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- Sale 4550
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Jul 14 | 6:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 4550
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
All from Description de l'Égypte, Antiquities, (Paris: Imprimerie imperiale, ca. 1809-29), each mounted, framed, and glazed; comprising: 'Denderah (Tentyris), Vue perspective de la façade du portique du Grand Temple,' pl. 29, Vol. IV; 'Thèbes. Medynet-Abou,' pl. 5 and 6, Vol. II; 'Île de Philæ.' pl. 10 and 23, Vol. I. Scattered foxing and tidemarks in each. Each unexamined out of frame.
A handsome suite of five engravings extracted from the monumental French publication Description de l'Égypte.... Originally published in installments between 1809-29, Description de l'Égypte was the first comprehensive scientific study of ancient and modern Egypt, and the at the time was the largest printed work ever produced.
H: 34 1/4, W: 47 in. (frame, largest); H: 24 1/2, W: 38 1/4 in. (sight, largest)Provenance
Property from a private Bucks County, Pennsylvania collection.
