DuMouchelles
Live Auction

Sterling Silver, Decorative Objects, Modern & Antique Furniture

Sat, Jun 18, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 21, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1317

HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS CITRUS FRUITS & LANDSCAPE

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS (4), CITRUS FRUITS & LANDSCAPE STUDIES, 18TH C., 12" X 8", POSSIBLY AFTER VOLCKAMER (1644-1720):Including 3 depicting citrus fruits, each with a Latin designation on a ribbon and a plate number in the upper right corner, including "Limon Striatus Amalphitanus", "Lumia Ollulae Aspectu", and "Alia Lima Citrata Oblonga et Mostrosa Sive Scabiosa"; and 1 other with multiple fruits and blossoms above a landscape, "L. C. Glotsch" in the lower right corner for Ludwig Christoph Glotsch. All are in matched mirrored frames, 23 1/4" x 18 1/2" overall. Possibly after Johann Christoph Volckamer's (1644-1720) "Nurnbergische Hesperides".

Condition

The condition is fairly apparent in the photo--each is toned and creased; few torn corners; some pin holes.