Engravings, Etchings and Drypoints by Albrecht Dürer, Collection N.G.H.: Auction Wednesday, November 19, 1986 |
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a-b impression ALBRECHT DÜRER Christ ALBRECHT DÜRER Saint auction Becky Morgan bidder Brian Cole Bull's Head watermark buyer Carl Crawford catalogue Charles Beyer Christie's Conditions of Sale drypoint DÜRER The Virgin Engraved Passion etching on iron final bid fractionally inside FRANCESCO GUARDI Head with Flower Holl indistinct collector's stamp initials RHS inside the platemark Jay Cantor left edge lesser defects LIMITED WARRANTY lower left lower right corner margins or trimmed Mariette Meder a-b Meder b impression Meder Ib Michael Findlay minor thin spots Old Master old tape pale foxing pale residual staining pale staining pen and ink PROVENANCE An unidentified purchase price qualified opinion rectangle repaired tear residual ink reverse edges right edge Schrobenhausen seller seller's reserve skillfully repaired slight discoloration slight staining slight surface soiling small margins small repair small thin spot thin patch thread margins unidentified collector's stamp unobtrusive upper left corner upper right corner vertical crease Virgin and Child