![]() ![]() (b) The Seller warrants to the Auctioneer and to the buyer that he is the true owner or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.Ģ. (a) Dominic Winter (Auctioneers) Ltd ("the Auctioneer") sells as agents for the seller (except where otherwise stated) and as such is not responsible for any default by buyer or seller. This service is only available on lots with a minimum pre-sale estimated value of £300.ġ. A member of our staff will telephone you a few minutes before bidding commences on your specified lot and will bid on your behalf, according to your instructions. Telephone bid: You can contact our office to arrange a telephone bid. Commission bids can be posted, faxed or emailed to us (please remember to provide your full name and address), or you can enter a bid on our website after completing the registration process. A member of our staff will bid on your behalf and attempt to purchase the lot as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or reserves. A live bidding fee of 3% + VAT (Dominic Winter website or ) or 4.95% + VAT (the-saleroom) will be added to your invoice.Ĭommission bid: Also called an 'Absentee bid'. ![]() Please note successful bids made via live bidding cannot be invoiced or paid for until the day after an auction. Online bidding: You can bid live online at our auctions via our own website ( .uk) after completing the registration process or alternatively you can live bid on or In person: Being present at the auction provides the convenience of being able to remove the lots that you have purchased when the sale ends, provided you choose to pay by credit or debit card, guaranteed cheque or cash. By contrast, only about 350 years have elapsed between Piranesi’s lifetime and today.You can make a purchase at Dominic Winter Auctioneers by using any of the following methods: The ancient monuments were constructed over a period of 800 years, spanning the Roman Republic (509 to 27 BC) and the Empire (27 BC to 315 AD). Though most of the images fit within the margins of one page, several span the full spread of the book, and still others fold out to long vistas. The second edition, of which this is an example, includes an engraved dedication page to Gustavus III, King of Sweden, a great patron of Piranesi who funded the project. Each of the four tomes is several inches thick, more than a foot wide and nearly two feet tall. The books themselves are as monumental as the ancient towers they depict. Inspired by the recently discovered ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum and his visit to the sites, Piranesi turned his attention to the ruins still visible in Rome, some already almost 2,000 years old. His aim was both to record the vanishing past for scholars and to inspire contemporary designers to emulate the achievements of ancient Rome. It was a popular purchase among wealthy travelers, mainly British men, on their coming-of-age European Grand Tour. ![]() When it first appeared in 1756, the work established Piranesi’s reputation as an authority of Roman archaeology and architecture. A complete set of the 220 engravings in four volumes is a highlight in our May 8 auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints. Giovanni Battista Piranesi spent eight years researching the ancient ruins of Rome before completing his magnum opus, Le Antichità Romane. ![]()
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