Luigi Mayer Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Luigi Mayer Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 14, 2024
Mayer (Luigi) Interesting Views in Turkey, selected from the Original Drawings taken for Sir Robert Ainslie, 1819.
Est: £300 - £400
Mayer (Luigi) Interesting Views in Turkey, selected from the Original Drawings taken for Sir Robert Ainslie, 16 hand-coloured aquatints, plate-guards, scattered spotting, bookplate, near contemporary boards, sympathetically rebacked and recornered in crushed morocco, a little rubbed, [Atabey 792], 4to, 1819.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 14, 2024
[Mayer (Luigi)] A Selection of the Most Interesting of Sir Robert Ainslie's celebrated Collection of Views in Turkey in Europe and Asia; Syria, Sicily ..., 1811.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
[Mayer (Luigi)] A Selection of the Most Interesting of Sir Robert Ainslie's celebrated Collection of Views in Turkey in Europe and Asia; Syria, Sicily ..., 24 hand-coloured aquatints, of which one folding, title and index with small marginal loss and tears with neat tape and tissue repairs, modern half morocco, [Atabey 790], folio, 1811.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 14, 2024
Mayer (Luigi) Views in the Ottoman Dominions in Europe in Asia, and some of The Mediterranean Islands, first collected edition, 1810.
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Mayer (Luigi) Views in the Ottoman Dominions in Europe in Asia, and some of The Mediterranean Islands, first collected edition, 71 hand-coloured aquatints, of which one folding, hole to half-title with neat repair, occasional light marginal finger-soiling, scattered spotting, modern half-calf, [Abbey Travel 371; Atabey 789], folio, 1810. *** Completing Bowyer's series of Mayer's views of the Ottoman Empire, including the fine folding panorama of Constantinople and scenes of Turkey, Thrace, Syria, Palestine, Sicily, Gozo & the Lipari Islands, Libya, Samos and Ephesus.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 14, 2024
Mayer (Luigi) Views in Egypt, Palestine, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 3 vol. bound as 1, 1804 [but 1803-05]
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Mayer (Luigi) Views in Egypt, Palestine, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 3 vol. bound as 1, comprising: Views in Egypt ..., third edition, lacking the engraved portrait (as often), loss to title foot with neat repair, 1805; Views in Palestine ..., first edition, 1804, and; Views in the Ottoman Empire ..., first edition, title in English and French, 1803, 96 hand-coloured aquatints, one or two short marginal tears (not affecting text or plates), scattered very faint spotting, occasional light marginal soiling, modern half-calf, [Abbey Travel 369; Atabey 785, 787, 788], folio, 1804 [but 1803-05]. *** A handsome copy of Mayer's works. "These three volumes of Mayer's views are frequently found bound together" (Atabey).
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 14, 2024
Mayer (Luigi) Views in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Caramania, first edition, text in English and French, 1803
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Mayer (Luigi) Views in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Caramania, first edition, text in English and French, 24 hand-coloured aquatints, one with minor creasing to corner, faint off-setting, cracked hinges, later cloth, rebacked, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Atabey 787; Blackmer 1098], folio, 1803. *** 'The plates in Mayer's Caramania were not reprinted in any other of his works, including Watts's edition. These plates, however, were used by Josiah Spode for a set of blue and white transfer ware pottery known under the name, 'Caramania'. (Blackmer)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 30, 2024
Attribué à Luigi Mayer (Rome 1755-1803 Londres) Jeune femme en habits ottomans à Constantinople sans cadre unframed
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Attribué à Luigi Mayer (Rome 1755-1803 Londres) Jeune femme en habits ottomans à Constantinople signé et daté (illisible) 'Mayer/18**' (en bas à gauche) huile sur toile signed and indistinctly dated 'Mayer/18**' (lower left) oil on canvas 45 x 39.2cm (17 11/16 x 15 7/16in). sans cadre unframed
Bonhams
Oct. 22, 2024
Luigi Mayer; Italian/German 1755-1803; Chiesa sotterranea fuori di Gerusalemme vicino Getzemani con i sepolcri di M, V; S. Giuseppe, E, SS, Giovachino, ed Anna (Underground Church Outside Jerusalem Near Gethsemane with the Tombs of M, V; S. Giuseppe,
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
