Lot n° 458
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
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Result
: 650EUR
Charles Melchior DESCOURTIS (1753 - 1820) - Lot 458
Charles Melchior DESCOURTIS (1753 - 1820)
Paul and Virginie*. 1797
Aquatints printed in colors after Schall. Very fine proofs on vellum, cut from the plate. Portalis and Béraldi 8
Complete suite of six plates
H. 40 cm - L. 45 cm (at sight) AC
Some foxing and/or wetness in the margins, Descourtis' address slightly faded on two plates.
The proofs have not been examined outside the frames.
* Paul et Virginie is a novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, published in 1788. It is set on the island of Mauritius.
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