![[DELLA BELLA, Stefano (1610-1664]. Raccolta di vasi diversi formati da illustri artefici antichi e di varie targhe soprapposte alle fabbriche più insigni di Roma da celebri architetti moderni. Rome: Domenico de Rossi, 1713. Oblong 2° (368 x 470mm). Engraved frontispiece, dedication and 49 engraved plates, two additional loose leaves with 6 tipped in plates depicting vases. (Occasional light soiling and spotting, mainly marginal and heavier on frontispiece.) Contemporary calf, blindstamped decoration on covers (somewhat worn). Provenance: Charles William Vane, 3rd marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854, army officer and diplomatist; engraved bookplate).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/CSK/2014_CSK_05388_0074_000(della_bella_stefano_engraved_frontispiece_dedication_and_49_engraved_p024025).jpg?w=1)
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[DELLA BELLA, Stefano (1610-1664]. Raccolta di vasi diversi formati da illustri artefici antichi e di varie targhe soprapposte alle fabbriche più insigni di Roma da celebri architetti moderni. Rome: Domenico de Rossi, 1713. Oblong 2° (368 x 470mm). Engraved frontispiece, dedication and 49 engraved plates, two additional loose leaves with 6 tipped in plates depicting vases. (Occasional light soiling and spotting, mainly marginal and heavier on frontispiece.) Contemporary calf, blindstamped decoration on covers (somewhat worn). Provenance: Charles William Vane, 3rd marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854, army officer and diplomatist; engraved bookplate).
A RARE WORK WITH NUMEROUS FINE PLATES first published in c. 1646. Only a few copies are recorded at auction on ABPC/AE online. Benezit I, p. 219: 'sa touche est franche et posséde les qualités de brio propres à l'art italien'.
A RARE WORK WITH NUMEROUS FINE PLATES first published in c. 1646. Only a few copies are recorded at auction on ABPC/AE online. Benezit I, p. 219: 'sa touche est franche et posséde les qualités de brio propres à l'art italien'.
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