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51 - Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin (1721–1786)

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€3,000 - 4,000

Sale fees

31.8%

Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin (1721–1786) The Butterfly Tightrope Dancer, or The Juggler. (Plate from the series *Premier Essai de papilloneries [sic] humaines*). Circa 1756–1760. Etching. 273 x 180 [297 x 204 mm]. Baudicour ?3; Portalis and Beraldi 1. A very fine print on laid paper. ?Scattered light foxing, with two larger spots in the center of the subject. Remnants of mounting tabs on the reverse. Narrow margins. Very rare. Formerly in the collection of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (Lugt 971); H. J. Delacroix (Lugt 3604). AABM stamp (Lugt 3075).

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Auction details

The Anne and Arsène Bonafous-Murat Collection - Antique and Modern Prints
Tuesday, November 24
02:00 PM
3, rue Favart
75002 Paris, France

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Ader +33 1 53 40 77 10 contact@ader-paris.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 300,000 lots published

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