ID 793452
Lot 184 | ATTRIBUTED TO FERRANDO BERTELLI (ACTIVE 1561-1571)
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
Venetia (A Birdseye View of Venice and the Lagoon)
etching, circa 1560-70, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good, strong and early, tonal impression of this extremely rare, possibly unique print, with many wiping marks, foul-biting and plate impurities, trimmed inside the platemark except at the corners, a small rustmark at upper centre, some tiny plugged holes, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 204 x 212 mm.
Provenance
With Helmut Rumbler Kunsthandel, Frankfurt am Main.
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2010.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Etching |
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| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Cityscape |
| Applied technique: | Etching |
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| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Cityscape |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |



