ID 1250746 
Lot 89  | JACQUES CALLOT (1592-1635)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000 
Balli di Sfessania
a uniform set of 24 etchings, including two contemporary copies (L. 393 & 399)
circa 1621-22
on laid paper, one plate (L. 388) with a partial watermark Pot (similar to Haewood 3690), the others without watermark
very fine to very good impressions, generally first state (of two), one plate (L. 400) second state (of three)
all before plate numbers, some with the text guidelines still present
trimmed to or on the platemarks
generally in good condition
Sheets 70 x 92 mm. (and similar)(24)
Provenance
Giuseppe Storck (1766-1836), Seckingen and Milan (Lugt 2318; all inscribed and dated 1797 in brown ink verso).
Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and England (Lugt 6094); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Lieure 379-398, 400-402
| Artist: | Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635) | 
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| Applied technique: | Etching | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Genre: | Genre art | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France | 
| Artist: | Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635) | 
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| Applied technique: | Etching | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Genre: | Genre art | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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