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"Vue d'Optique" or “Perspective View" Magic Lantern - Laterna Magica - Laterne Magique The term “vue d'optique" or “perspective view" is used for describing a very special genre of antique print. Originating in England it became widely produced in Europe during the second half of the 18th century. Augsburg, Paris, Bassano and several other places became centers for the production of these interesting, fascinating engravings. “Perspective views" are usually views of cities around the world (but also of other subject matters, historal, Biblical etc.). These were shown in “peep boxes" which in turn were usually set up by travelling owners of such viewing devices on markets throughout Europe. People could, for a certain amount of money, look into a peep box and view these perspective views through a magnifying lense which, at the same time, gave the viewer the impression of threedimensional perception. Well-to-do people bought such viewing machines for their families and began collecting the vue d'optique engravings showing them at home like slide show would be shown. Perspective view prints were usually colored quite boldly before they were sold. Black and white samples are the exception and rather rare. They also have more or less the same format (size), because they had to fit the peep boxes. The title of a view was not always, but quite frequently printed in several languages and often repeated above the view in inverted writing (which was corrected by the lens for the viewer). The value of perspective view prints rapidly increased, when modern day collectors discovered the genre and began to be interested in collecting the prints. Some large collections of prints and viewing devices have been sold in some of the big auction houses with great success. Since perspective view prints were actually used almost daily by moving them in and out of viewing boxes, they often show some wear and tear, unless they were handled with much care by private possessors. Prints are in good condition unles otherwise mentioned. A few minor spots and signs of wear are typical of antique prints. |
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Goettingen. - "Prospect der London Schencke, gegen der Allee zu Goettingen" View of “London Tavern" in Goettingen, Germany. Copper etching by Georg Balthasar Probst. Augsburg, ca. 1750. Original hand coloring. Title in Latin, Italian, French and German. Narrow margins show some traces of age. Image in very nice condition. Some little overflowing of orange dress on figures. 27.5 x 41.5 cm (10.8 x 16.3") $ 380.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE234625 Kapff Nr. 50 |
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"Vue Perspective de la grande place du Parc St. Jacques a Londres" View of Horse Guards Palace in St. James Park in London Type of print: Copper etching Color: Beautiful original hand coloring Condition: Almost perfect Published: Paris by Jacques Chereau Date published: Ca. 1760/80 Print size: 23 x 37,5 cm ( (9 x 14.7") Sheet size: 31,4 x 51 cm (12.3 x 20") Price: $ 160.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 236100 |
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"View of the Canal of St. James's Park - Vue du Canal dans le Parc de St. Jacques" St. James Park London Type of print: Copper etching Color: Beautiful original hand coloring Condition: Almost perfect except for light crease in lower left margin corner. Published: Paris by Jacques Chereau Date published: Ca. 1760/80 Print size: 23 x 40 cm ( (9 x 15.7") Sheet size: 34,4 x 47,8 cm (13.6 x 18.8") Price: $ 120.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 236099 |
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The Post Office Peep Show. " A Penny a Peep - Only a Penny !" Wood engraving 1844. Reverse side is printed. 10.5 x 17.8 cm ( 4.1 x 7 ") $ 55.00 Order Nr. VUEOPTIQUE236764 |
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Papal Peepshows Wood engraving dated 1861 from "Punch or the London Charivari" Included is the text which describes the relics and antiques of the Church of Notre Dame in Aix la Chapelle which can be viewed by the public.. The word "Papal" does not refer to Rome or the Vatican in this case but to subjects Roman Catholic everywhere. Page size: 27 x 20 cm ( 10.6 x 7.8 ") $ 40.00 Order VUEOPTIQUE236773 |
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"Le Cap de Bonne Esperance" Copper etching. Published by Jacques Chereau. Paris, ca. 1780. Original hand coloring. Above image reverse title for use in peep box. An early view of Cape Town from the ocean Condition is very good! 23 x 39 cm (9.1 x 15.4") $ 420.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 234625 |
