Lot 67
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A RARE TOPOGRAPHICAL PLATE
THE COLLECTION OF J. JEFFERSON AND ANNE WEILER MILLER
A RARE TOPOGRAPHICAL PLATE

CIRCA 1760

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A RARE TOPOGRAPHICAL PLATE

CIRCA 1760
A view of the Palace of Christianborg in Copenhagen, a soldier guarding the entrance as a carriage, strollers and an equestrian pass by, all in grisaille highlighted with colors and gilt
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Christie's, New York, January 2000, lot 185.

Lot Essay

Christianborg Palace was the seat of Danish kings until 1794; from then until the present day it has held the Danish parliament. Hervouet and Bruneau, op. cit., p. 247, illustrate a snuffbox with this rare view.

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