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Sat, Mar 25, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Mar 27, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 615

[Vue d'optique] Engraving

Estimate: $100 - $200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(18th century) [Vue perspective de la Ville et Chateau Electorale de Meissen], published by Basset, circa 1770, handcolored and pierced engraving on laid paper, 10 x 15-5/8 in. (image); modern gilt wood frame with sandwiched plexiglass to reveal verso,. Provenance: Estate of Marjorie and Charles West

Condition

windows delicately cut out and backed with various papers, one being a letter, showing the view at night when backlit, toning, tear in sky at left, other tears, fading, some staining in sky; frame with minor abrasions