Sale 7266
New York, Park Avenue
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14 - 15 May 1991
Price realised
USD 2,420
Estimate
GIOVANNI DOMENICO TIEPOLO Joseph and Mary Seeking Shelter, Plate 5 from La Fugga in Egitto (De V. 5; R. 71) etching, circa 1750, on laid paper, second (final) state, with the number, a fine impression of this state, with good contrasts, with margins, pale time staining, framed P. 7¼ x 9½in. (186 x 242mm.)
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
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