Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the Olympic Manifesto
Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the Olympic Manifesto
Auction Closed
December 18, 08:58 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
MOTTRAM, CHARLES [AFTER HENRY COURTNEY SELOUS]
Jerusalem in Her Grandeur [with]: Jerusalem in Her Fall. Scarborough and London: George Lord Beeforth, and Hayward & Leggatt, 1860
A pair of engravings (to sight: 26 1/4 x 38 1/2 in.; 667 x 978 cm). Each richly hand-colored, each stamped with the engraver's monogram in red ink at lower left; "Jerusalem in Her Grandeur": minor marginal soiling, pin holes scattered at the center of edge, two closed tears, one of which repaired, along lower left edge; "Jerusalem in Her Fall": minor foxing and soiling, two closed tears repaired. Framed and glazed; not examined out of frames.
A handsome pair of engravings, depicting the Temple Mount from its two extreme, historical vantage points.