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“Vue de la Ville du Mexique prise du cote du Lac". Floating fruit and flower boats on the lake in Mexico City. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. By Daumont, Paris, ca. 1790. Wide margins have some repaired tears away from image. General age toning. Inverted title above for use in Peep box. Title: French. 23 x 38.3 cm (9 x 15"). $ 480.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4921 |
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"Le Singe qui montre la laterne magique" (The monkey explaining the magic lantern) Type of print: Wood engraving Designer & Engraver: Valentin Foulquier (1822-1896) After painting by: Victor Bachereau (1842-1885) Reverse side: Unrelated French text print Place:Paris Dated:Dated 1865 Measurements (Image): 21.5 x 15 cm (ca. 8.5 x 6") Condition: General age toning. Otherwise very good. Price: $ 80.00 Humoristique rendering of a magic lantern in animal kingdom with a likewise poem underneith in the French language. The animals see “nothing" on the opposite wall, because the monkey does not know how to handle the technique well. Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 236347 |
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"Home-made toys" Among an asortment of childrens' toys we see a toy-magic lantern Type of print: Wood engraving Designer & Engraver: Alfred Chantrey Corbould Reverse side: Unrelated English text print Place: London Dated: Dated 1882 Measurements (Image): 31.5 x 23 cm (ca. 12.4 x 9") Condition: General age toning. Otherwise very good. Price: $ 55.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 236348 |
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"Vue de la Ville et du Canal de Middelburgh Capitale de la Zelande" General view of Middelburgh in the Netherlands, capital of the Dutch province of Zeeland Type of print: Copper etching Color: Beautiful original hand coloring Condition: Almost perfect Published: Paris by Jacques Chereau Date published: Ca. 1760/80 Print size: 18,6 x 40 cm ( (7.3 x 15.7") Sheet size: 31,4 x 50,8 cm (12.3 x 20") Price: $ 180.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 236101 |
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"Der Herren Graben von der Spiegel Strass sehent nach dem Leidischen Graben zu Amsterdam" View from Heeren Gracht towards Leidische Gracht in Amsterdam. Vue d'optique. Perspective view. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages: Latin, French, Dutch, German. Margins show traces of use and age. A hardly visible small vertical crease. Image in good condition. 26.5 x 31 cm (10.4 x 12.2") $ 420.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 235250 Kapff Nr. 177 |
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Menorca (Mahon). “Prospect des Koeniglichen Zollhausses in dem Hafen zu Port=Mahon, auf der Insel Minorca, in dem Mittellaendischen Meer, welche ganze Insul, in dem letzten Utrechter Frieden, die Kron Spanien denen Engellaendern abgetretten" Vue d'optique. Copper etching by Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt. Original hand coloring. Published by Kaiserlich Franziskische Akademie. Augsburg, ca. 1780. General age toning. Lower margin narrow. Some spotting and a mild crease outside image. Inverted title above. Very nice coloring. Overall condition: Better than good. Title: German and French. 24 x 38 cm ( 13.4 x 15"). $ 480.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4914 |
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Frankfurt, Germany. “La Place du Marche de Francfort sur le Mein en Allemagne". Market day in Frankfurt. Vue d'optique Nr. 55). Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Daumont. Paris, ca. 1790. General age toning. Margins somewhat browned. Right margin has stains well away from image. Lower left margin corner has repaired tear. Title: Latin and French. 25.2 x 41.5 cm (9.9 x 16.3"). $ 480.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4915 |
