Giovanni Battista Piranesi Etchings: Value & Auction Prices

1720–1778

Of the 464 lots by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (etchings) recorded at auction between 2003 and 2026, 301 found a buyer (65%). Across 301 sales with a published price, the typical result was $350Sign up free to see to $1.1kSign up free to see (median $594Sign 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. 
   Sepolero di Cecilia Metalla, from Views of Rome, 1762 etching 45 x 62.5cm A local Private Collection of Paintings & Prints

   Etching

   45 x 62.5cm

   Gorringe's · Jun 29, 2021 · Lot 328
   £440≈ $609≈ €512HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–800View at Gorringe's ↗
2. 
   Veduta dell'Arco di Tito

   Etching

   18 3/4 x 28 in.

   Cottone Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 207
   $240≈ £170≈ €198Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
3. 
   Konstantinsbogen in Rom

   Etching

   Darstellungsmaße ca. 47 x 71 cm

   Auktionshaus Mehlis · May 29, 2021 · Lot 3608
   €390≈ $474≈ £334HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
4. 
   Grabmal der Cecilia Metella

   Etching

   Darstellungsmaße ca. 44,5 x 64 cm

   Auktionshaus Mehlis · May 29, 2021 · Lot 3607
   €390≈ $474≈ £334HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
5. 
   Substructures of Clodius

   Etching

   8.25" high x 12" wide

   Clarke Auction Gallery · May 2, 2021 · Lot 36
   $250≈ £180≈ €207HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
6. 
   Veduta Degli Avanzi Superiori Delle Terme Di Diodez

   Etching

   17.5 in. x 27.4 in

   Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 1394
   $120≈ £89≈ €98HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
7. 
   Untitled

   Etching

   Sworders · Dec 9, 2020 · Lot 501
   £280≈ $377≈ €311HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–400View at Sworders ↗
8. 
   Piramide di C. Cestio

   Etching · Paper

   Pl. 39 x 53,5 cm, Bl. 51,4 x 71,5 cm

   Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Dec 5, 2020 · Lot 201
   €1,400≈ $1,702≈ £1,264HammerSign up free to seeEst. €750–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
9. 
   Hadrian's Villa

   Etching · Paper

   43.2 x 56.5 cm

   Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 28, 2020 · Lot 1258
   CA$497≈ $382≈ £287≈ €321Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$150–200View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
10. 
    Two Chimneypiece Etchings

    Etching · Paper

    33 x 26 3/4 in.

    Leland Little · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 2220
    $125≈ £94≈ €105HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
11. 
    Three Chimneypiece Etchings

    Etching · Paper

    25 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.

    Leland Little · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 2219
    $175≈ £132≈ €148HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
12. 
    "Galleria grande..."

    Etching

    Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 17, 2020 · Lot 4005
    €280≈ $333≈ £251HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
13. 
    Veduta Della Villa Estase in Tivoli

    Etching

    19" high x 28" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 8, 2020 · Lot 20
    $300≈ £228≈ €253HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
14. 
    Veduta degli Avanzi della Circonferenza delle antiche Fabbriche di una delle Piazze della Villa Adriana.. from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), state II/IV with "120" and "XXX" lower right in plate (H.132)

    Etching · Paper · ed. II/IV

    sheet 19-1/4 x 25-3/16 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 31, 2020 · Lot 183
    $300≈ £228≈ €253HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Brunk Auctions ↗
15. 
    Veduta dell'Arco di Settimio Severo

    Etching · Paper

    18 5/8 x 28 1/8 in.

    Leland Little · Jul 16, 2020 · Lot 360
    $425≈ £338≈ €372HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
16. 
    Vaso Antico

    Etching

    21 x 15 1/4 in.

