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Lot 171

Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré, French 1832-1883-  Study of a man wearing a cap and a woman...

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Lot 171

Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré, 
French 1832-1883- 
Study of a man wearing a cap and a woman...

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Estimate: £600 - £1,000

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Lot 171

Description

Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré, 
French 1832-1883- 

Study of a man wearing a cap and a woman in a long dress; 

black chalk on paper, 34.2 x 24 cm. 

Provenance: 
with Colnaghi & Co., London. 
Property of the Late Professor Eric Gerald Stanley, FBA (1923-2018) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Stanley). 

Note: 
Doré was a prolific painter, illustrator, and sculptor, and is perhaps most widely-known for his wood-engraving illustrations for works of literature such as Dante's 'Divine Comedy', Cervantes's 'Don Quixote', and Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven'. 

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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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