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Book Title For all of those who like or even love vues d'optiques, perspective views, Guckkastenbilder or peep box pictures the publishing of Sixt von Kapff's book on this subject matter is a great moment, a sidereal hour! Dr. von Kapff is presenting here a veritable masterwork by composing acribically the entire work, which Georg Balthasar Probst (1732 - 1801), publisher in Augsburg, devoted to a new genre of printing: the perspective view. Over a long period of time Kapff meticulously and unrelenting carried together all information about the individual perspective views Probst had produced. He photographed each as he found them in public and in private collections, antiquariats and auction houses and did not relent until he had assembled the entire Probst work. The result of this labor is indeed astonishing. It is as entertaining as it is scientific. Kapff was not satisfied with showing each vue d'optique but he went after the source. Which artwork served Probst as models for his prints? Wherever possible Kapff furnished even this very interesting information. Every single Probst-print is shown with all the necessary information pertaining to it: Title in all used languages, engraver (if known), Probst-number, exact size and even any specialties worth mentioning, and , last not least for collectors, dealers, auctioneers: the KAPFF number, by which from now on all Probst vues d'optique prints will be refered to. Probst's perspective view prints belong to the highest in quality. Besides prints of Biblical and mythological themes, Probst printed mainly views of cities and places , mostly boldly hand-colored, which showmen offered to the public for small coin in their peep boxes. In times when travelling was limited to few, this was, for the general public, a possibility for a glance into the distant, wide world. The high quality of Probst perspective views is based on his use of foremost artists, such as Piranesi, Belotto (Canaletto), Marieschi, Werner, Remshart and many others. From one, who has known Dr. Sixt von Kapff through all these years I express my admiration and my gratitude for this great book! Rainer Rauhut, antiquarian Sixt von Kapff, Guckkastenbilder aus dem Verlag von Georg Baltasar Probst 1732 - 1801. Gesamtkatalog. Bound (hard cover). Anton H. Konrad Verlag, Weissenhorn www.konrad-verlag.de ISBN 978-3-87437-548-1 Subscription price until April 30, 2011 is EURO 88.00 |
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"La Lanterna Magica". The print rather shows a “peep box" in use. Copper etching by Bartolomo Pinelli. Originally hand-colored. Dated 1815, Roma. Falsely titled as Lanterna Magica. In reality a peep box with several viewers, the showman and his female companion playing a hurdy-gurdy in the streets of Rome. Cupola of St. Peter showing in background. Light general age toning. Some scattered foxing in wide margins. Light browning along edges. Otherwise very good condition. 19 x 28 cm ( 7.5 x 11") $ 320.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4923 |
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"Vue Perspective de la nouvelle salle de Concert de Venise". "La Curiosite" Copper etching by Noel de Mire (also: Lemire - 1724 - 1801). After the painting by Reinier Brakenburg. His painting was dated 1660. The etching was published ca. 1760 Print shows a country fair scene with a fore runner of a peep box with children and gadults mirroring all kinds of emotions viewing the “show". - Although this artwork was painted long before the peep box came into use with the typical copper etchings showing scenes of the world, this etching belongs into the chain of amusement happenings leading on to what we know as the peepbox, vue d'optique or Guckkasten. Print has a brown line in margins stemming from the matting edge of a former framing. Otherwise in very good condition. 30.3 x 34.7 cm (12 x 13.7") $ 740.00 Order Nr. VUE DOPTIQUE4924 |
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"Peep Shows Never Change" (Peep box) At an amusement park we see a peep box, obviously with lightly dressed girls inside. A gentleman is curiously looking through the ocular, while turning the crank to make the girls move. Type of print: Chromo lithograph (offset printing) Artist: Anonymous Publiehed in: American or English priodical Date: Ca. 1935/40 Measurement: Ca. 14,5 x 17,7 cm (ca. 5.7 x 7") Reverse side: Unrelated text print On separate sheet: Related text print. Language: English Price: $ 65.00 Order Nr. Vue D'OPTIQUE 236420 |
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VUE D'OPTIQUE Messina "Ansicht des Koeniglichen Platzes zu Messina nebst einem Theil des Seehafens und dem Palast des Vice Koenigs" " Vue de la Place Royal de Messine.........." Main Plaza in Messina. In the center: Peep box in action. This one of the very rare prints where peep boxes are shown in action. Type of print: Copper etching Engraver: A. Dutch After drawing by:Desprez Publisher: Akademische Kunsthandlung Place: Augsburg, Germany Date: Ca. 1760/80 Condition: Splendid original hand coloring. Foxing spot in upper margin. Faintly visible spot in lower margin. Two pin-size little holes in left margin. Some vertical (not very disturbing) creases. Image: 25,5 x 37 cm (ca. 10 x 14.5") Sheet: 37 x 47,5 cm (14.5 x 18.5") Price: $ 750.00 Order Nr. VUES D'OPTIQUE236367 |
