A striking set of six original 17th-century engravings of fantastical Baroque fountains - real 1664 copperplate prints, not reproductions - framed and matted individually in distressed black and parcel-gilt frames, ready to hang as a group. The designs are wonderfully graphic: slender fountains throwing starburst sprays, a pierced star, tiered cascading bowls, and a pair of surreal outstretched "glove" hand-jets, all in crisp black line on warm-toned antique laid paper. Hung together as a grid of six, they make an instant statement wall; split into pairs, they work over a console, in a powder room, or up a staircase.

These come from Georg Andreas Bockler's Architectura Curiosa Nova, the most famous Baroque treatise on garden fountains, published in Nuremberg in 1664 - the black-and-white plates have a clean, almost modern sensibility that sits as easily in a contemporary interior as a traditional one. The uniform framing makes them a true set, far harder to find than loose prints, and the neutral palette goes with everything.

(Ref: NY10378-crrr)


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good antique condition; clear impressions with light toning and occasional pale foxing as expected of 360-year-old paper. Framed and glazed.

Origin:
Germany

Materials & Techniques:
Engraving, Paper

Details:
Country of Origin: Germany
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Framed
Art Subjects: Architecture

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good antique condition; clear impressions with light toning and occasional pale foxing as expected of 360-year-old paper. Framed and glazed.