Sunday, June 26, 2022
LOT #124

Alphonse Legros and Carl Muller-Baumgarten Etchings

(2) items including Legros (French / British, 1837-1911) “Death in the Pear Tree”, c.1874, signed lower right margin, depicting an old man being greeted by the grim reaper, matted and unframed; and Muller-Baumgarten (1879-1964, German) “Which was the Fool, the Sage, the Beggar or the King?”, undated, signed lower right margin, framed under glass

Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $200

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 9 1/2 inches, Width: 14 1/2 inches (Muller-Baumgarten sight); Frame Height: 10 1/2 inches, Frame Width: 15 1/2 inches

Condition: Very Good, no condition issues to artworks noted; frame showing light wear with finish loss

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames; please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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