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"Vue et perspective d'un Jardin du Roy d'Angleterre aux environs de Londres" A Royal Garden view near London Type of print: Copper etching Color: Beautiful original hand coloring Condition: Almost perfect Published: Paris by Jacques Chereau Date published: Ca. 1760/80 Print size: 25,4 x 42,5 cm ( (10 x 16.7") Sheet size: 31,4 x 50,8 cm (12.3 x 20") Price: $ 140.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 236098 |
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"The Foundling Hospital London - L'Hospital des Enfans Trouves a Londres" Orphnage in London. Waisenhaus in London - Now Foundling Museum. Type of print: Copper etching Color: Beautiful original hand coloring Condition: Almost perfect Published: Paris by Jacques Chereau Date published: Ca. 1760/80 Print size: 25 x 41 cm ( (9.8 x 16.1") Sheet size: 31,4 x 51 cm (12.3 x 20") Price: $ 150.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 236097 |
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"Vue du Grand Marche vers l'Eglise de Notre Dame a Munic En Baviere" Munich Marienplatz (St. Mary's Plaza) Vue d'optique, perspective view. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Mondhare, Paris. Ca. 1760. Title only in French Shows the main plaza of Munich as splendid as it once was and Notre Dame church as it is still in present time with a lively staffage. Margins show traces of age and use. But the image as well as the superb hand coloring are in very good condition. 27.3 x 42.2 cm (10.7 x 16.6") $ 620.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE235282 |
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Prague. - "Prospect des Eingangs in in die koenigliche Burg, und der Erzbischoefl. Residenz bis zur alten Reitschul in Prag". (Royal Chateau and Episcopal Residence in Prague) Copper etching in the highest quality with superb original hand coloring. Published by Carmine. Augsburg, ca. 1780 Margins are not very ample. A hardly visible crease in upper right corner. Otherwise oerfect. 26 x 36.5 cm (10.2 x 14.4") $ 480.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE234624 |
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"The Church of St. Peter at Rome - L'Eglise de St. Pierre a Rome" Vue d'optique - Perspective view. Anonymous copper etching. Pub lished by Bowles and Carver. London, ca. 1780 Very attractive, spectacular view of St. Peter with the impressive Colonades of the St. Peter Plaza planned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini Margins have been professionally widened. Very good condition. 25 x 40.5 cm (9.8 x 16") $ 450.00 Order Nr. VUEDOPTIQUE234614 |
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"Veduta del Romano Campidoglio con Scalinata che va alla Chiesa d'Araceli" (Senat of Rome and the pair of stairs leading to it and to the church Araceti.) Copper etching by Georg Balthasar Probst. Augsburg, ca. 1750. Original hand coloring. Title in Latin, Italian, French and German. Reverse title above image for identification in peep box Wide margins show some traces of age and light creasing. A tiny bit wrinkly in the middle of the sky. 26.5 x 39 cm (10.4 x 15.4") $ 480.00 Order Nr. VUEDOPTIQUE234627SOLD |
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"Veduta della Basilica di Sta. Maria Maggiora con le due fabbriche laterali di detto Basilica a Roma" (View of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome) Copper etching by Georg Balthasar Probst. Augsburg, ca. 1750. Original hand coloring. Title in Latin, Italian, French and German. Very nice condition. Margins show minimal traces of age 27 x 41 cm (10.6 x 16.1") $ 480.00 Order Nr. VUEDOPTIQUE234626SOLD |
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"L'Eglise, et la place de St. Andre de la Valle, a Rome" (Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle) Copper etching by Huquier. Paris, ca. 1780. Very good original hand coloring. Tite above image in reverse writing for use in peep box. Minimal traces of age in margin edges. Image in excellent condition. 24 x 41 cm (9.4 x 16.1") $ 420.00 Order Nr. VUEDOPTIQUE234623 |
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Vista del Palacio Real cerca de la Parada a Berlin.(Stadtschloss in Berlin - City Chateau in Berlin) Copper etching.Vue d'Optique. Original hand coloring. By Remondini, Bassano, ca. 1780. Text: Left Latin, Right Spanish The chateau of the Prussian Kings as it looked ca. 1750. Some minor traces of age and use. 28.3 x 41 cm (11.1 x 16.1") $ 520.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE4929 |
