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LOT 2161

Framed Original Coloured Book Plate with Knights Fighting

CIRCA 1843 A.D.

16 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (1.07 kg, 42.5 x 29 cm).

Leaf from a 19th century book with illustrations of armoured figures attacking each other on horseback, hand-coloured with watercolours; printed 'Knights Fighting' title below; with card reveal and glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2161

Framed Original Coloured Book Plate with Knights Fighting

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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