    Leland Little · Jun 25, 2020 · Lot 280
    $300≈ £241≈ €268HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
17. 
    "Tempio antico …"

    Etching

    Darstellungsmaße ca. 40,5 x 55 cm

    Auktionshaus Mehlis · Jun 25, 2020 · Lot 3420
    €360≈ $403≈ £324HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
18. 
    ARCO DI SETTIMIO SEVERO, later impression

    Etching

    14 1/2 in. x 23 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 14, 2020 · Lot 365
    $275≈ £219≈ €244HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
19. 
    Appian Way

    Etching

    15.5 x 25.5 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · May 17, 2020 · Lot 151
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
20. 
    Two Egyptian Architectural Engravings

    Etching

    24 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.

    Leland Little · Apr 11, 2020 · Lot 191
    $250≈ £201≈ €230HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
21. 
    Veduta esterna delle tre Sale sepolcrali, credute della famiglia di Aug[us]to, 1756

    Etching · Paper

    Pl. 37,5 x 55 cm, Ra. 48,5 x 59 cm

    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 28, 2020 · Lot 227
    €280≈ $307≈ £251HammerSign up free to seeEst. €340–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
22. 
    Veduta di un Sepolcro

    Etching

    sheet: 24 x 16 1/4 inches

    Capsule Auctions · Dec 11, 2019 · Lot 12
    $125≈ £95≈ €113Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Capsule Auctions ↗
23. 
    Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante

    Etching

    15 5/8" H x 23 1/8" W

    Case Antiques · Oct 5, 2019 · Lot 348
    $450≈ £365≈ €410Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–350View at Case Antiques ↗
24. 
    Ruins

    Etching

    10.5" high x 14.75" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 29, 2019 · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
25. 
    Veduta esterna delle tre Sale sepolcrali, credute della famiglia di Aug[us]to, 1756

    Etching · Paper

    Pl. 37,5 x 55 cm, Ra. 48,5 x 59 cm

    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 21, 2019 · Lot 255
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €420–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
26. 
    Pianta di Roma, a rare plan of Rome with surrounding fragments of the Forma Urbisÿfrom Le Antichita Romane, Vol. I Plate II, Rome, 1756

    Etching · Paper

    plate 18-1/4 x 20-3/4 in. page 20-1/2 x 30-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 14, 2019 · Lot 857
    $550≈ £442≈ €496HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
27. 
    Veduta dell' Esterno della Gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano

    Etching

    15 3/4 x 24 1/4 in.

    Leland Little · Sep 2, 2019 · Lot 284
    $225≈ £186≈ €205HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
28. 
    Avanzi di uno antico Sepolcro, 1776

    Etching · Paper

    Pl. 72 x 48 cm, Bl. 93,5 x 63,5 cm

    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Jun 15, 2019 · Lot 187
    €100≈ $113≈ £89HammerSign up free to seeEst. €120–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
29. 
    Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene, 1745, überarbeitet 1760

    Etching · Other support

    Einheitlich in der wohl ursprünglichen Papiergrösse, ca. 61 x 43 cm resp. 43 x 61 cm, auf festem Bütten

    Kornfeld · Jun 14, 2019 · Lot 70
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 50,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
30. 
    Dimonstrazione di varj ornamenti del Tempio di Vesta... (Demonstration of various ornaments of the Temple of Vesta...)

    Etching · Paper

    29 x 18 1/2 in.

    Leland Little · Apr 13, 2019 · Lot 541
    $90≈ £69≈ €79HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
31. 
    Two Views of St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican

    Etching · Paper

    15 3/4 x 24 in.

    Leland Little · Apr 13, 2019 · Lot 540
    $240≈ £183≈ €212HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
32. 
    - ''Veduta di un Eliocamino...'' (Focillon 847); (HInd 133 i/III) & (Wiolton-Ely 266)-

    Etching · Paper

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Mar 23, 2019 · Lot 68
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
33. 
    - ''Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia'' (Focillon 829); (Hind 109 i?III) & (Wilton-Ely 242)-

    Etching · Paper

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Mar 23, 2019 · Lot 67
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
34. 
    Two Candelabro antico from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne ed ornamenti antichi disegnati...

