Sunday, June 26, 2022
LOT #133

Engraving Assortment

(9) items including (after) Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755) (2) illustrations from “Aesop’s Fables”; William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764) “New to the School of Hard Mishap” and “The Right Hon. Henry Fox” having a label on mat from Lakeside Studio, MI, indicating from “plates restored by James Heath”; “Vetus Mexico” from “De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld” by Arnoldus Montanus; a sheet of (3) engravings and views of Asian and European subjects, most matted

Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $100

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: 15 inches, Width: 17 inches; Frame Height: 20 inches, Frame Width: 25 inches

Condition: Good, light dirt accumulation; may have toning, bumped corners, edge wear; "Vetus Mexico" having creases at center; loose sheet of (3) engravings having tear at creased corner

Disclaimers: not all items examined individually; 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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