Lot Details
Lot 77
Giorgio Ghisi (1520-1582) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)
THE PERSIAN SIBYL; THE DELPHIC SIBYL
Two engravings, on laid paper, from Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel, published by Nicolaus van Aelst, 1570-75, framed.
Plates 22 1/4 x 17 1/8 inches; 565 x 435 mm.
Frames 37 5/8 x 31 5/8 inches; 956 x 803 mm.
C
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $598 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
On laid paper, pale lightstain, old matstain, central fold with paper strip affixed verso, some foxing and other discoloration mainly visible at sheet edges and left image and sheet corners, some rippling and creasing in the margins, otherwise in apparently good condition, the first unexamined out of the frame.
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