Live auction - Lot 76
[Flemish]
Vermis sericus.
Antwerp, Philips Galle, c. 1595
Hammer price: €
180
€ 150 / 200
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Lot description
2 engravings, c. 19,8 x 26,4 cm, laid paper, signed "Ioan. Stradan. invent.", address "Ph(i)l(ip)s Galle excudit.", numb. 4-5, Latin text (trimmed inside platemark, few spots).
Hinged at upper edges.
N. 4 and 5 (of 6) from a series on the introduction of the silkworm and the production of silk in Europe. 1st states with original address.
Ref. New Hollstein (Johannes Stradanus) 349.I (of V) and 350.I (of V).
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