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The Cook and his Wife
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Cook and his Wife
engraving, circa 1496, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine Meder a-c impression, printing with great clarity and contrasts, a few very light wiping marks in places, trimmed to or just outside the borderlines
Sheet 110 x 78 mm.
The Cook and his Wife
engraving, circa 1496, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine Meder a-c impression, printing with great clarity and contrasts, a few very light wiping marks in places, trimmed to or just outside the borderlines
Sheet 110 x 78 mm.
Provenance
Pierre Mariette II (1634-1716), Paris (Lugt 1789), with his inscription in brown ink verso, dated 1664.
With R. M. Light & Co., Santa Barbara.
Acquired from the above on 15 May 1983; then by descent to the current owner.
With R. M. Light & Co., Santa Barbara.
Acquired from the above on 15 May 1983; then by descent to the current owner.
Literature
Bartsch 84; Meder, Hollstein 85; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 13
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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Tim Schmelcher
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