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    7 July 1998

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    • NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, 1524
    Lot 54

    NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, 1524

    DESIGN FOR A TOMB: A RECLINING FIGURE ON A SARCOPHAGUS SET IN A CLASSICAL ALTAR

    Price realised

    GBP 2,300

    Estimate

    GBP 2,000 - GBP 4,000

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    NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, 1524
    DESIGN FOR A TOMB: A RECLINING FIGURE ON A SARCOPHAGUS SET IN A CLASSICAL ALTAR
    INSCRIBED 'MISCHO' (TWICE, RECTO) AND WITH A CONTRACT AND DATE '4 MAY 1524..' (VERSO)
    PEN AND BROWN INK OVER STYLUS INDICATIONS, WATERMARK ENCIRCLED ANCHOR BELOW A STAR
    361 X 230 MM.

    Provenance

    C. ROSSI (L. 2212).
    J. FRYZSMAN, HIS MARK (NOT IN LUGT).

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