aussicht auf die Elbe von der Schiffer Boersse in Hamburg nach Westen und auf Altona."

Two contemp. handcol. engr. optical views by B.F. LEIZELT, engr. caption in French above and captions in German and French below, Augsb., "au Negoce comun (...)", ±1770 (both fine). - AND 1 other similar publ. by the same: "Aussicht in Hamburg über den Iungfern Stieg auf die Alster gegen Nord-ost" (foxed/ browned in blank margins).

Stima 70 € – 90 €Aggiudicato 100 €

Lotto 5782

[Hamburg]. "Prospect bey dem Sand Thor zu Hamburg."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. captions in Latin and Italian below, Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1770. AND 3 others similar, i.a. "Aussicht in Hamburg über den Iungfern Stieg auf die Alster gegen Nord-ost" and "Aussicht auf die Elbe von der Schiffer Boersse in Hamburg und nach Westen und auf Altona" (ibid., "au Negoce comun (...)", ±1770).

Stima 80 € – 100 €

Lotto 5784

[Leipsic]. "Das sonst gewessene Romanische anjezo aber das sogenannte Homannische der Freijherrlichen Familie von Hochenthal gehörige Hauss zu Leipzig auf dem Marckt."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by J.F. HAUER, engr. caption in French above and captions in German and French below, Augsb., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770. ADDED: 6 others similar (all mediocre copies), i.a. "Vue du Palais du Prince de Liechtenstein à Vienne" (Paris, Basset, ±1790) and "Les Anciennes Gabelles de Cesar a Vienne" (ibid, Daumont, ±1700. A few tears in upper margin, affecting image; upper right corner restored).

Stima 80 € – 100 €Aggiudicato 80 €

Lotto 5785

[Leyden]. "Gesigt van de Mare-Kerk, binnen de Stad Leyden."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by G.G. WINCKLER after J. VAN HAASTERT, engr. captions in Dutch, French, Italian and German below image, titled in French and "288" engr. above image, Augsb., G.B. Probst, ±1750. "Gesigt van de Stads Waag te Leyden." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by G.G. WINCKLER after I. VAN HAASTERT, numb. "287" in upper right corner, ibid., idem, ±1750.

Stima 50 € – 70 €Aggiudicato 80 €

Lotto 5787

[London]. "Maison qui serre de Magasins, pour la Marine du Roy, et une partie du Port de Plimouthe en Angleterre."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, without address, ±1770. AND 4 others similar, i.a. 2 views publ. by Remondini: "Prospectus Palatae Regiae mercatorum Londini" and "Prospectus monumenti erecti in memoriam funesti incendii anno MDCLXVI Londini" (Bassano, ±1780. Both waterstained in right half).

Stima 60 € – 80 €

Lotto 5790

[London]. "Le Pont de Westminster du côté du Nord".

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and captions in Latin and French below, Paris, Daumont, ±1770. "Vüe Perspective du Marché aux Fleurs a Londres." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. caption in French above and below, ibid., idem, ±1770.

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 5791

[London]. "A View of London taken off Lambeth Church."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by J. BOYDELL, engr. caption in English and French below image, London, J. Boydell, 1752. ADDED 1 other: "Projet d'une Place à Petersbourg en Russie" (handcol. optical engr. view, w. perforations backed w. col. paper for candle-light viewing, w. engr. captions below image, ±1770. Six v. Kapff, K 283).

Stima 70 € – 90 €

Lotto 5792

[London]. "A View of St. James's Palace Pall-Mall, &c."

Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by J. BOWLES, w. black painted borders, London, J. Bowles & Son/ H. Overton, 1753, mounted on board, w. caption cut off and laid down on verso (sl. stained). - AND 3 others similar: "A North West View of St. Pauls Cathedral London" (ibid., R. Sayer/ H. Overton, 1753), "Ironmongers Hall with a View of Fenchurch Street" (ibid., iidem, 1753) and "L'Abbaye de Westminster et l'Eglise Ste Marguerite à Londres" (Paris, Daumont, ±1770. Occas. (sl.) stained/ rubbed).

Stima 100 € – 150 €Aggiudicato 100 €