Il Calessino di Napoli.
Lit. Muller [Naples, 1818.] Lithograph with fine colour and large margins, rare; Italian watermark. Sheet 240 x 405mm. Paper toned at lateral edges, old ink ownship inscription under image. Slighly tatty. A fat friar in an ornately-decorated calessino (a two-wheeled chariot cab), driver standing behind, whip over his head. From a series 'Life in Naples', lithographed by Carlo Muller.
[Ref: 33102] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
La Famiglia di Pulcinella.
Lit. Muller [Naples, 1818.] Lithograph with fine colour and large margins. Sheet 240 x 405mm. Paper toned at lateral edges, old ink ownship inscription under image. A Punch caricature pasted on reverse. A man and his three small sons, all wearing the 'Pulcinella' mask and costume, eating spaghetti from a shallow dish with their hands. To the right is the old Mole lighthouse of Naples. 'Pulcinella' is the Neapolitan antecessor of the 'Punch' puppet. From a series 'Life in Naples', lithographed by Carlo Muller.
[Ref: 33107] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)