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Auction 132, Lot 584

"Constantinopel", Wolff, Jeremias

Subject: Istanbul, Turkey

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.6 x 10.6 inches
32 x 26.9 cm
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This is a scarce German view of Constantinople with the skyline dominated by hundreds of minarets. A quaint roadside scene of men and their camels is in the foreground. A key below lists 24 of the magnificent buildings in the view.

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Condition: A

The view has been expertly remargined to accommodate framing.

Estimate: $950 - $1,200

Sold for: $900

Closed on 6/2/2010

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