ID 1250736
Lot 52 | NICOLAS BEATRIZET (1507/15-1573)
Estimate value
£ 700 – 1 000
Column for the Baldacchino, or Solomonic Column, from: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
engraving
circa 1540-1566
on laid paper, watermark Crossbow in Circle (similar to Woodward 205, 1559)
a very fine, rich impression of this rare print
first state (of three), a proof before letters
printing with fine, vertical wiping marks and a light plate tone
with margins
generally in good condition
Plate 463 x 285 mm.
Sheet 483 x 321 mm.
Provenance
Christie's, London, 29 June 1989, lot 9 (with another).
Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired at the above sale (through Artemis).
Literature
Robert-Dumesnil, Bianchi 114
| Applied technique: | Engraving |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France |
| Applied technique: | Engraving |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| 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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