Auction 104 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

643

Architectural drawings for Villa Sotto Mayor (Sotto Mayor House - Lisboa)


Estimate

1.800 - 2.500


Session 2

15 April 2021



Description

NOGUEIRA, Engº. António Rodrigues.- Villa Sotto Mayor / projecto de A. Rodrigues Nogueira.- Lisboa: s.n., 1902.
Leather bound album of gold engraved spine "Villa Sotto Mayor - Projecto de A. R. Nogueira. Lisboa - 1902"
Nine Indian-ink architectural drawings applied onto cardboard (scale 1:100)
Four elevations, four plans (ground floor, 1st floor, basement and attic) and one sectioned drawing
Signed by Eng. António Rodrigues Nogueira.
(some staining)
Portugal, 20th century

46,5x56,5 cm


Category

Books and Manuscripts


Additional Information

Built between 1902 and 1906 for the banker Cândido Sotto Mayor (1852-1935) the house occupies a large plot on the eastern side of Fontes Pereira de Melo Avenue.
The original plan was drawn by Architect Ezequiel Bandeira with the cooperation of Architect Carlos Alberto Correia Monção.
The final plan was signed by the military engineer António Rodrigues Nogueira.
Under heritage classification process the building was remodelled and is now part of a larger complex that includes the palace itself, a hotel, a gym, an office building and underground parking




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