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Auction 143, Lot 729

"[Lot of 2] Habitans des Isles de la Sonde [and] Molucques", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: East Indies - Indonesia

Period: 1684 (circa)

Publication: Beschreibung des ganzen Welt-Kreisses

Color: Hand Color

Size:
3.8 x 5.8 inches
9.7 x 14.7 cm
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This lot of two depicts typical dress for both men and women of the Sonda Islands and the Moluccas, two archipelagos in Indonesia.

A. Habitans des Isles de la Sonde. Condition: A couple faint spots and light toning. (B+)
B. Molucques. Condition: Two damp stains and some soiling. (B)

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET 1 B.

Condition:

See descriptions above.

Estimate: $85 - $100

Unsold

Closed on 2/13/2013

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