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Prospect des Koenigl. Opern=Hausses gegen der Catholischen S. Hedwigs Kirche zu Berlin - ( Opera House and St. Hedwig's church Berlin) Copper etching by Georg Balthasar Probst. Vue d'optique. Original hand coloring. Text: Left Latin and French. Right: Italian and German Excellent hand coloring. Very good condition. Minor traces of age and use in margins. 26.5 x 40.8 cm (10.4 x 16.1") $ 900.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE4928 Kapff Nr. 15 |
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Prospect des Koenigl. Arsenals, gegen dem Cron-Prinzl. Palast zu Berlin Copper etching by Georg Balthasar Probst. Vue d'optique. Original hand coloring. Text: Left Latin and French. Right: Italian and German Excellent hand coloring. Very good condition. Minor traces of age and use in margins. 27 x 41 cm (10.6 x 16.1") $ 900.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE4927 Kapff Nr. 13 |
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Vue De LÁncienne Ville De Palmire, en Asie. Type of print: Copper etching Color: Beautiful original hand coloring Condition: Almost perfect Published: Paris by Chez Hocquart Date published: Ca. 1760/80 Print size: 24,3 x 37 cm ( 9.5 14.5") Sheet size: 33 x 51 cm (12.9 x 20") Price: $ 120.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 236470 |
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"The Ancient City of Palmira as it now appears" (Syria) Copper etching (original hand-coloring). Published by Carington Bowles in a series of perspective views after the British expedition and the careful drawing of all then remaining antique ruins in Palmira. Robert Wood and James Dawkins went to Palmira in 1751 and had J.P Borra an italian architect draw the ruins. Their enormously important monumental work bore the title: The Ruins of Palmira" and was published in London, 1753This is plate 4, the general view, of the set of 4 perspective views, which were printed after the mentioned book. London, ca. 1760 Title in English and French in the manner of perspective views. Descriptions: 1. The Temple of the Sun (Baal) - 2. ATurkish Mosque - 3. A Little Temple - 4. The Cell of a Temple - 5. Large Pedestals - 6. A Line of Columns which belonged to a Portico - 7. The Remains of a Christian Church - 8. Ruins of a Sepulchre - 9. Buildings errected by Diocletian - 10. A Sepulchre - 11. Ruins of a Turkish fortification - 12. The Turkish castle on the hill. Beautiful original hand
coloring. Hardly visible repaired tear on right side. Small
repaired tear in left margin. 27.2 x 37.8 cm (10.7 x 14.9") $ 580.00 Order Nr. NEAREAST235623 |
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Ninive (Iraq) "Der Antiqutaet kundigen mainung nach ein Tempel von Ninive aus einer Medaille abgenomen, welche man einer aegytischen Mumie gefunden, so bey Herr Joh. Pietro Belori in Rom zu sehen war" (Title also in the French language) Copper etching after the drawing by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656 - 1723). Published in his “Entwurff Einer Historischen Architectur" (draft of a historical architecture). Vienna, 1721. This collection of folio-size copper etchings of the highest quality counts for being the first essential work on architecture. Some spotting and minor traces of age and use in margins. Hardly visible minor creases. 29 x 41.5 cm (11.4 x 16.3") $ 390.00 Order Nr.MIDDLEEAST235622 |
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The Ministerial Crisis Showman. On your right you wil perceive a Prime Minister a Bolishing hisself. And over your left is another Prime Minister a Bolishing of the Corn Laws. Master John Bull. But which is the Prime Minister? Showman. Which ever you please, my little dear. You pays your money, and you takes your choice. Wood engraving from Punch, 1846. Page size: 26 x 19.2 cm ( 14.1 x 7.5 ") $ 65.00 Order Nr. VUEOPTIQUE236765 |
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Mr. Punch Peepshow Title page of Punch, dated 1864. Two small repaired tears on upper margin edge. Page size: 27 x 20 cm ( 10.6 x 7.8 ") $ 65.00 Order Nr. VUEOPTIQUE236774 |
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"A View of Blanckenwall looking towards Greenwich". The shipyards at Blackwall on the Thames Vue d'optique. Copper etching by J. Heudelot. Original hand coloring. Ca. 1790. Left margin added. Left side of print a bit rubbedOtherwise good condition. 23.2 x 40.4 cm (9.1 x 15.9"). $ 180.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4922 |
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Florence. “Vue Perspective de l'entree de la cour, et de la rue de l'Arno, a Florence". You enter the “Uffici" from here. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Original hand coloring (beautiful). By Daumont, Paris, ca. 1790. General age toning. Otherwise very nice condtion. Inverted title above for use in Peep box. Title: French. 26.5 x 43 cm (10.4 x 16.9"). $ 380.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4901 |
