Estimate € 2,000 - 3,000
Sold € 3,300
Auction: 19 September 2023 at 15:00
PIERMARINI, Giuseppe (1734-1808) - Teatro della Scala in Milano. Milan: s.e., 1789. A very good copy of this fascinating work not common on the market: no copy is registered on RBH and none is available on the market. Mercoli illustrates with 8 splendid large-format plates the composition and architecture of the famous Teatro della Scala in Milan conceived and designed by Piermarini and built between 1776 and 3 August 1778. Elephant folio (606 x 451mm). 8 engraved plates by Mercoli (some soiling). 19th-century quarter red calf decorated in gilt over red paper boards (some wear, rubbing and chipping).
Estimate € 2,000 - 3,000