Luigi Mayer Italian/German 1755-1803 Chiesa sotterranea fuori di Gerusalemme vicino Getzemani con i sepolcri di M, V; S. Giuseppe, E, SS, Giovachino, ed Anna (Underground Church Outside Jerusalem Near Gethsemane with the Tombs of M, V; S. Giuseppe, E, SS, Giovachino, and Anna) inscribed with the title watercolour and chalk on paper 47 by 63cm excluding frame; 51 by 67 by 3cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Oct. 22, 2024
Luigi Mayer; Italian/German 1755-1803; Veduta della rada di Buyukdere sul canale di Cospoli con il casino (sic) del Sig. Inviato di Moscovia (View of the Buyukdere Harbour on the Cospoli Canal with the Casino of the Lord Envoy of Muscovy)
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
Luigi Mayer Italian/German 1755-1803 Veduta della rada di Buyukdere sul canale di Cospoli con il casino (sic) del Sig. Inviato di Moscovia (View of the Buyukdere Harbour on the Cospoli Canal with the Casino of the Lord Envoy of Muscovy) inscribed with the title watercolour and pastel on paper 45 by 61,5cm excluding frame; 52 by 68 by 3cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Oct. 22, 2024
Luigi Mayer; Italian/German 1755-1803; Veduta interiore del porto di Constantinopoli che comprende tutto l'arsenale presa dal soborgo del Fanale (Interior View of the Port of Constantinople Which Includes the Entire Arsenale Taken from the Suburb of
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
Luigi Mayer Italian/German 1755-1803 Veduta interiore del porto di Constantinopoli che comprende tutto l'arsenale presa dal soborgo del Fanale (Interior View of the Port of Constantinople Which Includes the Entire Arsenale Taken from the Suburb of Fanale) inscribed with the title; inscribed with the artist's name, the medium and 'Mayer printed for Sir Robt. Ainslie. British Ambassador to Ottoman Empire (Turkey) 1776 - 1792' watercolour and pastel on paper 38 by 54cm excluding frame; 50 by 67 by 2cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Oct. 17, 2024
Hand Colored Etching by Luigi Mayer
Est: $150 - $300
Hand Colored Etching by Luigi Mayer (1755-1805). Depicts Principle Square in Grand Cairo with Murad Bey's Palace. Comes with Global Fine Art COA. Measures 23.75" tall x 26.75" wide. All invoices must be paid within 24 hours of the sale. We offer multiple shipping options please read the shipping terms to understand your options. We also offer Pick-Ups Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday immediately following the sale. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Bodnar's Auction Sales
Oct. 17, 2024
Hand Colored Etching by Luigi Mayer
Est: $150 - $300
Hand Colored Etching by Luigi Mayer (1755-1805). Depicts Sepulchres of Arabian Saints near Rosetta. Comes with Global Fine Art COA. Measures 22" tall x 25.5" wide. All invoices must be paid within 24 hours of the sale. We offer multiple shipping options please read the shipping terms to understand your options. We also offer Pick-Ups Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday immediately following the sale. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Bodnar's Auction Sales
Oct. 17, 2024
Hand Colored Etching by Luigi Mayer
Est: $150 - $300
Hand Colored Etching by Luigi Mayer (1755-1805). Depicts Subterranean Chamber Near The Pyramids at Geeza. Comes with Global Fine Art COA. Measures 25.5" tall x 22.5" wide. All invoices must be paid within 24 hours of the sale. We offer multiple shipping options please read the shipping terms to understand your options. We also offer Pick-Ups Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday immediately following the sale. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Bodnar's Auction Sales
Oct. 02, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN / GERMAN 1755-1803)
Est: £800 - £1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN / GERMAN 1755-1803) FIGURES BY A TOWER pen and ink and watercolour over pencil on laid paper with watermark 1794 17 x 19 cm; 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in together with eight further watercolours, including works by or attributed to Joseph Manskirsch (German 1768-1830), two by Hendrik Kobell (Dutch 1751-1779) and Johann Heinrich Müntz (Swiss-German 1727-1798) various sizes, all unframed (9)
Olympia Auctions
Jun. 26, 2024
Attributed to Luigi Mayer (Italian, 1755-1803)
Est: £400 - £600
Attributed to Luigi Mayer (Italian, 1755-1803) Pompey’s Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt watercolour 38 x 53cm The present image relates closely to a well known depiction of the same subject, reproduced in print after Mayer, from 'Views in Egypt, Palestine, and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire' (pub. R. Bowyer, London,1802-1805). However, the fact that the present watercolour mirrors the print in reverse, with some small compositional differences, is indicative that it may be an original preparatory study by the artist himself.
