Lot 2
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Albrecht Dürer

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Albrecht Dürer
  • The Holy Family with the Butterfly (B. 44; M., Holl. 42)
  • Plate: 233 by 184mm; 9 1/4 by 7 1/4 in
Engraving, circa 1495, a fairly good impression from the second half of the 16th century, Meder K, on paper with a Cross watermark (M. 156), trimmed to the platemark, with thread margins in places, a horizontal fold across lower part of image, with associated tear and repairs, paper discoloration and occasional fox marks, other minor defects

Provenance

Ex coll. Georg Hamminger (L. 1159)

Condition

Other minor defects described in catalogue description consist of further repairs next to the monogram and a rubbed area at left of god the father.
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