Lot 150: The interior of a prison (recto), A colonnaded palace hall ( verso ): Designs for the Stage

Name: The interior of a prison (recto), A colonnaded palace hall ( verso ): Designs for the Stage
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 4c4co3vnfl

Est: £700 GBP - £1,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 22, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Antonio Galli Bibiena (Parma 1700-1774 Milan)
The interior of a prison (recto), A colonnaded palace hall (verso): Designs for the Stage
Inscribed '1. Strada. ta. 2. 2. Appartamenti di Cudosia con statua. 3. Boscho. ta no.3. 4. Prigione. ta no.2. 5. Salla. ta no.4'
pen and brown ink
00 7/8 x 9¾ in. (27.7 x 24.9 cm.)
Together with two Italian 18th Century designs for the Stage (3)

Artist or Maker

Antonio Bibiena

Exhibited

's-Hertogenbosch and Amsterdam, De achtergrond belicht. Ontwerpen voor het theater 1580-1850, 1976, nos. 6-7.

Literature

P. Fuhring, Design into Art: drawings for architecture and ornament, the Lodewijk Houthakker Collection, London, 1989, II, p. 599, no. 882.

Provenance

With Richard Day, 1974.
L. Houthakker.

Notes

This lot is offered without reserve.

Auction Details

West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection

Christie's

May 22, 2008, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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