Live auction - Lot 143
[Flemish]
7 engravings of mythological figures.
Antwerp, Philips Galle, late 16th c
Hammer price: €
240
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Good impressions.
1-4. Philips Galle - Nymphs. 1587. 4 prints (n. 1, 5, 15, 16). Ca. 16,5 x 9,8 cm, laid paper with watermark (B with shield) (trimmed to platemark, former hinges still present on verso). Ref. New Hollstein (Philips Galle) 430-447, 1st ed. (of 2). - 5-6. Collaert, Hans II. Galle, Philips (after) - The judgment of Paris. 2 prints (Minerva, Juno). Ca. 21,9 x 15,7 cm, laid paper with watermark (hand) (1 with ms. notes in lower margin). Possibly later impressions. Ref. New Hollstein (Collaert) 1160-1161. - 7. Galle, Philips - Sea and river gods. 1586. 1 print (n. 6). 16,4 x 9,8 cm, laid paper (cut to image and title, sl. soiled, few spots strengthened, traces of former mount on verso). Hinged at upper edge, under passe-partout. Ref. New Hollstein (Philips Galle) 418 (state unclear).
Prov. Albert Van Loock (1917-2011), Belgian art dealer (stamp, L. 3751).