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Fri, Dec 14, 2018 06:00PM EST
Lot 82

François Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804): Histoire Naturelle, From Diderot & d'Alembert’s Encyclopedie: Two Plates

Estimate: $150 - $300
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Two engravings with hand-coloring on laid paper; together with European School: Pair of Botanical Studies, two engravings with hand-coloring on laid paper; and Continental School: Uniformed Marching Band, seven watercolor and gouache on paper, unsigned.

Both Histoire Naturelle 14 x 9 in. (sight), 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (frame); both Botanical Prints 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (sight), 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (frame); All Uniformed 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (sight), all 18 x 24 1/4 in. (framed together in one frame).

Katie Ridder and Peter Pennoyer

Condition

Histoire Naturelle with margins. Both with a few scattered stains. Otherwise in good condition. Not examined out of frame. Botanical Prints with margins. Pale light- staining. A few scattered fox marks. One with a pale pencil mark upper right. Otherwise in good condition. Not examined out of frame. Uniform Studies with pale light- staining. Sheets trimmed and laid down. Otherwise in good condition. Not examined out of frame.