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The Whore of Babylon, from: The Apocalypse (B. 73; M., Holl. 177; S.M.S. 125)
Price realised GBP 21,250
Estimate
GBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000
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Albrecht Dürer
Closed: 7 Jul 2011
The Whore of Babylon, from: The Apocalypse (B. 73; M., Holl. 177; S.M.S. 125)
Price realised GBP 21,250
Price realised GBP 21,250
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Item 1 out of 11
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Lot 51
Albrecht Dürer
The Angel with the Key to the Abyss, from: The Apocalypse (B. 75; M., Holl. 178; S.M.S. 126)
EstimateGBP 6,000 – GBP 8,000
Price realisedGBP 10,625
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Lot 53
Albrecht Dürer
Samson rending the Lion (B. 2; M., Holl. 107; S.M.S. 127)
EstimateGBP 15,000 – GBP 20,000
Price realisedGBP 18,750
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Lot 57
Jean Duvet (1485- circa 1570)
Saints Sebastian, Anthony, and Roch (B. 10; Bersier 48; Eisler 70)
EstimateGBP 25,000 – GBP 35,000
Price realisedGBP 46,850
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Lot 58
Cornelis Dusart (1660-1704)
The Large Village Fair (B., Holl. 16)
EstimateGBP 4,000 – GBP 6,000
Price realisedGBP 9,375
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Lot 59
Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
Johannes Brueghel (Holl., Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1)
EstimateGBP 4,000 – GBP 6,000
Price realisedGBP 6,250
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Lot 60
Anthony van Dyck
Johannes Brueghel (Holl., M.-H. 1)
EstimateGBP 3,000 – GBP 5,000
Price realisedGBP 4,000
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Lot 61
Anthony van Dyck
Frans Franken (Holl., M.-H. 6)
EstimateGBP 3,000 – GBP 5,000
Price realisedGBP 5,000
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Lot 62
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828)
Los Desastres de la Guerra (Delteil 120-199; Harris 121-200)
EstimateGBP 35,000 – GBP 45,000
Price realisedGBP 43,250
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Lot 63
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
Twenty-two plates from: La Tauromaquia (cf. Delteil 224 ff.; Harris 204 ff.)
EstimateGBP 40,000 – GBP 60,000
Price realisedGBP 49,250
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Lot 65
Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533)
The Dance of Saint Mary Magdalen (Holl. 122)
EstimateGBP 5,000 – GBP 7,000
Price realisedGBP 11,875
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Lot 66
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669)
Self-Portrait in a Cap with Plume (B., Holl. 20; Hind 156)
EstimateGBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000
Price realisedGBP 23,750