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Auction 180, Lot 436

"Prospect der Konigl: Scwed: Haupt und Residentz-Stadt Stokholm mit Einigen Derselben Vornehmsten und Herrlichsten Palaesten", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Stockholm, Sweden

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.6 x 19 inches
57.4 x 48.3 cm
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An attractive sheet containing 12 engravings of important buildings within the city of Stockholm including the Royal Castle, Royal Palace, Arsenal, Katarina Church, and more. The bottom of the sheet contains a superb panoramic view of the city with sailboats filling the harbor in the foreground and the city's profile in the background. Surrounded by a decorative border.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a bright watermarked sheet that has been backed with tissue to close a few tiny fold separations. There are professional repairs to a several minor tears and abrasions primarily at lower left.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $180

Closed on 11/18/2020

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