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18 - TURKEY – MELLING – ISTANBUL – “View of HOUNTKIAR-ISKELESI, S…
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Estimate €250 - €300
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TURKEY – MELLING – ISTANBUL – “View of HOUNTKIAR-ISKELESI, Scale of the Sublime Sultan”. 1819. Etching engraved by PILLEMENT, finished by Née, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763–1831). Proof with letter, on vellum paper. Plate from the series “A Picturesque Journey through Constantinople and the Banks of the Bosphorus, based on the drawings of Mr Melling, architect to Emperor Selim III, and draughtsman to the Sultana Hadidge, his sister”. Depiction of Hünkâr İskelesi (the Sultan’s landing stage) on the banks of the Bosphorus, an important site in the Ottoman Empire. Margins. 65 x 98.5 cm. Condition C (trace of an original vertical centre fold reinforced on the reverse, stains and foxing, creases and tears in the margins, signs of sun damage).
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 1:00 PM
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