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    Indonesian Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings

    Amsterdam

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    17 April 1997

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    Lot 258

    [Java-Ambon (ca. 1740)]

    Price realised

    NLG 1,614

    Estimate

    NLG 1,500 - NLG 2,000

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    [Java-Ambon (ca. 1740)]

    A Topas or Mardick with his Wife; A Negro Pedlar with his Wife; A Merchant of Java; Makasser Souldiers [sic] who blow poison'd darts out of Trunks; A Makasser with his Wife as they are habited at Batavia; The Habit of a Malayan and his Wife at Batavia; A Melayã [sic] Captain; A Boúgis of Bokjes; Tymorian [sic] Souldiers; A Javanese Man and Wooman [sic]; A Souldier of Ambonia; A Malabar Man and Wooman; and A Mestice Wooman [sic]

    Engravings, hand-coloured, watermarks three circles, most with untrimmed margins, some unobtrusive staining and foxing, some surface dirt, one with mounting on right margin not affecting the image, lesser defects, otherwise in very good condition
    all approximately 331 x 177 mm. (13)

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