DELLA BELLA Stefano (1610-1664) - "Nave del Colombo gia Trasformata da Nettino in Orca Marina". 1652. Etching. Ref: De Vesme, no. 66. Proof on watermarked laid paper (letters in a shield). The print depicts Christopher Columbus' ship, invented by Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606-1656). The machine was part of the Ballet des chevaux, a show presented in Florence's Boboli Gardens in 1652. 23.5 x 29.6 cm. Condition A/B (handwritten inscriptions in pencil at upper left, paper lightly epidermised in a corner on verso, trimmed at copperplate mark).
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Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
DELLA BELLA Stefano (1610-1664) - "Nave del Colombo gia Trasformata da Nettino in Orca Marina". 1652. Etching. Ref: De Vesme, no. 66. Proof on watermarked laid paper (letters in a shield). The print depicts Christopher Columbus' ship, invented by Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606-1656). The machine was part of the Ballet des chevaux, a show presented in Florence's Boboli Gardens in 1652. 23.5 x 29.6 cm. Condition A/B (handwritten inscriptions in pencil at upper left, paper lightly epidermised in a corner on verso, trimmed at copperplate mark).
Sale
Friday 24 November・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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