Sale 1308
New York
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2 - 3 December 2003
Price realised
USD 1,016
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
AFTER FRANCOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770) [Maiden and Flying Dove with Lamb and Spaniel]; and [Young Shepherd] two engravings, circa 1760, on laid papers; and BERNARD PICART (1673-1733), Amphion Bâtit les Murs de Thebes au son de sa Lyre; and Persée Délivre Andromede-- two engravings, 1731, on laid papers-- all with margins, pale light-staining to varying degrees, occasional minor surface soiling, [Maiden and Flying Dove with Lamb and Spaniel] with scattered foxing and moisture staining, [Young Shepherd] with pale scattered foxing, otherwise all apparently in good condition, in gilt frames, not examined out of the frames two P. 14 x 10 in. (354 x 253 mm.) two S. approx. 19½ x 15½ in. (495 x 393 mm.); and two P. 17 1/8 x 13 in. (434 x 329 mm.) two S. aprox. 23½ x 18½ in. (596 x 470 mm.) (4)
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