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Attributed to Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729-1804) Two pages of studies of portable Roman...
Attributed to Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729-1804) Two pages of studies of portable Roman oil lamps; Studies of Roman bronze standard lamps; and studies of Roman writing implements inscribed 'Lucerne della antichità d'Ercolano'; 'Lucerne di terra cotta'; 'Lampadario di bronzo da tre lumi fatti a chiocciola'; and 'Libro, stile e volume tratti dalle Pitture antiche di Ercolano' a set of four, pen and ink on laid paper 21 x 16cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/16in). (4) Footnotes: These studies were probably made in preparation for engravings such as those compiled into albums by Sir William Hamilton. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
Attributed to Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729-1804) Two pages of studies of portable Roman oil lamps; Studies of Roman bronze standard lamps; and studies of Roman writing implements inscribed 'Lucerne della antichità d'Ercolano'; 'Lucerne di terra cotta'; 'Lampadario di bronzo da tre lumi fatti a chiocciola'; and 'Libro, stile e volume tratti dalle Pitture antiche di Ercolano' a set of four, pen and ink on laid paper 21 x 16cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/16in). (4) Footnotes: These studies were probably made in preparation for engravings such as those compiled into albums by Sir William Hamilton. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing