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Chinese Architecture. Part the Second. Being a Large Collection of Designs of their Paling of different Kinds, Lattice Work, &c. For Parks, Paddocks, Terminations for Vistos, Ha Ha's Common Fence and Garden, Paling, both close and open, Chinese Stiles, Stair-Cases, Galleries, Windows, &c. To Which are added, Several Designs of Chinese Vessels, Ewers, Ganges Cups, Tureens, Garden Pots, &c.
The Whole neatly engraved on Twelve Copper-Plates, from real Chinese Designs, improved by P.Decker, Architect.
Printed for the Authorm and Sold by Henry Parker and Elizabeth Bakewell, opposite Birchin-Lane, in Cornhill; and H.Piers and Partner, at the Bible and Crown, near Chancery-Lane, Holborn. MDCCLIX. Price 3s.
Part 2 only. Oblong 4to, wrappers, disbound, edges worn; title & 12 engraved plates. Some worming.
Designs for fences, windows and pailings, with some plates decorated with vases etc.
[Ref: 11565] £480.00 view all images for this item
The Whole neatly engraved on Twelve Copper-Plates, from real Chinese Designs, improved by P.Decker, Architect.
Printed for the Authorm and Sold by Henry Parker and Elizabeth Bakewell, opposite Birchin-Lane, in Cornhill; and H.Piers and Partner, at the Bible and Crown, near Chancery-Lane, Holborn. MDCCLIX. Price 3s.
Part 2 only. Oblong 4to, wrappers, disbound, edges worn; title & 12 engraved plates. Some worming.
Designs for fences, windows and pailings, with some plates decorated with vases etc.
[Ref: 11565] £480.00 view all images for this item
![[Baroque Salon.]](jpegs/44044.jpg)
[Baroque Salon.] Perspectivischer Auffzug des runden Saals, welcher in der mitte des Königl. Pallasts liget, im Grundriss mit lit. L. bezeichnet, wie solcher nach der Garten seiten anzusehen. 13
P. Decker Archit. inv. et del. C. Remshart Sculps.
Cum Priv. S.C. Maj. J. Wolff exc. Aug. Vind. [Augsburg, n.d., c.1716.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 435mm. (14¼ x 17¼"). Narrow margins. Small loss in title border.
Idealised depiction of a Baroque salon 'for the King's palace', with ceiling frescoes and mosaic floor. Open arches look out over gardens and other buildings.
[Ref: 44044] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
P. Decker Archit. inv. et del. C. Remshart Sculps.
Cum Priv. S.C. Maj. J. Wolff exc. Aug. Vind. [Augsburg, n.d., c.1716.]
Fine engraving. 360 x 435mm. (14¼ x 17¼"). Narrow margins. Small loss in title border.
Idealised depiction of a Baroque salon 'for the King's palace', with ceiling frescoes and mosaic floor. Open arches look out over gardens and other buildings.
[Ref: 44044] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Koniglicher Lust Bronnen.
P. Decker invent. et del. Johan Balthasar Probst Sculpsit.
Jeremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vind. [n.d., c.1711.]
Engraving. Watermarked paper. Platemark: 380 x 420mm (15 x 16¼"), with large margins. Creases.
A plate from 'Fürstlicher Baumeister, oder architectura civilis', (The Princely Architect or: Civil Architecture) published by Jeremias Wolff, 1711. In its essence this book contains the architect Paul Decker’s ideal prospect, or rather prescription, for the perfect nobleman’s palace.
[Ref: 40067] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
P. Decker invent. et del. Johan Balthasar Probst Sculpsit.
Jeremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vind. [n.d., c.1711.]
Engraving. Watermarked paper. Platemark: 380 x 420mm (15 x 16¼"), with large margins. Creases.
A plate from 'Fürstlicher Baumeister, oder architectura civilis', (The Princely Architect or: Civil Architecture) published by Jeremias Wolff, 1711. In its essence this book contains the architect Paul Decker’s ideal prospect, or rather prescription, for the perfect nobleman’s palace.
[Ref: 40067] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Germanus.
Paul Decker inv et delin. Joh. Georg Pinz sculpsit.
Cum Priv. Sac. Caes. Maj. / Martin Engelbrecht excudit Aug. Vind [c.1736]
Engraving, sheet 360 x 410mm (14 x 16"). Trimmed inside platemark. Few fox marks top.
Allegory of Germany; plate from 'Laconicum Europae Speculum' (1736), a series of designs allegorizing European countries, after designs by Paul Decker (1685-1742), whose volumes 'Fürstlicher Baumeister' (1711) and 'Architectura Theoretica-Practica' (1720) were influential expositions of baroque architectural and design principles.
[Ref: 38944] £320.00
Paul Decker inv et delin. Joh. Georg Pinz sculpsit.
Cum Priv. Sac. Caes. Maj. / Martin Engelbrecht excudit Aug. Vind [c.1736]
Engraving, sheet 360 x 410mm (14 x 16"). Trimmed inside platemark. Few fox marks top.
Allegory of Germany; plate from 'Laconicum Europae Speculum' (1736), a series of designs allegorizing European countries, after designs by Paul Decker (1685-1742), whose volumes 'Fürstlicher Baumeister' (1711) and 'Architectura Theoretica-Practica' (1720) were influential expositions of baroque architectural and design principles.
[Ref: 38944] £320.00
![[Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar.]](jpegs/42955.jpg)
[Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar.] Gibraltar ist eine auf des Berg Calpe...
Paulus Decker invent: et delin: Iohann August. Corvinus Sculpsit.
Cum Grat. et Priveleg: Sac. Caes: Maÿ: Ieremias Wolff. excudit Aug: Vind:. [n.d., c.1720..]
Engraving. Sheet: 425 x 390mm (16¾ x 15¼"). Trimmed, a central crease.
A view of Gibraltar from the sea during the Siege of Gibraltar between 1704 and 1705 during the War of Spanish Succession. The scene is decorated with a ornate border. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42955] £380.00
Paulus Decker invent: et delin: Iohann August. Corvinus Sculpsit.
Cum Grat. et Priveleg: Sac. Caes: Maÿ: Ieremias Wolff. excudit Aug: Vind:. [n.d., c.1720..]
Engraving. Sheet: 425 x 390mm (16¾ x 15¼"). Trimmed, a central crease.
A view of Gibraltar from the sea during the Siege of Gibraltar between 1704 and 1705 during the War of Spanish Succession. The scene is decorated with a ornate border. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42955] £380.00
![[Siege of Gibraltar.]](jpegs/42957.jpg)
[Siege of Gibraltar.] Die Glückliche Entsezung der Haupt Vestung Gibraltar.
P. Decker Iunior Histori del. I.I.R Sculpsit.
Cum Privileg. Sac. Caes. Majest. Ieremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vindelicorum. [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet: 430 x 395mm (17 x 15½"). Trimmed, vertical crease.
A view of Gibraltar from the sea during the Siege of Gibraltar between 1704 and 1705 during the War of Spanish Succession. The Spanish and Bourbon forces laid siege to the town in 1704 however they abandoned attempts to seize it after month of siege and the arrival of Sir John Leake with re-enforcements. The scene is decorated with a ornate border. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42957] £380.00
P. Decker Iunior Histori del. I.I.R Sculpsit.
Cum Privileg. Sac. Caes. Majest. Ieremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vindelicorum. [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet: 430 x 395mm (17 x 15½"). Trimmed, vertical crease.
A view of Gibraltar from the sea during the Siege of Gibraltar between 1704 and 1705 during the War of Spanish Succession. The Spanish and Bourbon forces laid siege to the town in 1704 however they abandoned attempts to seize it after month of siege and the arrival of Sir John Leake with re-enforcements. The scene is decorated with a ornate border. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42957] £380.00
![[Battle of Malaga.]](jpegs/42958.jpg)
[Battle of Malaga.] Das See Treffen bey Malaga.
Paulus Decker Archit. invent. et delin. Iohan August Corvinus Sculps.
[Cum Privileg. Sac. Caes. Majest. Ieremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vindelicorum.] [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet: 450 x 400mm (17¾ x 15¾"). Trimmed, part of publication line missing. Couple of rust spots; Central crease.
A scene showing the Battle of Malaga in 1704, the largest naval battle in the War of Spanish Succession. The battle was fought between the United Provinces and England on one side and Bourbon France and Spain on the other. The scene is decorated with a ornate border, with a map of Malaga and its environs below. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42958] £380.00
Paulus Decker Archit. invent. et delin. Iohan August Corvinus Sculps.
[Cum Privileg. Sac. Caes. Majest. Ieremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vindelicorum.] [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet: 450 x 400mm (17¾ x 15¾"). Trimmed, part of publication line missing. Couple of rust spots; Central crease.
A scene showing the Battle of Malaga in 1704, the largest naval battle in the War of Spanish Succession. The battle was fought between the United Provinces and England on one side and Bourbon France and Spain on the other. The scene is decorated with a ornate border, with a map of Malaga and its environs below. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42958] £380.00
![[The Capture of Mons.]](jpegs/42528.jpg)
[The Capture of Mons.] Die Eroberung Mons.
P. Decker junior del. P. Decker Archit inv. et del. Iohann August: Corvinus Sculpsit.
[Cum Gratia et Privileg: Sac: Caes: Maj. Ieremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vind.] [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet: 370 x 450mm (14¼ x 17¾"). Trimmed inside image. Repaired tear at centre bottom.
A battle scene showing the attempted capture of Mons by the Duke of Marlborough in September 1709, the French and Allied armies eventually met each other in the gap of Malplaquet south of Mons, following the Allies' victory at the Battle of Malplaquet they returned their attention to Mons, now defended by a weaker French force, and were eventually able to capture her. The central scene shows soldiers resting in the camp, a group play cards, while in the background Mons is shown under fire. Framed by a highly decorative border, a small map of Mons is shown above. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42528] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
P. Decker junior del. P. Decker Archit inv. et del. Iohann August: Corvinus Sculpsit.
[Cum Gratia et Privileg: Sac: Caes: Maj. Ieremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vind.] [n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet: 370 x 450mm (14¼ x 17¾"). Trimmed inside image. Repaired tear at centre bottom.
A battle scene showing the attempted capture of Mons by the Duke of Marlborough in September 1709, the French and Allied armies eventually met each other in the gap of Malplaquet south of Mons, following the Allies' victory at the Battle of Malplaquet they returned their attention to Mons, now defended by a weaker French force, and were eventually able to capture her. The central scene shows soldiers resting in the camp, a group play cards, while in the background Mons is shown under fire. Framed by a highly decorative border, a small map of Mons is shown above. A plate from 'Repraesentatio belli ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...' published by Wolff.
[Ref: 42528] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Porcelain Room] Die andere Seite des Cabinets.](jpegs/58771.jpg)
[Porcelain Room] Die andere Seite des Cabinets. Dieses Cabinet kan von lauter Spiegel um die wände herum und von Porcellan auch goldenen leisten oder allerhand färbigen [...]
P. Decker Archit inv: et del. Heinrich Jonas Ostertag Sculpsit.
Cum GratL et Priv: S.C. Maj. Jeremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vind. [Augsburg, n.d., 1711.]
Etching. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins.
A baroque design for a room ornament, with a fountain, mirrors and porcelain. It was published in the architect Paul Decker’s 'Fürstlicher Baumeister Oder: Architectura civilis' (The Princely Architect or: Civil Architecture), a guide to creating the perfect nobleman’s’ palace.
[Ref: 58771] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
P. Decker Archit inv: et del. Heinrich Jonas Ostertag Sculpsit.
Cum GratL et Priv: S.C. Maj. Jeremias Wolff excudit Aug. Vind. [Augsburg, n.d., 1711.]
Etching. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"), with large margins.
A baroque design for a room ornament, with a fountain, mirrors and porcelain. It was published in the architect Paul Decker’s 'Fürstlicher Baumeister Oder: Architectura civilis' (The Princely Architect or: Civil Architecture), a guide to creating the perfect nobleman’s’ palace.
[Ref: 58771] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Bataille in der gegendt Mons, So gesschefen A.o. 1709 den 33. 7bris.
Paul: Decker Srchit. delineav. Ioh Iac: Kleinschmid. Sculpsit.
Cum Grat: et Privilegio Sac: Coes: Mejest. Ier: Wolff excud: Aug: Vind.
Engraving. Scarce. Plate: 400 x 500mm (15¾ x 19¾"). Trimmed within plate. Staining. Damage to corners. Small tears in edges.
A view of a battle in the Wars of the Spanish Succession, enclosed within an ornate rococco surround in which several figures are depicted. The Wars of the Spanish Succession lasted from 1701 until 1714 following the decision of the dying, childless Charles II, King of Spain to leave the entirety of the Spanish Hapsburg inheritence to the French Duke of Anjou, thus severly altering the balance of power in Europe.
[Ref: 36972] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Paul: Decker Srchit. delineav. Ioh Iac: Kleinschmid. Sculpsit.
Cum Grat: et Privilegio Sac: Coes: Mejest. Ier: Wolff excud: Aug: Vind.
Engraving. Scarce. Plate: 400 x 500mm (15¾ x 19¾"). Trimmed within plate. Staining. Damage to corners. Small tears in edges.
A view of a battle in the Wars of the Spanish Succession, enclosed within an ornate rococco surround in which several figures are depicted. The Wars of the Spanish Succession lasted from 1701 until 1714 following the decision of the dying, childless Charles II, King of Spain to leave the entirety of the Spanish Hapsburg inheritence to the French Duke of Anjou, thus severly altering the balance of power in Europe.
[Ref: 36972] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Suecus.
Paul Decker del. Andreas Hoffer sculpsit
Cum Priv. Sac. Caes. Maj. / Martin Engelbrecht excudit Aug. Vind [c.1736]
Scarce engraving, sheet 360 x 405mm (14 x 16"). Trimmed inside platemark. Few fox marks bottom.
Allegory of Sweden; plate from 'Laconicum Europae Speculum' (1736), a series of designs allegorizing European countries, after designs by Paul Decker (1685-1742), whose volumes 'Fürstlicher Baumeister' (1711) and 'Architectura Theoretica-Practica' (1720) were influential expositions of baroque architectural and design principles.
[Ref: 38943] £360.00
Paul Decker del. Andreas Hoffer sculpsit
Cum Priv. Sac. Caes. Maj. / Martin Engelbrecht excudit Aug. Vind [c.1736]
Scarce engraving, sheet 360 x 405mm (14 x 16"). Trimmed inside platemark. Few fox marks bottom.
Allegory of Sweden; plate from 'Laconicum Europae Speculum' (1736), a series of designs allegorizing European countries, after designs by Paul Decker (1685-1742), whose volumes 'Fürstlicher Baumeister' (1711) and 'Architectura Theoretica-Practica' (1720) were influential expositions of baroque architectural and design principles.
[Ref: 38943] £360.00
![[The benefits of drinking Tea and Coffee.] Das sür Beshündheit ünd Lüft dienende Thee ünd Caffe.](jpegs/33719.jpg)
[The benefits of drinking Tea and Coffee.] Das sür Beshündheit ünd Lüft dienende Thee ünd Caffe. Saniti et Voluptati Inservientes Herbæ Thee et Caffe.
Paul Decker inv et del. John. Christoph Steudner sculp.
Cum Priv. Sac. Cæs. Maj. Mart. Engelbrecht exc. A.V. [Augsburg, n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, very scarce; Sheet 245 x 335mm. Trimmed to plate, three small tears, one patched, some staining.
The interior of a tearoom, with people around a table drinking tea and coffee. One couple bow in greeting to the most opulently-dressed man entering with a foreign merchant. A text, in German & Latin, lists the benefits to health of the two drinks.
[Ref: 33719] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Paul Decker inv et del. John. Christoph Steudner sculp.
Cum Priv. Sac. Cæs. Maj. Mart. Engelbrecht exc. A.V. [Augsburg, n.d., c.1700.]
Engraving, very scarce; Sheet 245 x 335mm. Trimmed to plate, three small tears, one patched, some staining.
The interior of a tearoom, with people around a table drinking tea and coffee. One couple bow in greeting to the most opulently-dressed man entering with a foreign merchant. A text, in German & Latin, lists the benefits to health of the two drinks.
[Ref: 33719] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)