Sale 5039
London, South Kensington
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8 December 2010
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) The Rejection of Joachim's Offering, from: The Life of the Virgin (Bartsch 77; Meder, Hollstein 189) woodcut, circa 1504, watermark Fish Bladder with Initials IM, a good Meder f impression, after the text edition of 1511, with 2 mm. margins on all sides, a few brown spots at the centre of the subject, minor adhesive staining at the upper sheet edge verso, faintly visible recto, generally in good condition B. 294 x 212 mm., S. 297 x 215 mm.
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