A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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Giocatori della Morra. Gruppi di Napoli.
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9"). Slight stain in sky.
Men play Morra in the foreground; fish vendor behind with others drinking and chatting. Morra is a traditional game very popular in Italy, particularly in the regions bordering the Mediterranean. The game consists of guessing the sum of the numbers that are shown by the players' fingers. Simultaneously the two players stretch their arms showing their fist or spreading a number of fingers of their choice, while shouting (as if to intimidate the opponent) a number from two to ten (the "punch" is equivalent to one and ten is also called proper "morra") generally in the local language , sometimes crippled with very colourful expressions that vary from region to region.
[Ref: 52432] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9"). Slight stain in sky.
Men play Morra in the foreground; fish vendor behind with others drinking and chatting. Morra is a traditional game very popular in Italy, particularly in the regions bordering the Mediterranean. The game consists of guessing the sum of the numbers that are shown by the players' fingers. Simultaneously the two players stretch their arms showing their fist or spreading a number of fingers of their choice, while shouting (as if to intimidate the opponent) a number from two to ten (the "punch" is equivalent to one and ten is also called proper "morra") generally in the local language , sometimes crippled with very colourful expressions that vary from region to region.
[Ref: 52432] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Venditore di Meloni d'Acqua. Gruppi di Napoli.
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Very fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
People gather round the watermelon vendor who cuts and prepares fresh watermelon; a store of melons to the left; a sign depicting Harlequins with melons above right; melon skins on the floor around.
[Ref: 52435] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Luigi Pittori.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Very fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
People gather round the watermelon vendor who cuts and prepares fresh watermelon; a store of melons to the left; a sign depicting Harlequins with melons above right; melon skins on the floor around.
[Ref: 52435] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Venditore de' Maccaroni cotti. Gruppi di Napoli.
Luigi Pittori [lower right corner of image.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
A spaghetti chef and vendor by the coast; people stand around eating from their hands with two beggars to the right. Behind in the background, Vesuvius can be seen.
[Ref: 52433] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Luigi Pittori [lower right corner of image.]
Si vende presso Giorgio Glass dirimp.to S. Ferdinando N:54. [n.d. c.1830.]
Fine etching with gouache. 305 x 228mm (12 x 9").
A spaghetti chef and vendor by the coast; people stand around eating from their hands with two beggars to the right. Behind in the background, Vesuvius can be seen.
[Ref: 52433] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)