Cheffins
May. 05, 2024
Luigi Mayer. Important British view watercolor painting. "View of the Tower of Freston in Suffolk England". This painting is #41 from an album done in 1799. No. 35 "Church near Holbrook" is in the Christ Church Mansio...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Luigi Mayer. Important British view watercolor painting. "View of the Tower of Freston in Suffolk England". This painting is #41 from an album done in 1799. No. 35 "Church near Holbrook" is in the Christ Church Mansion collection. Other paintings from this album are in other notable collections. This watercolor landscape titled "Veduta della Towe di Freston in Suffolk". "Diprinta Sopra Luogo Martedi 1 Ottobre 1799 tra le 7 ed 8 di Mattina". Signed lower left. #41 lower right. Framed under glare proof glass. Sight: 10.75 x 14in. Overall: 14 x 17.25in.
Tremont Auctions
Mar. 07, 2024
Middle East.- [Mayer (Luigi)] [Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean Islands], vol. 2 only (of 2), [1810]
Est: £600 - £800
Middle East.- [Mayer (Luigi)] [Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean Islands], vol. 2 only (of 2), bound without letterpress title, 35 hand-coloured aquatints only, plates watermarked 'J. Whatman, 1809', engraved dedication ff., list of plates, letterpress explanations in English and French, occasional very faint marginal spotting, contemporary half-morocco, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Atabey 789], folio, [1810]. *** From the list of plates, this volume includes those numbered 37-71.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 13, 2023
[MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803).] Views of Egypt, Palestine, and other parts of
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
[MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803).] Views of Egypt, Palestine, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire...
Christie's
Oct. 20, 2023
LUIGI MAYER (1755-1803 LONDON) The exploration of a sarcophagus near Castel
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
LUIGI MAYER (1755-1803 LONDON) The exploration of a sarcophagus near Castello Rosso watercolor and pastel, gum arabic, black ink framing lines 20 1/8 x 15 in. (51.3 x 38 cm)
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2023
Print, Luigi Mayer
Est: $200 - $400
Luigi Mayer (Italian/German, 1755-1803) "View of Constantinople," 1809, aquatint in colors, published by R Bowyer 1809, sheet (unframed): 19"h x 24"w. Mayer was known for painting sites within the Ottoman Empire, especially panoramic landscapes.
Clars Auctions
Aug. 26, 2023
LUIGI MAYER. HAND-COLORED AQUATINT OF A GREEK CALOYER, JERUSALEM, 1804
Est: -
Luigi Mayer. Hand-colored Aquatint of A Greek Caloyer, Jerusalem, 1804 A Greek Caloyer, Caloyer Grec. In Passe partout. Hand-colored aquatint of A Greek Caloyer in Jerusalem. After a drawing by Luigi Mayer. From the album: Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer / Vues en Palestine d'après les dessins originaux de Luigi Mayer, published London: R. Bowyer, 1804. Size with fields: 40.5 x 30.5 cm. (15.9 x 12 inches), size of Aquatint: 32 x 22 cm. (12.5 x 8.6 inches) Some wear and discoloring to the fields Luigi Mayer (1755–1803) was an Italian-German artist and one of the earliest and most important late 18th-century European painters of the Ottoman Empire.
The Bidder
Aug. 26, 2023
LUIGI MAYER. HAND-COLORED AQUATINT OF SEPULCHRES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH, JERUSALEM, 1804
Est: -
Luigi Mayer. Hand-colored Aquatint of Sepulchres of the Kings of Judah, Jerusalem, 1804 Sepulchres of the Kings of Judah / Sépulcres des Rois de Juda, in Passe partout. Hand-colored aquatint of the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem. After a drawing by Luigi Mayer. From the album: Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer / Vues en Palestine d'après les dessins originaux de Luigi Mayer, published London: R. Bowyer, 1804. Size with fields: 28 x 36 cm. 11 x 14.1 inches), size of Aquatint: 23.5 x 31 cm. (9.2 x 12.2 inches) Some soiling to the fields; tear to lower edge ca. 4 cm. (1.5 inches) Luigi Mayer (1755–1803) was an Italian-German artist and one of the earliest and most important late 18th-century European painters of the Ottoman Empire
The Bidder
Jul. 12, 2023
LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN, 1755-1805)
Est: $80 - $120
Luigi Mayer (Italian, 1755-1805) Mamalukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace, Hand colored aquatint, First State Folio Edition, 1801-1803. Framed dimensions: H: 22 x W: 25 1/4 in. H: 9 W: 12 1/2 in. With Certificate of Authenticity, Global Fine Art The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email or by telephone . Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Gray's Auctioneers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jul. 12, 2023
LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN, 1755-1805)
Est: $80 - $120
Luigi Mayer (Italian, 1755-1805) An Egyptian Ball at Ned Sili, Hand colored aquatint, First State Folio Edition, 1801-1803. Framed dimensions: H: 22 x W: 25 1/4 in. H: 9 W: 12 1/4 in. With Certificate of Authenticity, Global Fine Art The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email or by telephone . Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Gray's Auctioneers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jun. 03, 2023
Mayer, Luigi (1750 - 1803, Maler und Grafiker),
Est: -
Mayer, Luigi (1750 - 1803, Maler und Grafiker), "Ägypten", drei altkolorierte Aquatinta-Radierungen auf Papier, jeweils im Druck bezeichnet und datiert, 47 x 33 cm, o.R.
Auktionshaus Plückbaum
Mar. 22, 2023
Luigi Mayer (1755-1803)
Est: £300 - £500
Luigi Mayer (1755-1803) View of the ancient monastery of Santa Maria del Tindaro, Sicily signed 'Luigi Mayer Rome del.t' (lower right) and inscribed with title in Italian (lower centre) watercolour and black chalks heightened in bodycolour on paper 39 x 55cm
Cheffins
Feb. 15, 2023
Luigi Mayer - Two hand-painted aquatint prints
Est: -
Siloan / Bethlehem - two hand-painted aquatint prints based on paintings by Luigi Mayer [1755-1803] - London, 1804. From "Views in Palestine". Printed by Thomas Bensley for R. Bowyer. Provenance: Collection of Eliyahu HaCohen, recipient of the Israel Prize for lifetime. Size: 32x25 cm. Wood and glass frames: 47x36 cm. Very good condition.
Dynasty
Nov. 16, 2022
Luigi Mayer, Italian / German 1755-1803 'Views in the Ottoman Em
Est: £600 - £800
Luigi Mayer, Italian / German 1755-1803 'Views in the Ottoman Empire' (1803), 'Views in Palestine' (1804), and 'Views in Egypt' (1804); 3 parts (incomplete), printed by Thomas Bensley, for R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall; 83 individual hand-coloured aquatint plates (with some additional repeated plates), with additional sheets bearing printed text, each sheet 23.6 x 31.4 cm., (unbound). Provenance: Collection of William Drummond.; Private Collection, UK. Including: 'Ottoman Empire'. 23 of 24 plates and title page: Colossal Sarcophagus near Castle Rosso, Principal Entrance of the Harbour of Cacamo, Ancient Granary at Cacamo, An ancient Bath at Cacamo in Caramania, An ancient Theatre at Cacamo, Necropolis or Cemetery of Cacamo, Sarcophagi & Sepulchres at the Head of the Harbour of Cacamo, Sepulchral Grots at the Head of the Harbour of Cacamo, A colossal Sarcophagus at Cacamo in Caramania, Part of the Harbour of Macri, Ancient Sepulchre near Macri, A Caramanian Waiwode, Women of Caramania, A Caramanian Family changing its Abode, Caramanian Woodcutters, A Grotto cut in the Rock near Lindo, in Rhodes, Harbour of the ancient Gnidus, The Castle of Boudron in the Gulf of Stancio, A Colossal Vase near Limisso in Cyprus, The City of Corinth, Ruins of an ancient Temple near Corinth, Ruins of the Grand Aqueduct of ancient Carthage, Triumphal Arch of Tripoli in Barbary (missing plate 21 'Antique Fragments at Limisso'). 'Palestine'. 23 of 24 plates and title page: View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Remains of a tower on Mount Zion, Jerusalem with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pillar to which was affixed the sentence passed on our Saviour, A Maronite Monk and Pilgrims, Entrance of the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, Pool of Bethesda Jerusalem, Fountain of Silam near Jerusalem, Tomb of the Virgin Mary, Sepulchres of the Kings of Judah, Sepulchres of the Judges of Israel, The sepulchre of Absalom, Tomb in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, Bridge over the brook Kedron, Village of Bethany and the Dead Sea, Sepulchral Chamber near Bethany, The principal street in Bethlehem, A Greek Caloyer, Subterranean Church of Bethlehem, The Sepulchre of Rachel, Reservoir of the Sealed Fountain near Bethlehem, Ruins between Ramah and Jerusalem (missing plate 11 'Entrance to the sepulchres of the kings of Judah). 'Egypt'. 37 of 48 plates and title page: First and Second Pyramid of Gizah, Ancient Memphis, Top of the First Pyramid of Gizah, Chamber and Sarcophagus in the Great Pyramid of Gizah, The Obelisk at Alexandria called Cleopatra's Needles, An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea formerly Heliopolis, Pompey's Pillar, Ruins of the Gymnasium near the Canopic Gate of Alexandria, Granite Pillars of the Portico of Canopus in Ancient Alexandria, Ruins of the Ptolomean Library, Exterior view of the Ancient Wall of Alexandria, with Cleopatra's Needle, Fort & Harbour of Aboukir Ancient Canopus, The City of Rosetta, Sepulchres of Arabian Saints near Rosetta, Mosque of Abou-Mandour, The town of Foua on the banks of the Nile, Principal Square in Grand Cairo with Murad Bey's Palace, The Mosque of Four Hundred Pillars at Cairo, The Lovers Fountain, with the adjacent Mosque, Ruins in the Castle of Cairo near Joseph's Hall, Joseph's Hall in the Castle of Cairo, An Arabian Summer House upon antique fragments on the Canal of Menouf, The City of Menouf, Mamalukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace, A Mamaluke Exercising, An Arab Sheik of a village in Egypt, An Egyptian Ball at Ned Sili, An Egyptian Fair at Kafr Radoin, Ferry Boat near Nedssili, An Egyptian Bey, A Lady of Cairo, Egyptian Dancing Girls, An Egyptian Peasant and Family, A Bedoween Man and Woman, An Egyptian Herdsman, The Gate of Rosetta in Alexandria, Part of the New City of Alexandria with the Lighthouse, Bridge over the Canal of Alexandria (missing plates 1,4,6,7,8,9,10,14,18,25,31).
Roseberys
Nov. 05, 2022
Hand colored Aqueduct Near Belgrade Aquatint
Est: $150 - $300
Aqueduct Near Belgrade hand colored aquatint: Published by W Watts, Jan/1/1805 in London. Plate 6 From Views of the Ottoman by Luigi Mayer, 1755-1803, 11 x 13.5 inches Mayer Spent 18 Years Sketching and Painting Ottoman Empire Commissioned by British Ambassador to Turkey and Later Published as 3 Books. Matted and Framed with a silver wood frame and French Mat measuring 18 x 21 inches
Concept Art Gallery
Jul. 15, 2022
LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN, 1755-1803) Jerusalem with the church and bell tower o
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN, 1755-1803) Jerusalem with the church and bell tower of the sepulchre pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper 15 x 21 1/2 in. (38 x 54.2 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 05, 2022
After Luigi Mayer (Italian/German 1755-1803) Village of Bethany and the Dead Sea; Ruins between Ramah and Jerusalem,
Est: £30 - £50
After Luigi Mayer (Italian/German 1755-1803) Village of Bethany and the Dead Sea; Ruins between Ramah and Jerusalem, hand coloured aquatints, from Luigi Mayer's "Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire" pub. R Bower in 1803, 10 x 13in. (25.4 x 33cm.). (2)
Martel Maides
Jun. 18, 2022
VIEWS IN PALESTINE, FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS [...] WITH AN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY AND ITS REMARKABLE PLACES.
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
Large folio: [4 incl. title]-47-[1] pp. with 2 preliminary and trailing blanks; 24 pl. (a few sm. spots on the blanks). - Original edition complete with 24 aquatinted and hand-coloured plates, with descriptions of each plate in English and French, after drawings by the German-Italian orientalist artist Luigi Mayer (1755-1803). Mayer was the most accurate artist making drawings of the Near East before the Orientalist painter David Roberts. Includes colourful views of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Bethany, and representations of biblical places: the pool of Bethesda, the fountain of Siloam, the sepulchre of the Judges of Israel, the tomb of Absalom, etc. - Ref. Abbey 369. - Blackmer 833. - Colas 2020.
Arenberg Auctions
Jan. 27, 2022
LUIGI MAYER (1755-1803) View of the Dardanelles
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
LUIGI MAYER (1755-1803) View of the Dardanelles watercolor and bodycolor 13 5⁄8 x 21 1⁄8 in. (34.6 x 53.8 cm)
Christie's
Jan. 27, 2022
LUIGI MAYER (1755-1803 LONDON) Arab men discovering an ancient tomb; Arab men discovering the interior of a...
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
LUIGI MAYER (1755-1803 LONDON) Arab men discovering an ancient tomb; Arab men discovering the interior of a... graphite, watercolor, bodycolor 18 1⁄2 x 15 1⁄8 in. (47 x 38.4 cm) (i); 16 3⁄8 x 15 in. (41.5 x 38.2 cm) (ii) (2)
Christie's
Jan. 25, 2022
MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803) - Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire che comprende: 1) Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Taken during his Embassy to Constantinople. Lo...
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803) - Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire che comprende: 1) Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Taken during his Embassy to Constantinople. Londra: Thomas Bensley and R. Bowyer, 1805. [LEGATO CON:] - 2) Views in Palestine. Londra: 1804. [E:] - 3) Views in the Ottoman Empire chiefly in Caramania, a part of Asia Minor hirtherto unexplored. Londra: 1803. London: Thomas Bensley and R. Bowyer, 1803-1805 [con filigrana Whatman datata 1801]. A fine crisp and clean copy with wide margins and without browning or foxing of Mayer's works published between 1803 and 1805 and dedicated to Egypt, Palestine and the Ottoman Empire. Complete with 96 beautifully hand-colored plates in perfect condition with illustrations of the main local monuments and costumes of the people from different regions and classes. 3 works in one volume, folio (470 x 330mm). Half-title with full title of the work "Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire" dated 1804; first work with 48 finally handcoloured plates; second work with 24 and third work with 24; the third work also contains the title in French; internally an excellent copy (some copies also contain a portrait of the author not present here). Contemporary calf decorated in gilt (rebacked and restored, extremities rubbed, corners bumped). IT MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803) - Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire che comprende: 1) Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Taken during his Embassy to Constantinople. Londra: Thomas Bensley and R. Bowyer, 1805. [LEGATO CON:] - 2) Views in Palestine. Londra: 1804. [E:] - 3) Views in the Ottoman Empire chiefly in Caramania, a part of Asia Minor hirtherto unexplored. Londra: 1803. Londra: Thomas Bensley and R. Bowyer, 1803-1805 [con filigrana Whatman datata 1801]. Ottima copia dai grandi margini, pulita e senza bruniture o fioriture delle opere di Mayer pubblicate fra il 1803 e il 1805 e dedicate all'Egitto, alla Palestina e all'impero Ottomano. Completo delle 96 stupende tavole colorate a mano all'epoca in perfette condizioni con illustrazioni dei principali monumenti locali e degli usi e costumi dei popoli. 3 opere in un volume, folio (470 x 330mm). Occhiello con titolo completo dell'opera "Views in Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire" datato 1804; prima opera 48 belle tavole colorate a mano all'epoca; seconda opera con 24 e terza opera con 24; la terza opera contiene anche il frontespizio in francese; internamente un'ottima copia (alcuni esemplari contengono un ritratto dell'autore non presente qui). Pelle coeva decorata in oro (reindorsata e restaurata, alcuni graffi, angoli rovinati).
Il Ponte Auction House
Jan. 25, 2022
MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803) - Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Taken during his Embassy to Constantinople. London: Thomas Bensley and R. Bowyer, 1801 [con filigrana Whatman datata 1801]. Fir...
Est: €800 - €1,200
MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803) - Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Taken during his Embassy to Constantinople. London: Thomas Bensley and R. Bowyer, 1801 [con filigrana Whatman datata 1801]. First edition of this renown work in folio. The fine illustrations include the great pyramids and the Sphinx, and costume plates of people from different regions and classes, including Bedouin and Egyptian families, dancing girls, and a striking image of a Mamluk soldier on horseback. The Mamluks were a powerful military class of knights who were originally enslaved mercenaries serving under Arab rulers. They went on to take control over territories in Egypt and Syria and ruled these regions under a Mamluk Sultanate for centuries. Other subjects depicted in the plates include mosques, Egyptian antiquities, seascapes, and other notable landmarks. Folio (463 x 325mm). 48 fine plates in contemporary handcolouring (browned and spotted). Contemporary half calf over marbled boards (extremities lightly rubbed). IT MAYER, Luigi (1755-1803) - Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Taken during his Embassy to Constantinople. Londra: Thomas Bensley and R. Bowyer, 1801 [con filigrana Whatman datata 1801]. Prima edizione di questa celebre opera in folio illustrata con 48 splendide tavole all'acquatinta colorate a mano. Fra le illustrazioni vi sono quelle dei celebri monumenti quali le piramidi o la sfinge, molte rappresentano usi e costumi dei diversi popoli fra cui beduini ed egiziani, vi sono poi ballerine e un'immagine di un soldato mamelucco a cavallo. I Mamelucchi erano una potente classe militare di cavalieri che furono originariamente mercenari schiavizzati sotto i governanti arabi. Continuarono a prendere il controllo dei territori in Egitto e in Siria fino a governare queste regioni sotto un Sultanato mamelucco per secoli. Altri soggetti raffigurati nelle tavole includono moschee, antichitÃ egizie, paesaggi marini e altri paesaggi della zona. Folio (463 x 325mm). 48 belle tavole colorate a mano all'epoca (brunito e fiorito). Mezza pelle coeva su piatti in carta marmorizzata, etichetta in marocchino rosso al dorso (estremitÃ un po' graffiate).
