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Lot 72
HEINRICH ALDEGREVER (1502-1538)
Adam and Eve
Closed10 December 2019
Price Realised
GBP 1,250
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HEINRICH ALDEGREVER (1502-1538)
Adam and Eve
the pair of engravings, circa 1520-61, on laid paper, without watermarks, good but slightly later impressions, trimmed on or fractionally inside the platemarks, the upper sheet tips of Adam made-up with pen and ink, both sheets very thinly backed, otherwise in good condition; together with Ornament arising from the Body of a Faun (B. 284), engraving, 1552, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with thread to narrow margins, a repaired tear at right, otherwise in good condition; A Satyr playing Bagpipe, below two Children (B. 210), engraving, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression, trimmed on the platemark, a slight nick into the subject at left, otherwise in good condition; Hercules squeezing Antaeus to Death (B. 88), engraving, 1550, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with narrow margins, two minor repairs, otherwise in good condition; and Dancing Couple, from: The Large Wedding-Dancers (B. 170), engraving, 1538, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression trimmed on the platemark, with some repairs
Plate & Sheet 92 x 63 mm. (B. 11)
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Adam and Eve
the pair of engravings, circa 1520-61, on laid paper, without watermarks, good but slightly later impressions, trimmed on or fractionally inside the platemarks, the upper sheet tips of Adam made-up with pen and ink, both sheets very thinly backed, otherwise in good condition; together with Ornament arising from the Body of a Faun (B. 284), engraving, 1552, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with thread to narrow margins, a repaired tear at right, otherwise in good condition; A Satyr playing Bagpipe, below two Children (B. 210), engraving, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression, trimmed on the platemark, a slight nick into the subject at left, otherwise in good condition; Hercules squeezing Antaeus to Death (B. 88), engraving, 1550, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with narrow margins, two minor repairs, otherwise in good condition; and Dancing Couple, from: The Large Wedding-Dancers (B. 170), engraving, 1538, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression trimmed on the platemark, with some repairs
Plate & Sheet 92 x 63 mm. (B. 11)
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HEINRICH ALDEGREVER (1502-1538)
Adam and Eve
the pair of engravings, circa 1520-61, on laid paper, without watermarks, good but slightly later impressions, trimmed on or fractionally inside the platemarks, the upper sheet tips of Adam made-up with pen and ink, both sheets very thinly backed, otherwise in good condition; together with Ornament arising from the Body of a Faun (B. 284), engraving, 1552, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with thread to narrow margins, a repaired tear at right, otherwise in good condition; A Satyr playing Bagpipe, below two Children (B. 210), engraving, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression, trimmed on the platemark, a slight nick into the subject at left, otherwise in good condition; Hercules squeezing Antaeus to Death (B. 88), engraving, 1550, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with narrow margins, two minor repairs, otherwise in good condition; and Dancing Couple, from: The Large Wedding-Dancers (B. 170), engraving, 1538, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression trimmed on the platemark, with some repairs
Plate & Sheet 92 x 63 mm. (B. 11)
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Adam and Eve
the pair of engravings, circa 1520-61, on laid paper, without watermarks, good but slightly later impressions, trimmed on or fractionally inside the platemarks, the upper sheet tips of Adam made-up with pen and ink, both sheets very thinly backed, otherwise in good condition; together with Ornament arising from the Body of a Faun (B. 284), engraving, 1552, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with thread to narrow margins, a repaired tear at right, otherwise in good condition; A Satyr playing Bagpipe, below two Children (B. 210), engraving, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression, trimmed on the platemark, a slight nick into the subject at left, otherwise in good condition; Hercules squeezing Antaeus to Death (B. 88), engraving, 1550, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, with narrow margins, two minor repairs, otherwise in good condition; and Dancing Couple, from: The Large Wedding-Dancers (B. 170), engraving, 1538, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression trimmed on the platemark, with some repairs
Plate & Sheet 92 x 63 mm. (B. 11)
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Henri Ledoux (20th century), Paris (Lugt 4052).
With Hill-Stone, New York.
Acquired from the above on 4 November 1999. (B. 284 only)
Unidentified collector's mark, possibly Johann Balthasar Bullinger the Elder (1713-1793), Switzerland (Lugt 3292). (B. 210 only)
With Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, London.
Acquired from the above on 5 January 1995. (B. 88 only)
With Christopher Mendez, London.
Acquired from the above in 2006. (B. 170 only)
With Hill-Stone, New York.
Acquired from the above on 4 November 1999. (B. 284 only)
Unidentified collector's mark, possibly Johann Balthasar Bullinger the Elder (1713-1793), Switzerland (Lugt 3292). (B. 210 only)
With Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, London.
Acquired from the above on 5 January 1995. (B. 88 only)
With Christopher Mendez, London.
Acquired from the above in 2006. (B. 170 only)
Bartsch, Hollstein 11, 12, 284, 210, 88 & 170
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