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OLD MASTERS
HEINRICH ALDEGREVER
1. Adam and Eve. 2 sheets.
B. 11-12, Schmidt 11-12. The pair in very fine, clear and uniform impres-
sions with good margins and both in excellent preservation. From the Wald-
burg Wolfegg collection.
2. Eve.
B. 12, Schm. 12. Very fine but shaved all round.
3. The Annunciation.
B. 38, Schm. 36. Very fine, but rather badly inked along the right border. With
the plate-marks.
4. The Nativity.
B. 39, Schm. 37. Extremely fine proof with rough plate-edges, from
the H. Fiissli collection. With the full plate-marks.
5. The Virgin and Child on the Crescent.
B. 50, Schm. 44. A very fine, well preserved impression with the plate-marks, from
the Marshall collection.
6. The Virgin on a crescent, with a starry crown.
B. 51, Schm. 43. Brilliant impression of one of the rarest compositions of
the master. With the full plate-mark and well preserved. With Mariette’s
signature of 1670 and from the Davidsohn collection.
— See reproduction on plate 3 —
7. Rhea Sylvia.
B. 66, Schm. 94. Very good and clean proof with margins.
8. The Judgment of Paris.
B. 98, Schm. 86. Excellent, but shaved within the plate-mark. Very rare.
9. Pyramus and Thisbe.
B. 102, Schm. 90. Excellent, with margins. Rare.
10. The great Wedding-dancers.
B. 160-171, Schm. 162—173. The complete series in very fine uniform
impressions (with the exception of No. 5 which is not just as fine as the others).
Well preserved and with the plate-marks or partially just shaved. Watermark:
plant with three-leaved flower (?). From the Hefner-Alteneck coll. Rare.
— See one reproduction on plate 4 —
11. The Lute-player and his mistress.
B. 172, Schm.174. A superb, deep impression of this fine little plate. With
the border-line, in excellent preservation. From the Yorck von Wartenburg collection.
12. The Night.
B. 180, Schm. 135. Brilliant impression of this rare engraving. With
narrow margins. With the signatures of Mariette, Gawet, Tschischka and from the
Arozarena collection.
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HEINRICH ALDEGREVER
1. Adam and Eve. 2 sheets.
B. 11-12, Schmidt 11-12. The pair in very fine, clear and uniform impres-
sions with good margins and both in excellent preservation. From the Wald-
burg Wolfegg collection.
2. Eve.
B. 12, Schm. 12. Very fine but shaved all round.
3. The Annunciation.
B. 38, Schm. 36. Very fine, but rather badly inked along the right border. With
the plate-marks.
4. The Nativity.
B. 39, Schm. 37. Extremely fine proof with rough plate-edges, from
the H. Fiissli collection. With the full plate-marks.
5. The Virgin and Child on the Crescent.
B. 50, Schm. 44. A very fine, well preserved impression with the plate-marks, from
the Marshall collection.
6. The Virgin on a crescent, with a starry crown.
B. 51, Schm. 43. Brilliant impression of one of the rarest compositions of
the master. With the full plate-mark and well preserved. With Mariette’s
signature of 1670 and from the Davidsohn collection.
— See reproduction on plate 3 —
7. Rhea Sylvia.
B. 66, Schm. 94. Very good and clean proof with margins.
8. The Judgment of Paris.
B. 98, Schm. 86. Excellent, but shaved within the plate-mark. Very rare.
9. Pyramus and Thisbe.
B. 102, Schm. 90. Excellent, with margins. Rare.
10. The great Wedding-dancers.
B. 160-171, Schm. 162—173. The complete series in very fine uniform
impressions (with the exception of No. 5 which is not just as fine as the others).
Well preserved and with the plate-marks or partially just shaved. Watermark:
plant with three-leaved flower (?). From the Hefner-Alteneck coll. Rare.
— See one reproduction on plate 4 —
11. The Lute-player and his mistress.
B. 172, Schm.174. A superb, deep impression of this fine little plate. With
the border-line, in excellent preservation. From the Yorck von Wartenburg collection.
12. The Night.
B. 180, Schm. 135. Brilliant impression of this rare engraving. With
narrow margins. With the signatures of Mariette, Gawet, Tschischka and from the
Arozarena collection.
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