Sale 5507
Paris
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30 January 2008
Price realised
EUR 275
Estimate
CLAUDE MELLAN (1598-1688) La Sainte Face (Le Blanc 33) Burin, 1649, sur vélin, 2nd et dernier état avec la lettre, bonnes marges, papier insolé, piqûres, nombreuses pliures et cassures, épidermures, déchirures dans les marges, accident dans la partie supérieure du sujet 43 x 31,5 cm. (16 15/16 x 12 7/16 in.)
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