15.
Four 17th-Century Italian Architectural Engravings

1635
IIII, VI, XXVII, VII: depict architectural elements. Mat size: 20 1/2 x 15, image size: 14 1/2 x 9.

125/250     SOLD: $57.50

16.
Two 17th-Century Italian Architectural Prints

1635
Illustration of Porta del Giardino [Garden entrance to the Sforza Palace], on print: "Porta del Giardino del Ill.mo et Eccell mo Sig Duca Sforze; XXXXV." Illustration of an entryway on the Campidoglio designed by Michaelangelo, on print: "In Campidoglio nella nuova fabrica d'inventione de Michel Angelo; XXXXII." Both prints measure approximately 19" x 15 1/2" matted, 12 7/8" x 9 1/2".

75/150     SOLD: $69.00

17. Rowlandson, Thomas (British, 1756-1827)
Two Handcolored Etching/Aquatints with Scenes of Dr. Syntax, circa 1820

DR. SYNTAX VISITS A BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES. The Doctor in an English landscape instructing numerous young women.DR. SYNTAX WITH THE SKIMMINGTON RIDERS. The Doctor leading a procession through town with men and women joyfully following. Framed and double matted 12" x 14"; window size 5" x 8".

100/200     SOLD: $69.00

18. Edwards, George (British, 1694-1773)
Handcolored Engraving of Two Birds

August 26, 1757
Engraved on print: "The black throated green fly catcher and the black and white fly catcher; boath from Pensilvania. Drawn from nature of the size of life, by George Edwards, August the 26 AD 1757. 300." Mat size: 18 x 16, image size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4.Edwards was an English naturalist who served as librarian of the Royal College of Physicians from 1733. He drew animals for Sir Hans Sloane and was taught by Mark Catesby how to etch the plates for his own natural history books--of which the present lot is a fine example.

200/400     SOLD: $69.00

19. Edwards, George (British, 1694-1773)
Eighteenth Century Handcolored Ornithological Engraving

1757
Written on: " Catesby, Vol. 1, P. 31.""The little Thrush from North America Drawn from life of its natural size. August the 13, 1757. 296." Mat size: 18 x 16, image size: 9 3/4 x 7 5/8.Edwards was an English naturalist who served as librarian of the Royal College of Physicians from 1733. He drew animals for Sir Hans Sloane and was taught by Mark Catesby how to etch the plates for his own natural history books--of which the present lot is a fine example.

300/400     SOLD: $57.50

20.
Two 18th Century NeopolitanTheatrical Engravings

By Giuseppe Aloja (Page 171) and Carlo Oratii (Page 179). Both mats measure: 20 1/8 x 16, image size: 14 x 10.

50/80     SOLD: $34.50

21.
Two Late 18th-Century Engraved Fashion Plates

London: N. Heideloff, 1798
An 18th-century beauty in a blue Empire waisted robe, coiffed hair with a blue hat, and white gloves. An 18th-century bride in cream and champagne gown, coiffed hair and a translucent veil.Both marked "Published as the Act directs, Dec. 1, 1798 by N. Heideloff, at the Gallery of Fashion Office, N. 90 Wardour Street." French Matted and framed 16" x 13"; window size 9" x 7"

100/200     SOLD: $23.00

22.
Two French Engravings of Merchant Figures, circa 1790

"Achetes des Moulins [Windmill seller], Boucharddon inv. Del. A Paris Ches Jouillain." "Lorque de Barbie ou plus tost d'Allemagne [Organ grinder]. Bouchardon in. A Paris Ches Jouillain." Both mats measure: 15 1/2 x 13 1/2, image size: 10 x 8.

50/100     SOLD: $80.50

23. Bessa, Pancrace (French, 1772-1846)
Fine Handcolored Engraving of Pine Cone, circa 1804-25

PINUS MARITIMA. T. 5. No. 72. Drawn by Bessa and engraved by Didier. Mat size: 23 5/8" x 20"; image size: 15" x 12". Bessa was a student of the celebrated botanical illustrator Henri Redoute and of the famous flower painter, Gerard van Spaendonck. Bessa specialized in representing flowers and fruits, often collaborating on illustration projects with some of the finest naturalists and botanical draftsmen of the late 18th and early 19th century. He collaborated with Redoute on the illustrations for "Arbres forestiers" by Michaux, a work from which this individual engraving probably derives.

150/300     SOLD: $86.25

24. Wilson, Alexander (Scottish, 1766-1813)
Print of Five Birds Perched on Evergreen Branches

c. 1810
The five birds are numbered one through five and identified at the bottom as: American Crossbill, Female [Crossbill], Whitewinged Crossbill, White-crowned Bunting, and Baywinged B[unting]. On print in lower left corner: "Drawn from nature by A. Wilson", on print in lower right corner: "Engraved by A. Lawsen". Measures 19" x 16" matted, 13 x 9 3/4" image size.Wilson produced the first important work on American ornithology, a nine-volume study published between 1808 and 1824. It is generally considered that Wilson's descriptions of birds are better than Audubon's.

150/300     SOLD: $57.50