Jacques Saly, “Vase Decorated with Two Tritonesses and Satyr Mask”, 1746

Jacques Saly (aka Jacques François Joseph Saly; Jacques François Joseph Sali) (1717–1776)

“Vase Decorated with Two Tritonesses and Satyr Mask”, 1746, from the series of thirty plates, “Vasa A Se Inventa Atq. Studii Causa Delin. Et Incisa”, published in Rome in 1746 as plate 18 to “Illmo. Viro Dno. I.F. Detroy. Regi. Xmo A Sanct. Consiliis Ordinis. Regii. S. Mich. Equiti. Torquato. Regiae. Artium. De Urbe Academiae. Praefecto Vasa. A. Se. Inventa Atq. Studii Causa. Delin. Et. Incisa D.V.C. Iacobus. Saly. In. Praed. Academia Alumnus S.H.” (see the description of this publication and all the plates offered by the Royal Academy: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/book/illmo-viro-dno-i-f-detroy-regi-xmo-a-sanct-consiliis-ordinis-regii-s-mich).

Etching on laid paper trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline with loss of the writing edge, backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 18.7 x 12.4 cm; (image borderline) 18.5 x 12.1 cm

Guilmard 8 (Désiré Guilmard 1880, “Les Maitres Ornemanistes: Dessinateurs, Peintres, Architectes, Sculpteurs et Graveurs : École Française, Italienne, Allemande, et Des Pays-Bas [Flamande & Hollandaise]”, Paris, E. Plon, pp. 211–12, cat. no. 8 [see https://archive.org/details/lesmaitresornema01guiluoft/page/210/mode/2up])

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline with loss of the writing edge. Beyond a brown dot at upper left the sheet is in an excellent/near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds abrasions or significant stains and has been laid onto a support of millennium quality washi paper providing wide margins.

I am selling this visually arresting etching of a vase in the Louis XV style set against an optically disturbing background of short horizontal strokes that create almost shimmering vertical “rivers” of white paper between the gaps in the lines—for AU$257 (equivalent to approximately US$162.12, EUR 148.92, or GBP 125.15 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$257).

If you are interested in purchasing this very strong impression from 1746 of a very beautiful etching, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.