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The Fine Sale - Day Two

Sun, Apr 28, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Lot 613

Léon Bakst (1866-1924): Costume design for 'Chamberlain' from Don Juan Refutè and Costume design for 'Leparello' from Don Juan Refutè

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Two gouache, ink and watercolor on paper, 1907, signed in Cyrillic and dated lower left and right.

9 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (sheet), 9 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (sheet), both 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (frame).

Literature: Alexander Schouvaloff, Léon Bakst, The Theatre Art, illust. p. 51.

Serge Raffalovitch, Paris; Sold Sotheby's, London, June 6, 1979, Lots 13 and 14.

Condition

Both sheets laid down on paper and with mat and pale light- staining.  Chamberlain with tackholes at the corners and tiny nicks and losses at the sheet edges.  Leporello with tiny losses at the sheet edges.