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Venice. “La Strada D. Bassi e il suo Tempio di Venezia". Bassi street and church in Venice. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages. General age toning. Well preserved print with wide margins. Title: Latin, Italian, French, German. 27.2 x 41.3 cm 10.7 x 16.3"). $ 580.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 4904 Kapff Nr. 166 |
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Venice. “Chiesa dalla Madonna la Bella colla Strada di Venezia" St. Mary the beautiful. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages. General age toning. Well preserved print with wide margins. Title: Latin, Italian, French, German. 27.4 x 40.8 cm (10.8 x 16.1"). $ 580.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 4905 Kapff Nr. 162 |
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Marseille. “Viso del Palazzo della Citta di Marsiglia e L'una parte del Porto". City Hall and a part of the harbour of Marseille. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages. General age toning. Well preserved print with wide margins. Title: Latin, Italian, French, German. 27.2 x 39.6 cm (10.7 x 15.6"). $ 380.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 4906 Kapff Nr. 104 |
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Marseille. “Vista dei Passeggiamenti di Marsiglia". Vue d'optique. Copper etching by I. Fr. Leizel. Original hand coloring. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages. General age toning. Well preserved print. Margins a tiny bit spotty. Inverted titel above. Title: Latin, Italian, French, German. 26.8 x 40.5 cm (10.6 x 15.9"). $ 600.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 4907SOLD Kapff Nr. 103 |
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"Veue et Perspective du College des quatres Nations, de Paris" College of Four Nations or Institut de France and Bibliotheque Mazarine. Also common use to say: College Mazarin. Opposite the Louvre on the Seine in the 6th Arrondissement. A noble baroque building, built from 1662 to 1688 by archiect Louis Le Vau. Vue d'optique, perspective view. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Daumont, Paris. Ca. 1760 French perspective view. Title in Latin and French. Ca. 1760 Well kept. Beautiful original hand coloring. Minor creasing. No major traces of age and use. 29 x 41.5 cm (11.4 x 16.3") $ 420.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 235235 |
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Paris. “La Porte St. Bernard entrant dans Paris". Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Daumont. Paris. Ca. 1790. All windows cut out. A gold foil mounted behind section with windows, so that the openings appear in gold. Margins partially reenforcec to repair tears. Non of them reaching image. Otherwise well preserved print. Title: Latin and French 25.8 x 40.3 cm (10.2 x 15.9"). $ 420.00 Order Nr. VUED'OPTIQUE 4909 |
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Paris. “Les Boulevards de Paris pris du grand Caffe pres le Reservoir de la Ville". Vue d'optique. Copper etching.. Original hand coloring. Published by Daumont. Parais, ca. 1790. General age toning. A tiny bit wrinkly. Margins a bit spotty. Title: Latin and French 26.3 x 38.4 cm (10.4 x 15.1"). $ 180.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4910 |
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"Vue du Paris des quattres
Nationes / Ansicht von den Palast der Copper etching in original hand coloring, Augsburg, ca 1750. Vue dŒOptique. This powerfully-colored etching
is symetically engraved with the Palace of the Four Nations
in Print has light toning and some
scattered smudging in margins. 27.2 x 39.8 cm ( 10.7 x 15.7 ") $ 350.00 Order Nr. PARIS FRANCE9072 |
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Paris - Versailles. “ Vista delle Stalle di Versaglie, preso della parte dei secondi Cancelli". Stables in Versailles. Vue d'optique. Copper etching by Georg Gottfried Winckler. Original hand coloring. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. General age toning. Margins spotty. Some minor spotting also in image. Repaired tears in margins. Non reaching image. Inverted title above. Title: Latin, Italian, French, German. 27.2 x 40.4 cm (10.7 x 15.9"). $ 420.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4912SOLD Kapff Nr. 116 |
