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44 - NICCOLINI (Antonio). A mosaic painting discovered in Pompeii…
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NICCOLINI (Antonio). A mosaic painting discovered in Pompeii on 24 October 1831. Naples, Royal Printing House, 1832, in-4, title page–91 pp.–XXIV pp.–11 plates. Bound in fawn half-calf, smooth spine decorated with a gilded frieze running the length of the spine, title label, marbled edges. (Contemporary binding). - A fine copy, fresh and well bound. First description of the mosaic then recently discovered in the Hall of the Faun at Pompeii. Wood-engraved title vignette, 11 plates engraved after Maldarelli. Two are folded; one is coloured. Colour sample at the bottom of page 80. Text in Italian. INCLUDED: - PANCKOUCKE (C.-L.-F.). Iconography of the Latin-French Library published by.. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1839; small quarto. 4 unnumbered folios – VIII – 24 unnumbered folios. Contemporary red-paper Bradel binding, title running lengthwise. - Scattered minor foxing, more pronounced on the endpapers; slight water stain at the end of the volume. The VIII ff. contain: ‘Numismatic introduction on the right to one’s own image’ by Du Mersan. These are followed by 24 plates engraved by Sixdeniers after Laguiche. Each plate features a black-and-white portrait and a medal coloured in olive green or yellow, highlighted with gold and silver. A page of text precedes each plate. This unusual atlas accompanies Panckoucke’s famous “Bibliothèque Latine-Française”.
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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