Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
| The Next Bid Increment | $550 |
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| with 28% Buyer's Premium | $704 |
| Your Selected Maximum Bid | $550 |
| with 28% Buyer's Premium | $704 |
| The Current Bid (You're leading) | $500 |
|---|---|
| with 28% Buyer's Premium | $640 |
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| with 28% Buyer's Premium |
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A hand-colored copper engraving on two joined sheets of laid paper by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590), titled ‘Cracovia Metropolis Regni Poloniae', depicting a panoramic bird’s-eye view of Kraków and surrounding settlements with architectural, heraldic, equestrian, and figural elements, one sheet bearing a horn-form watermark visible in transmitted or raking light, with old vertical folds and housed under glazing in a wood frame
hand painted etching on laid paper
image: 14 1/4 x 43 1/4 inches
From a Sniffen Court Collection
Overall good condition; scattered small areas of foxing, old folds, two sheets joined at center, chalk-like surface accretion along the left edge, approximately 1/2-inch tear at the left side, and several smudged fingerprint-like marks to the verso margin
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Condition reports are based on visual inspection by the Capsule team under typical office lighting. Unless otherwise noted, items are not examined under UV light in advance of sale. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. Remember, all lots are previously owned and all sales are final. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot.
Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
Wood frame with glazing, dimensions: 21 x 50 x1