Il Ponte Auction House
Oct. 19, 2021
LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN 1755-1803) Views on the Nile, A pair, gouache, both signed and dated (in the border) 'L. Mayer fecit 1792', both inscribed respectively Vedute del Borgo di Schibkachik, situato sulle sponde del fiume Nilo and Vedute del Borgo
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
LUIGI MAYER (ITALIAN 1755-1803) Views on the Nile, A pair, gouache, both signed and dated (in the border) 'L. Mayer fecit 1792', both inscribed respectively Vedute del Borgo di Schibkachik, situato sulle sponde del fiume Nilo and Vedute del Borgo di Minuf e continuazione del Canale dello stesso nome Each 47.5 x 62.5cm Provenance: Sir Robert Ainslie (1729-1812), ambassador to the Ottoman Porte, His Sale Christies, part lots 54 & 56, 10/3/1809
Adam's
Oct. 15, 2021
MAYER, LUIGI. 1755-1803. Views in Palestine. London: T. Bensley for R. Bowyer, 1804.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
MAYER, LUIGI. 1755-1803. Views in Palestine. London: T. Bensley for R. Bowyer, 1804. BOUND WITH: Views in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Caramania.... London: R. Bowyer, 1803. 2 works bound in 1 volume. Folio (422 x 305 mm). 48 hand-colored aquatint plates (24 in each work). Contemporary green straight grained morocco, floriate gilt borders, spine gilt with 5 raised bands, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Light wear to binding, one corner bumped, light browning, foxing and fingermarks. FIRST EDITIONS of Mayer's views of the Holy Land and the Ottoman Empire, including a total of 48 aquatint plates. In addition to the magnificent views of cities and ruins, there are many plates of ethnographic interest depicting native costume. Cf Abbey 369; Atabey 788 & 787; Blackmer 1099 & 1098; Colas 2020 & 2021. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 07, 2021
Luigi Mayer Engraving, "Lady of Cairo", 1802
Est: $150 - $300
Beautiful hand painting engraving, "A Lady of Cairo", 1802 by Luigi Mayer. Image size seen approx. 12-3/4" x 9", overall frame size approx. 17-1/2" x 21-1/2". Verso has label affixed from "Mathaf Gallery Ltd", London. Frame may havewear/damage.
Weiss Auctions
Aug. 02, 2021
Luigi Mayer - Lithography. London, 1804
Est: -
A MARONITE MONK & PILGRIMS. MOINE ET PELERINS MARONITS - of Eretz Israel Residents in their traditional dress - colorful lithograph from "Views in Palestine" by Luigi Meyer, Historic Gallery, London, 1804. Size: 38x30 cm. Very good condition.
Dynasty
Jun. 16, 2021
* Mayer (Luigi). A collection of 19 colour aquatint plates from Vues dans L'Empire Ottoman, 1803
Est: £500 - £800
* Mayer (Luigi). A collection of 19 colour aquatint plates from Vues dans L'Empire Ottoman ..., London: R. Bowyer, 1803, hand-coloured aquatints, on wove paper, being plates 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 (from the set of 24 plates in all), and 3 duplicates of plates 4, 9 & 11, several sheets watermarked J Whatman 1805 (two watermarked 1809), four plates with some browning and mount-staining (plates 1, 9, 16 & 18), occasional short closed marginal tears, not affecting image, together with the printed title and plate list for the same publication, sheet size 34.5 x 48.5cm (13.75 x 19.25ins), loose and disbound without covers, plus an additional hand-coloured aquatint view of Kaskerat by Luigi Mayer, dated 1809, from Views in the Ottoman Dominions [1810] Qty: (20)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 09, 2021
Turkey.- Mayer (Luigi) Interesting Views in Turkey...taken for Sir Robert Ainslie, 16 hand-coloured aquatints, for Robert Bowyer, 1819.
Est: £200 - £300
Turkey.- Mayer (Luigi) Interesting Views in Turkey...taken for Sir Robert Ainslie, 16 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, tissue guards, title and text at end foxed but plates clean, broken and loose, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, rubbed and faded, [Abbey Travel 374; Atabey 792; Not in Blackmer], tall 8vo, Bensley & Son for Robert Bowyer, 1819.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 08, 2021
MAYER LUIGI, VIEWS IN THE OTTOMAN DOMINIONS, 1810
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Views in the Ottoman dominions in Europe in Asia, and of some of the mediterranean islands. From the original drawings taken for Sir Robert Ainslie by Luigi Mayer F.A.S. With descriptions historical and illustrative. Londond: printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street for R. Bowyer, 80, Pall Mall, 1810 71 Colored aquatint plates. Amongst others view of Constantinople (53 by 26 cm.) and 70 smaller (circa 32 by 23 cm.) of Romania, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Bucharest, Sicily, Lipari Islands, Ephesus, Syria, Samos, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and elsewhere. Full leather binding. 49 by 34 cm.
