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Lot 44

Claes Jansz Visscher and Jan van Londerseel, Dutch 1587-1652- and Dutch 1578-c.1625-  The death...

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Lot 44

Claes Jansz Visscher and Jan van Londerseel, 
Dutch 1587-1652- and Dutch 1578-c.1625- 
The death...

Price Realised: £157

Estimate: £150 - £250

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 44

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Claes Jansz Visscher and Jan van Londerseel, 
Dutch 1587-1652- and Dutch 1578-c.1625- 

The death of Absalom, after Maarten de Vos and Johannes Wierix, from the Royal-Size Bible; 

engraving on laid paper, signed 'CJ Visscher Excudit' (within the plate, lower centre), 44.1 x 53.5 cm.: together with seven further engravings from the same publication, depicting 'Bathsheba receiving David's letter'; the 'Embarkation of Noah's Ark'; 'Jeroboam and the Prophet Ahijah'; 'Woody landscape with the disobedient prophet devoured by a lion'; 'The Discovery of Moses'; 'Abigail before David'; and 'The Prophet Elijah carried to Heaven'; variously signed within the plates, each gilt-edged and with hand-drawn red margins, each 44.1 x 53.5 cm., eight (8). (unframed). 

Provenance: 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
The present works are from the 'Royal-Size Bible', which contained, in its entirety, 130 engravings depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament, published by Claes Jansz Visscher and his son, Nicolaes (1618-1679), c.1652. 

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The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

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