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Lot 160: Rest on the Flight into Egypt (B. 1)

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomSeptember 18, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Sebastiano de' Valentinis (active circa 1540-1560)
Rest on the Flight into Egypt (B. 1)
etching, circa 1550-55, with an indistinct watermark, a good impression of this very rare print, one of only two known subjects by this elusive printmaker, with thread margins, a small hole in the rock above at right, a pale brown stain at the lower sheet edge, pencil and pen and brown ink drawings verso, otherwise in good condition
S. 210 x 140 mm., S. 212 x 141 mm.

Notes

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

Auction Details

Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints

by
Christie's
September 18, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK