Various Artists - 5 Works on Paper
Medium
hand-colored engraving
Dimensions
plate (largest): 13 3/8 x 8 inches
sight (smaller): 4 3/4 x 4 1/8 inches
Estimate:
$200 -
$400
Price Realized:
$125
Includes buyer's premium
About this Lot
Description
lot includes:
4 hand-colored copper landscape botanical engravings after Matthäus Merian & Ludwig von Anhalt-Kothen's 'Der Fruchtbringenden Gesellschafft Vorhaben, Nahmen, Gemaehlde und Woerter,' first published in 1630 and later published in 1719 by Michael Bernhard Valentini
1 hand-colored hunting scene engraving after Richard Blome's 'The Gentlemans Recreation,' first printed in 1686
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Frame Information
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frame dimensions (largest): 24 x 18 1/4 x 1 inches, wood frame with glazing
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Provenance
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Property from the estate of Joan Kessler a well regarded textile designer form New York City
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Condition
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all in overall very good condition, some toning, not examined out of frame