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Auction 126, Lot 10

"Theatri Europaei Continuati Tomus VIII.", Merian, Matthaus

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7 x 9.8 inches
17.8 x 24.9 cm
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This great frontispiece features the new leaders of Europe, following the end of the Thirty Years War. Angels and putti bestow crowns and laurel wreaths on the royal figures.

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Condition: A

There is a minor printer's crease, else very good.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 12/3/2008

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