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Jean-Philippe-Guy le Gentil, Comte de Paroy

Design for Pedestal Table (Classical Subjects)

Auction Closed

January 31, 03:58 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

Jean-Philippe-Guy le Gentil, Comte de Paroy

Paris 1750 - 1824

Design for Pedestal Table (Classical Subjects)


etching on laid paper

image diameter: 15 ½ in.; 395 mm

sheet: 15 ⅞ by 16 in.; 402 by 408 mm

Executed in 1789.

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