Giovanni Battista Piranesi Etchings: Value & Auction Prices

1720–1778

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Of the 502 lots by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (etchings) recorded at auction between 2003 and 2026, 336 found a buyer (67%). Across 336 sales with a published price, the typical result was $325Sign up free to see to $1.1kSign up free to see (median $532Sign up free to see). Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene. holds the top price on file: $76.1kSign up free to see at Kornfeld (September 2024). Most results come from Bertolami Fine Art (87), Ketterer Kunst (64) and Sloans & Kenyon (43).

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1. 
   Veduta dell'Arco di Constantino, e dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, 1760

   Etching

   40.5 x 54.3 cm (15.9 x 21.3 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · May 22, 2015 · Lot 116
   €2,500≈ $2,791≈ £1,785Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
2. 
   Veduta del Campidoglio di fianco, Wohl 1757

   Etching

   40.5 x 68.9 cm (15.9 x 27.1 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · May 22, 2015 · Lot 115
   €2,500≈ $2,791≈ £1,785Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
3. 
   Veduta della Gran Piazza e Basilica di S. Pietro, 1772

   Etching

   46 x 70 cm (18.1 x 27.5 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · May 22, 2015 · Lot 122
   €2,750≈ $3,070≈ £1,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
4. 
   GRAND URNA DE PORFIDIO, autograph impression from Antichita Romane Vol III, plate XIX

   Etching

   14 in. x 23 in

   Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 25, 2015 · Lot 505
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
5. 
   Veduta dell' Arco di Tito

   Etching

   70 x 46cm

   Chiswick Auctions · Mar 10, 2015 · Lot 132
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £80–120View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
6. 
   Veduta dell' Arco di Constantine

   Etching

   48.5 x 60.5cm

   Chiswick Auctions · Mar 10, 2015 · Lot 7
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £80–120View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
7. 
   Blatt VIII der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Staircase with Trophies), 1749

   Etching

   55 x 40,3 cm (21,6 x 15,8 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Nov 21, 2014 · Lot 57
   €3,500≈ $4,348≈ £2,772Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
8. 
   Blatt VI der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Smoking Fire), 1749

   Etching

   54,5 x 40 cm (21,4 x 15,7 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Nov 21, 2014 · Lot 56
   €4,000≈ $4,969≈ £3,168Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
9. 
   Veduta della Arco di Settimio Severo (Hind 99)

   Etching · Paper

   Bonhams · Oct 14, 2014 · Lot 466
   £500≈ $796≈ €629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Lion Bas-Relief

    Etching

    22 3/4 in. x 16 3/4 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 20, 2014 · Lot 861
    $450≈ £275≈ €350HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
11. 
    Veduta dell'Arco di Constantino; Veduta dell'Arco di Settimio Severo, from Vedute di Roma (WE. 230; 232; H. 96; 99), 1771; 1772

    Etching

    each sight 19 1/4 x 28 3/4in

    Bonhams · Sep 7, 2014 · Lot 7205
    $813≈ £504≈ €628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Veduta delle due Chiese, l'una detta della Madonna di Loreto..., from Vedute di Roma (H. 66; W. 199), 1762

    Etching · Paper

    16 7/8 x 27 1/8in

    Bonhams · Aug 24, 2014 · Lot 3095
    $750≈ £452≈ €568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva, from Vedute di Roma (H. 42; W. 181), 1757

    Etching · Paper

    16 x 24 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 24, 2014 · Lot 3094
    $525≈ £316≈ €398Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Veduta del Ponte Salario; Veduta interna dell Atrio, from Vedute di Roma (H. 31; 58; F. 744; 815), 1754;

    Etching · Paper

    16 x 24 5/8in; 16 1/2 x 21 7/8in

    Bonhams · Jul 27, 2014 · Lot 7035
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    GRAND URNA DE PORFIDIO, autograph impression from Antichita Romane Vol III, plate XIX

