Catalogue des Estampes des plus grands maitres, Tableaux, Bagues, Livres, Vases, Idoles, &c. qui composent la Collection de…

by Carlo or Charles Mechetti

$1,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

viii, 120 pp. 4to, cont. pale blue paper wrappers spine defective . Vienna: La Société Typographique, 1790. The uncommon sale catalogue of the collections formed by the founder of the famous Viennese music publisher. Originally from Lucca, Mechetti c. 1745-1811 , encountered financial troubles and was forced to sell his collection of thousands of items, primarily Italian prints and paintings. In the introduction, Mechetti highlights certain pieces

• Binding: Wrappers

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