Albrecht Dürer
Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)
Estimate:
150,000 - 250,000 GBP
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)
Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)
Estimate:
150,000 - 250,000 GBP
Lot sold:
189,000
GBP
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)
Engraving, 1503, a magnificent, black, early Meder a impression of the first state (of two), printing with burr in the wings, scrollwork and gown, displaying a pronounced sculptural effect, on fine laid paper with a High Crown watermark (Meder 20), framed
sheet: 226 by 160mm 8⅞ by 6⅜in
The present impression is superior to the Malcolm impression in the British Museum, while it compares favourably with the Slade impression in the same collection.
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