    Etching

    14 in. x 23 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 21, 2014 · Lot 902
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $700–900View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
16. 
    Veduta della Facciato della Basilica di S

    Etching

    19 3/4 in. x 28 1/2 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 21, 2014 · Lot 901
    $300≈ £176≈ €221HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
17. 
    Veduta del Palazzo fabbricato sul Quirinale per le Segreterie de Brevi e della Sacra Consulta

    Etching

    15 3/4 in. x 24 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 21, 2014 · Lot 900
    $150≈ £88≈ €110HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
18. 
    Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S

    Etching

    15 3/4 in. x 24 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 21, 2014 · Lot 899
    $140≈ £82≈ €103HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
19. 
    Veduta sul Monte Quirinale del Palazzo dell'Eccellentissima Casa Barberini

    Etching

    15 1/2 in. x 24 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 21, 2014 · Lot 898
    $150≈ £88≈ €110HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
20. 
    Veduta interna della Villa di Mecenate, 1764

    Etching

    47,8 x 63,2 cm (18,8 x 24,8 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · May 24, 2014 · Lot 29
    €938≈ $1,278≈ £759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
21. 
    Veduta Della Piazza Di Monte CavalloAfter the artist

    Etching

    19 in. x 28 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 12, 2014 · Lot 890
    $90≈ £54≈ €65HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
22. 
    Vaso antico di marmo presso S

    Etching

    20 3/4 in. x 15 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 8, 2014 · Lot 849
    $325≈ £199≈ €239HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
23. 
    Veduta Della Piazza Di Monte CavalloAfter the artist

    Etching

    19 in. x 28 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 8, 2014 · Lot 848
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
24. 
    Veduta degli Avanzi della Circonferenza delle antiche Fabbriche, 1776

    Etching

    47,4 x 62,4 cm (18,6 x 24,5 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 73
    €600≈ $811≈ £501Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
25. 
    Altra veduta interna della Villa di Mecenate in Tivoli, 1767

    Etching

    42,3 x 60,6 cm (16,6 x 23,8 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 71
    €625≈ $845≈ £521Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
26. 
    Avanzi del Tempio detto di Apollo nella Villa Adriana vicino a Tivoli, 1768

    Etching

    47,3 x 62 cm (18,6 x 24,4 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 72
    €688≈ $930≈ £574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
27. 
    Interno del Tempio di Canopo nella Villa Adriana, 1776

    Etching

    45,2 x 58,1 cm (17,7 x 22,8 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 74
    €813≈ $1,099≈ £678Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
28. 
    Veduta degli avanzi superiori delle Terme di Diocleziano a S. Maria degli Angeli, 1774

    Etching

    47,3 x 70,8 cm (18,6 x 27,8 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 70
    €1,063≈ $1,437≈ £887Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
29. 
    Blatt XVI der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Pier with Chains), 1749

    Etching

    40,5 x 55,2 cm (15,9 x 21,7 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 69
    €1,875≈ $2,535≈ £1,564Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
30. 
    Blatt XII der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Sawhorse), 1749

    Etching

    41,3 x 55,7 cm (16,2 x 21,9 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 67
    €1,875≈ $2,535≈ £1,564Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
31. 
    Blatt II der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Man on the Rack), 1749

    Etching

    56 x 41,5 cm (22 x 16,3 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 63
    €2,250≈ $3,042≈ £1,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
32. 
    Blatt VIII der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Staircase with Trophies), 1749

    Etching

    55 x 40,3 cm (21,6 x 15,8 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 68
    €3,000≈ $4,055≈ £2,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
33. 
    Blatt VI der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Smoking Fire), 1749

    Etching

    54,5 x 40 cm (21,4 x 15,7 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 66
    €4,375≈ $5,914≈ £3,650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
34. 
    Blatt IV der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Grand Piazza), 1749

    Etching

    54,5 x 41,3 cm (21,4 x 16,2 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 65
    €4,750≈ $6,421≈ £3,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
35. 
    Blatt III der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Round Tower), 1749