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Paris-Versailles. “Le Chateau Roayal de Versailles cu cote de la Grande Avenue de Paris". Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Daumont. Paris, ca. 1790. General age toning. The coloring a bit careless. Spotty in margins. Inverted title above. Title: Latin and English 25.4 x 39.6 cm (10 x 15.6"). $ 480.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4913 |
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"Coblenz" Coblence. View across the Rhine towards the city. Anonymous lithograph. Original hand coloring. Obviously for a children's play perspective view box. Title also in reverse forr the peep box. We once had several such “play vues d'optique". I remember some of them were of Danzig. Others of Bad Ems. We could not then or now find out anything about these little toy persective views. Anyone knowing more we would appreciate their sharing his / her knowledge with us! Thank you. Lthograph is printed on China paper and laid down on brown carton. Very good condition. Hand coloring appears to be crayon. 6.5 x 10.9 cm (2.5 x 4.3") $ 90.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE235307 |
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Sol, planetarum primus, ejusque influentia Le Soleil, premiere Panete, et son influxion. Il sole, prima Pineta, e'l sua influso. Die Sonne, Erste Planet, und desen Enfluss. The sun. Nr. 1 of the series of “planets". Vue d'optique. Perspective view. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages: Latin, French, Italian, German. 28 x 40.2 cm ( 11 x 15.8 ") $ 420.00 Order Nr. VUEDOPTIQUE235249SOLD Kapff Nr. 399 |
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From the episode of 6 engravings “The prodigal son". “Il figliolo prodigo dividendo i beni col Padre". The son receives his patrimony. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Very good original hand coloring. Published by Georg Balthasar Probst. Augsburg, ca. 1770. General age toning. Margins a bit spotty and roundabout reenforced to repair insignificant tears. Title: Latin, Italian, French, German. 28 x 41.5 cm (11 x 16.3"). $ 280.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4916 Kapff Nr. 345 |
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Frome the episode of 6 engravings“The prodigal son". “El Hijo Prodigo Reparte Los Bienes Con El Padre". The son receives his patrimony. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Published by Remondini. Bassano, ca. 1790. General age toning. Some wrinkling and creasing. Wide margins. Some repaired tears. Title: Latin and Spanish. 28.7 x 41.7 cm (11.3 x 16.4"). $ 280.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4917 |
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From the episode of 6 engravings “The prodigal son":“ Il figlio prodigo porcaro" . Son as swineherd. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Very good original hand coloring. Published by Georg Balthasar Probst. Augsburg, ca. 1770. General age toning. Margins a bit spotty and partially reenforced to repair insignificant tears. Title: Latin, Italian, French, German. 27.4 x 41.4 cm ( 10.8 x 16.3"). $ 280.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4918 Kapff Nr. 348 |
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From the series of 7 engravings “Seven wonders of the anciaent world": “Monument de Mausoli batis par Arthemise mis au nombre d'une des 7 merveille du Monde". Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Sold by Mondhare. Paris, ca. 1800. General age toning. Narrow margins. Upper margin reenforced. Title: French 26.7 x 40.5 cm (10.5 x 15.9") $ 380.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4919SOLD |
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"Gesicht S. Peters Pfarr Kirch gegen dem Wacht Hauss zu Wien" Saint Peter church in Vienna, Austria Vue d'optique. Perspective view. Copper etching by J.F.Leizel. Partial original hand coloring. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages: Latin, French, Italian, German. Except that the hand coloring was begun, but not finished, this engraving is in excellent condition 27 x 40 cm (10.6 x 15.7") $ 280.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE235283 Kapff Nr. 267 |
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Vienna. “Le Palais et la Grande Place de Vienne". Market day in Vienna. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. By Daumont, Paris, ca. 1790. General age toning. Margins are browned and have repaired tears. The windows of the buildings have been cut out. A gold foil has been mounted behind engraving, so that the window openings have gold in them. Quite interesting and nice. Title: Latin and French 25.6 x 40.4 cm (10 x 15.9"). $ 450.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE 4920 |
