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HENDRICK GOLTZIUS | The Great Standard-Bearer (Bartsch 125; Hollstein 255; Strauss 253)
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Hendrick Goltzius
- The Great Standard-Bearer (Bartsch 125; Hollstein 255; Strauss 253)
- plate: 117 by 75mm 4 5/8 by 2 7/8 in
- sheet: 122 by 81mm 4 3/4 by 3 1/8 in
Engraving, 1587, a fine impression of the only state, printing with great contrasts and clarity, framed
Provenance
Ex. coll. Friedrich August II (L. 971)
Condition
With thread margins, trimmed along the platemark in places, in good condition, the left sheet edge thinned and skilfully backed with a thin sheet of laid paper, the lower left corner skilfully reatttached and touched in with pen and ink, a tiny vertical split (4mm) at centre along the upper sheet edge, framed. (A faded illegible inscription in the lower borderline recto).
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.