    Etching

    54,8 x 41,5 cm (21,5 x 16,3 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 64
    €6,500≈ $8,787≈ £5,424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
36. 
    Blatt IV der vierzehnteiligen Folge der "Invenzioni Capric di Carceri" (The Grand Piazza), 1749

    Etching

    54,4 x 41,1 cm (21,4 x 16,1 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 62
    €17,500≈ $23,657≈ £14,602Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
37. 
    Veduta della Piazza, e Basilica di S.Giovanni in Laterano, circa 1810

    Etching · ed. etching, second Paris edition

    69.5 x 47.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 14, 2013 · Lot 81
    A$550≈ $511≈ £319≈ €381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$550–750View at Leonard Joel ↗
38. 
    Veduta di un Eliocamino per àbitarvi l'Inverno, il quale era riscaldato dal Sole, che s'introduceva per le Finestre, circa 1800

    Etching

    59.5 x 42cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 14, 2013 · Lot 79
    A$550≈ $511≈ £319≈ €381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$550–750View at Leonard Joel ↗
39. 
    The Colosseum; The Pantheon, from Vedute de Roma (H. 57; 60), 1757; 1761

    Etching · Paper

    17 1/2 x 27 3/4in; 18 1/2 x 27in

    Bonhams · Jul 28, 2013 · Lot 2129
    $1,188≈ £773≈ €896Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Fantasia di rovine con statua di Minerva (1748 circa)

    Etching · Paper

    505x604 cm

    Wannenes · May 28, 2013 · Lot 122
    Result not publishedEst. €1,500–1,800View at Wannenes ↗
41. 
    Frontespizio di varie vedute di Roma antica e moderna (1745 - 1747)

    Etching · Paper

    Wannenes · May 28, 2013 · Lot 121
    Result not publishedEst. €1,500–1,800View at Wannenes ↗
42. 
    Veduta della piazza di Montecavallo

    Etching · Paper

    Wannenes · May 28, 2013 · Lot 120
    Result not publishedEst. €1,500–1,800View at Wannenes ↗
43. 
    Veduta del Campidoglio di fianco (1775)

    Etching · Paper

    Wannenes · May 28, 2013 · Lot 119
    Result not publishedEst. €1,500–1,800View at Wannenes ↗
44. 
    Palazzo di Monte Citrio, 1752

    Etching

    40,4 x 61,7 cm (15,9 x 24,2 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · May 14, 2013 · Lot 585
    €375≈ $487≈ £318Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
45. 
    Palazzo Barberini, 1729

    Etching

    40,4 x 61,3 cm (15,9 x 24,1 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · May 14, 2013 · Lot 586
    €875≈ $1,135≈ £742Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
46. 
    Veduta del Sito..., from Veduta di Roma; Veduta degli Avanzi...; Veduta del Ponte...; Veduta del Ponte d'Elio..., from Le Antichità Romane (W. 159; 428; 472; 480), 1756/later; 1756-64/later

    Etching · Paper

    each sight 16 x 26in

    Bonhams · Apr 21, 2013 · Lot 7087
    $2,000≈ £1,314≈ €1,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
47. 
    Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di S

    Etching

    18 3/4 in. x 28 1/4 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 19, 2013 · Lot 965
    $850≈ £554≈ €648HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
48. 
    Veduta di Piazza a Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agnole

    Etching

    19 1/4 in. x 28 1/2 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 19, 2013 · Lot 964
    $1,100≈ £717≈ €839HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
49. 
    Veduta di Piazza a Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agnole

    Etching

    18 1/4 in. x 24 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 19, 2013 · Lot 963
    $900≈ £586≈ €686HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
50. 
    Veduta del Romano Campidoglio con Scalinata che va alla Chiesa d'Araceli

    Etching

    18 1/4 in. x 24 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 19, 2013 · Lot 962
    $650≈ £423≈ €496HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

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