Sale 7781
London
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8 December 2009
Price realised
GBP 4,750
Estimate
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn A Beggar seated warming his Hands at a Chafing Dish (B., Holl. 173; H. 8) etching, circa 1630, without watermark, a good impression of the second, final state, with narrow margins, pale staining in places, a thin spot on the reverse at the left edge, otherwise in very good condition, framed P. 77 x 46 mm., S. 80 x 49 mm.
Provenance
S. S. Scheikevitch (1842-1908), Moscow & Paris (L. 2367).
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