TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the second inner courtyard of the Seraglio" (View of the second courtyard of the TOPKAPI palace, also called the outer courtyard. On the left, the imperial harem and divan. On the right, the imperial kitchens). 1819. Etching engraved by Schroeder and Desmaisons, finished by Duparc, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763-1831). Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Plate from the suite "Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore d'après les dessins de M. Melling, architecte de l'Empereur Selim III, et dessinateur de la Sultane Hadidge sa sœur". Margins. 65 x 99 cm. Condition B/C (trace of original median vertical fold, foxing and traces of insolation, short marginal tears, consolidated tears at top and bottom folds).
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the second inner courtyard of the Seraglio" (View of the second courtyard of the TOPKAPI palace, also called the outer courtyard. On the left, the imperial harem and divan. On the right, the imperial kitchens). 1819. Etching engraved by Schroeder and Desmaisons, finished by Duparc, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763-1831). Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Plate from the suite "Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore d'après les dessins de M. Melling, architecte de l'Empereur Selim III, et dessinateur de la Sultane Hadidge sa sœur". Margins. 65 x 99 cm. Condition B/C (trace of original median vertical fold, foxing and traces of insolation, short marginal tears, consolidated tears at top and bottom folds).
Sale
Tuesday 23 June・13:00 (Europe/Paris)
Sale location coming soon9 rue de Provence75009 Paris