27th Mar, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

The Curious Collector

 
  Lot 163
 

163

Life and Death Contrasted, or an Essay Woman Death and Life Contrasted, or an Essay on Man...

Life and Death Contrasted, or an Essay Woman Death and Life Contrasted, or an Essay on Man Coloured engravings, 32cm by 24cm (2) See illustration

Sold for £700
Estimated at £60 - £90


 

. canvas to reverse, sheet shows evidence of cockerling, unclear as to whether laid down or otherwise. general time staining and surface dirt to sheet. large sized foxing spots throughout, some fading to watercolour tint. reverse L shaped tear to papoer right of skeleton head approix 1cm on longest upright. small U shaped tear or pushmark from back to front jujst right of skull within lower right hand corner. gentleman is in comparable condition to klady exepting diagonal tear of damage intersepting toes of skeleton running toward spade approx 2cm in length. further minor horizontal crease within background abover skeletons elbow. tiny losses or nics to surface on gentlemans thigh, slight pushmark, back to front, towards lower right hand corner. not examined out of frmaes. probably 19th century

 


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Auction: The Curious Collector, 27th Mar, 2021

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