Oriental Art Auctions
Feb. 10, 2021
Luigi Mayer (Italian) 'Church & Convent of St. Mary'; 'Caravansera at Kustchiuk-Czemege'; 'Fountain of Serpents'; and 5 further views hand-coloured aquatints, each with accompanying leaf of letterpress description, each published by W. Watts, 1801...
Est: £400 - £600
Luigi Mayer (Italian) 'Church & Convent of St. Mary'; 'Caravansera at Kustchiuk-Czemege'; 'Fountain of Serpents'; and 5 further views hand-coloured aquatints, each with accompanying leaf of letterpress description, each published by W. Watts, 1801-1803 315 x 385cm (124 x 151 9/16in). (8) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website Please note that the sizes of the plates are 31.5 x 38.5cms , not as stated in the catalogue.
Bonhams
Feb. 04, 2021
Turkey & the Middle East.- Mayer (Luigi) Three plates from 'Views in Egypt, Palestine, and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire', 1801; and 11 others similar (14)
Est: £150 - £200
Turkey & the Middle East.- Mayer (Luigi) Three plates from 'Views in Egypt, Palestine, and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire', showing the costumes and people of Caramania, etchings and aquatint with hand-colouring, each platemark approx. 390 x 310 mm (15 1/4 x 12 1/4 in), good margins, minor spotting and surface dirt, presented in mounts, unframed, [circa 1801-1804]; together with ten other prints of costumes and scenes of the region, some after Ferrior and Spilsbury, and a watercolour of a resting camel with Oasis behind, signed 'A. Stringer', various sizes, all unframed, mainly 19th century (14)
Forum Auctions - UK
Jan. 28, 2021
Holy Land.- Mayer (Luigi) Views in Palestine, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 1804.
Est: £600 - £800
Holy Land.- Mayer (Luigi) Views in Palestine, title in English and French, no text, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some marginal foxing or soiling, mostly light but more severe to first two plates ('Maronite Monk' & 'Greek Caloyer'), contemporary half calf, gilt-stamped red morocco label to upper cover, rubbed, cloth boards faded and lightly stained, corners and spine ends worn, [Abbey, Travel 369; Blackmer 1099], folio, T.Bensley, 1804.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 28, 2020
Mayer - 10 Egyptian Engravings
Est: $400 - $800
This originally hand-colored aquatint engraving is from Luigi Mayer's Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire. The work was published in London by Thomas Bensley for R. Bowyer between 1801 and 1804. The work published numerous imformative views of the Middle East. The original drawings for the work were completed by Luigi Mayer for Sir Robert Ainslie. Ainslie was England's ambassador to Turkey at Constantinople. Mayer was a well-versed traveler recording scenes in Palestine, Egypt, and present-day Turkey. He made sure to detail the architecture, costumes, and landscapes of the subjects.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Nov. 21, 2020
Mayer - 6 Egyptian Engravings
Est: $400 - $800
Included in this lot: The Obelisks at Alexandria, called Cleopatra's Needles City of Rosetta Ancient Granary at Cacamo Part of the Harbour of Macri A Mosque with an Antique Fragment in Old Alexandria near the Gate of Rosetta Egyptian Antiquities in the Vestibule of a Country House at Bulac Description: This originally hand-colored aquatint engraving is from Luigi Mayer's Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire. The work was published in London by Thomas Bensley for R. Bowyer between 1801 and 1804. The work published numerous imformative views of the Middle East. The original drawings for the work were completed by Luigi Mayer for Sir Robert Ainslie. Ainslie was England's ambassador to Turkey at Constantinople. Mayer was a well-versed traveler recording scenes in Palestine, Egypt, and present-day Turkey. He made sure to detail the architecture, costumes, and landscapes of the subjects.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Nov. 21, 2020
Mayer - 5 Egyptian Engravings
Est: $400 - $800
Included in this lot: Women of Caramania An Egyptian Peasant an Family A Caramanian Waiwode A Caramanian Family Changing its Abode An Ancient Sarcophagus or Basaltes, called the Lovers Fountain Description: This originally hand-colored aquatint engraving is from Luigi Mayer's Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire. The work was published in London by Thomas Bensley for R. Bowyer between 1801 and 1804. The work published numerous imformative views of the Middle East. The original drawings for the work were completed by Luigi Mayer for Sir Robert Ainslie. Ainslie was England's ambassador to Turkey at Constantinople. Mayer was a well-versed traveler recording scenes in Palestine, Egypt, and present-day Turkey. He made sure to detail the architecture, costumes, and landscapes of the subjects.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books