Lot Details
Lot 609
Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)
[CATERPILLER STUDIES]
Four hand-colored engravings, from The Metamorphosis of Caterpillars, published by J. Oosterwyk, Amsterdam, 1718.
Plate of largest two 8 x 6 inches; 203 x 152 mm.
C
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $875 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Lightstain and matstain, two with a few unobtrusive small foxing spots, print with Daffodils with an old fold in the bottom margin 1 3/4 inches from bottom sheet edge, otherwise in apparently good condition, with margins, framed (two unexamined out of the frames).
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