    Etching · Paper

    plate 26-7/8 x 17-1/8 in. sheet 33-3/8 x 21-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 22, 2019 · Lot 966
    $750≈ £570≈ €664HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
35. 
    View of The Piazza di Spagna, 1720

    Etching

    41x60 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Mar 7, 2019 · Lot 580
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–300View at Maison Bibelot ↗
36. 
    Veduta del Piano Superiore del Serraglio delle fiere

    Etching

    41 x 61cm

    Woolley & Wallis · Mar 6, 2019 · Lot 222
    £250≈ $329≈ €291HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
37. 
    Veduta Del Palazzo Dell Accademia

    Etching

    17 1/2 in. x 26 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 2, 2019 · Lot 272
    $130≈ £100≈ €113HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
38. 
    Veduata Del Palazzo Odescalchi

    Etching

    18.4 in. x 26.8 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 2, 2019 · Lot 271
    $120≈ £92≈ €105HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
39. 
    Altra Veduta degli avanzi del Pronao del Tempio della Concordia (H. 110), 1774

    Etching · Paper · ed. I/III

    plate 18-1/4 x 27-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jan 25, 2019 · Lot 17
    $150≈ £114≈ €132HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
40. 
    Veduta del Tiempo Ottangolare di Minerva Medica

    Etching

    18 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.

    Leland Little · Dec 15, 2018 · Lot 185
    $320≈ £255≈ €284HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
41. 
    - ''Interno del Tempio detto di Canopo nella Villa Adriana'' (Focillon 845)(Hind 131 i/III)(Wilton-Ely 264)-

    Etching · Paper

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Dec 8, 2018 · Lot 82
    Result not publishedEst. $400–700View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
42. 
    - ''Avanzi di una Sala Appartenente al Castro Pretoria nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli'' (Focillon 831)(Hind 112 i/III)(Wilton-Ely 245)-

    Etching · Paper

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Dec 8, 2018 · Lot 81
    Result not publishedEst. $400–700View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
43. 
    - ''Altra Veduta del Tempio della Sibilla in Tivoli'' (Focillon 765)(Hind 62 i/III)(Wilton-Ely 195)-

    Etching

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Dec 8, 2018 · Lot 80
    Result not publishedEst. $400–700View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
44. 
    VEDUTA DELL' ARCO DI CONSTANTINO, 1771

    Etching · Paper

    18-5/8 x 27-7/8 in. (plate) 22-1/8 x 30 in. (page)

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 13, 2018 · Lot 754
    $400≈ £304≈ €344HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
45. 
    Two impressions: Veduta del Tempio di Cibele a Piazza della Bocco della Verita and Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di S. Pietro..

    Etching · Paper

    24-3/4 x 35-1/4 (sheets)

    Brunk Auctions · May 12, 2018 · Lot 1059
    $350≈ £258≈ €293HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
46. 
    Altra Vedvta del Tempio della Sibilla in Tivoli Etching and engraving, on thick laid paper Circa 1761, first state of three, [H

    Etching · Paper

    Dreweatts · Apr 17, 2018 · Lot 5
    £850≈ $1,217≈ €985HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Dreweatts ↗
47. 
    Avanzi di uno antico Sepolcro, 1776

    Etching · Paper

    Pl. 72 x 48 cm, Bl. 93,5 x 63,5 cm

    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 24, 2018 · Lot 551
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
48. 
    Veduta di un Ingresso al Masso Sepolcrale d’Elio Adriano Imp

    Etching

    39 x 47cm

    Woolley & Wallis · Mar 7, 2018 · Lot 232
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–400View at Woolley & Wallis ↗
49. 
    Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo

    Etching

    16 x 22 in.

    Leland Little · Dec 16, 2017 · Lot 145
    $180≈ £135≈ €152HammerSign up free to seeView at Leland Little ↗
50. 
    Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide di Marmo Composta di Grossi Macigni ove si Veggono Scolpite le Due Guerre Daciche Fatte da Traiano […], 1774

    Etching

    80 × 60 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 30, 2017 · Lot 320
    €20,625≈ $24,439≈ £18,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €17,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗

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