Sale 7586
London
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22 May 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,750
Estimate
Jean-Guillaume Moitte (Paris 1746-1810) Three designs for elaborate friezes black lead, pen and grey ink, grey wash 3 7/8 x 24¾ in. (9.7 x 62.7 cm.) and smaller (3)
Provenance
Henri Auguste, until 1810. J.B.C. Odiot, his studio stamp (1) and (2).
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A design for a horizontal frieze similar to one in this lot is in the Courtauld Institute (Witt Collection no. 4737).
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