99. Braun & Hogenberg (publishers) (German, circa 1575)

"Constancia & S. Gali" View of Two Towns, 1575.
Engraving with period hand coloring, text on reverse, published in "Civitates Orbis Terrerum", unframed.
15-1/2" x 19".

Note: Constancia is in southern Germany and Saint Galle (the site of the famed monastery) is in Switzerland.

200/400     SOLD: $345.00

100. Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)

A Quacksalver, 1648. (A charlatan selling fake medicines to peasants.)
Etching, arched top, collector stamp on reverse, later impression.
6" x 5".

200/400     SOLD: $69.00

101. Israel Sylvestre (French, 1621-1691)

"Palais Des Thuilleries [sic] Du Cote De L'Entree". From Courses de testes et de bague faittes [sic] par la roi et par les princes et seigneuers de sa coeur en l'annee 1662.(Paris: Impr. Royale, 1670)
Copper plate engraving, unframed.

The image is of Louis XIV and subjects at the Tuilleries, which burned in 1871 and later became two wings of the Louvre. Silvestre's tremendous facility as an etcher led him to be chosen personally by King Louis XIV of France to realize a number of important suites of prints including the "Courses de testes et de bagues" to which the present lot belongs.
21" x 31".

200/400     SOLD: $138.00

102. Johann Georg Bergmiller (German, 1688-1762)

Mythological Scene.
Engraved by Hieronymus Sperling (German, 1695-1777).
Engraving, matted.
10-1/2" x 8-1/8".
Note: Bergmiller was a painter of religious and allegorical subjects, a fresco painter and a designer who worked for the Elector of Bavaria. He spent a large part of his career in Augsburg where he served for years as director of the art academy. He also designed a number of suites of engravings. Sperling was a prolific 18th Century engraver based in Augsburg. He engraved portraits, religious and mythological subjects, and notably a series of plates on the churches of Vienna.

100/200     SOLD: $34.50

103. Jakob van der Schley (Dutch, 1715-1779)

Polibus Writing his Roman History as dictated by Athena and History.
Engraving, plate signed and dated 1753, matted.
9-5/8" x 6-1/2".

Note: The 18th century Amsterdam draftsman and engraver, Jakob van der Schley is known primarily for his work as a portraitist and illustrator. He produced illustrations for the Life of Marianne, published between 1735 and 1747 at The Hague, and for works of Brantome.

100/200     SOLD: $57.50

104. Francis Weber (British, active 1770- after 1818)

View of the City of London from Hampstead Heath.
Hand colored etching and aquatint on wove paper, plate signed, matted and framed.
22" x 21" image size.

800/1,500     SOLD: $460.00

105. David Roberts (British, 1796-1864)

Four color lithographs of the Holy Land and Egypt.
Temple of Edfou.
The Great Pyramids, Egypt.
Mosque of Sultan Hassam, Cairo.
Cairo.
Plate signed, framed.
18" x 24".

David Roberts was recognized during his lifetime for his exceptional depictions of Egypt and Syria which were translated into high quality lithographs such as those in the present lot. Although he was born into a family of modest means, Roberts was able, through his talent for impeccable draftsmanship and entrepreneurial skill, to become a wealthy man.

1,000/2,000     SOLD: $1,266.15

106. Carl Maria Nicolaus Hummel (German, 1821-1907)

Landscape.
Engraving, published by the Duetsche Kuntzeitung blind stamp on lower center margin (German Art Newspaper, 1851).
Hummel was known as painter of landscapes, watercolorist, and engraver.
11" x 15-1/4".

100/200     SOLD: $34.50

107. Count Masoyedoff (Russian, 19th Century)

Peter Finding the "Grandfather of the Russians", 1872.
Proof engraving produced for a volume of Russian History published by Schuler about 1880.
9" x 12-3/4".

100/200     SOLD: $46.00

108. Kurz & Allison, Publishers (American, 19th Century)

The Battle of Tippecanoe.
Color lithograph, circa 1889, matted and framed.
17-1/2" x 25" image size.

300/500     SOLD: $207.00