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Walfang Whaling "Balaena ramis adigitur ad Navim - La Baleine est rameen Navire". Whaling. French anonymous copper etching in the style of a "Vue d'Optique" (Peep-box engraving). Original typical boldhand coloring. Ca. 1760 Shows Row boats driving the killed whales towards larger whaling ships. The shape of a sickle moon in the upper left is cut out and backed with a silver foil. Lower margin widened by application. Left and right margins reinforced from back. A few repaired tears in margins.Scattered creasing. In the sky area are scattered tiny pin holes. 27.5 x 41 cm (10.8 x 16.3") $ 480.00 Order Nr. DOLPHINWHALE6858 |
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Potsdam. “Vue des Jardins de Potsdam en Prusse". Chateau gardens near Berlin. Vue d'optique. Copper etching. Recent and coloring in style. Published by Gangel. Metz, ca. 1800. Inverted title above. Well preserved print with wide margins. Title: French 35.3 x 39.3 cm (13.9 x 15.5"). $ 420.00 Order Nr. GARDEN 5035 |
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Prospect der S. Martins Kirche zu London Copper etching by Georg Balthasar Probst. Vue d'optique. Original hand coloring. Text: Left Latin and French. Right: Italian and German Excellent hand coloring. Margins trimmed without loss to title etc. 27.7 x 40 cm (10.9 x 15.7") $ 320.00 Order Nr. VUE D'OPTIQUE4926 Kapff Nr. 129 |
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“Vue d'Optique representant
La Bourse Royale a Londres". Copper etching in original hand coloring. To be used in peep boxes. Printed by Daumont. Paris, ca. 1760. Very attractive and important view of the London Stock Exchange. All four margin corners rounded off. Traces of use and light smudging in margins. But the condition in general is better than good. 22.3 x 38.5 cm (8.8 x 15.2") $ 580.00 Order Nr. ENGLAND2119 |
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“La facciata del Pallazo del Sigre. Marchese Capponi in Firenze" Copper etching by Gottfried Boeck after F.B. Werner. Augsburg, ca. 1750. Original hand coloring. Paper has some creases, mostly in margins. . Light age toning and some minor spotting in margins 17.6 x 29.5 cm (6.9 x 11.6") $ 180.00 Order Nr. FIRENZE 1286 |
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“Prospettiva della Galleria presso della parte dila del Arno" (View from the Arno river through the gate to the Uffizi) Copper etching by Gottfried Boeck after F.B. Werner. Augsburg, ca. 1750. Vibrant original hand coloring - 5 windows on the left, and 4 windows on the right cut out with a gold foil behind cut-outs. Some creasing, especially in margins. General age toning and some spotting in margins 16.5 x 28.8 cm (6.5 x 11.3"). $ 150.00 Order Nr. FIRENZE 1285 |
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Vue de la superbe Gallerie
de Petersbourg in Russie View of the Gallery in St. Petersbourg. Vue d'optique. Perspective view. Copper etching. Very nice original hand coloring. Published by Mondhare. Paris, ca. 1760 Only minor traces of age and use in margins. Image very good. 27.5 x 44 cm (10.8 x 17.3") $ 380.00 Order Nr. RUSSSIA2010 |
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Delineatio alicujus Spatii Petersburgi in Russia “Entwurff eines Plazes zu Petersburg in Russland" Kapff 283 Concept for a plaza in St. Petersburg. Vue d'optique. Perspective view. Copper etching. Original hand coloring. Published by Balthasar Probst. Augsburg. Ca. 1770. Title in four languages: Latin, French, Italian, German. Margins show traces of age and use. Image and original hand coloring very nice, except for some vertical crinkling in the middle. 27 x 40.5 cm (10.6 x 15.9") $ 450.00 Order Nr. RUSSIA2011 |
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Optics Copper etching ca 1800. In the
upper left is a magic lantern. The lower half is a
Micrometer. Page size: 27 x 19.5 cm ( 10.6 x 7.6 ") $ 85.00 Order Nr. OPTIC235757 |
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All for the Small Charge of One Copeck! The Glorius Battle of Sinope
!! There, on the left, you see the brave Russian sailors a thrashin´ of four times their number of bloodthirsty and invading Turks, and the cowardly Admiral of the latter a blowin´ up of hisself and Ship all along of being afraid of fallin´into the hands of his magnanimous foe. Wood engraving 1854. Reverse side is printed. Small spot in upper left. Image size with text: 12 x 8.8 cm ( 4.7 x 3.4 ") $ 50.00 Order Nr. VUEOPTIQUE236772 |
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The Rise and Fall of Jack
Spratts Wood engraving from "Punch"
dated 1878. Reverse side is printed. Page size: 27 x 20 cm ( 10.6 x 7.8 ") $ 65.00 Order Nr. VUEOPTIQUE236771 |
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