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Auction 192, Lot 660

"Du Corail", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Northern Africa, Natives

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication: Description de l'Univers

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4 x 5.6 inches
10.2 x 14.2 cm
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This engraving shows free divers off the Barbary coast diving for coral. The divers wear special glasses that help them identify the coral below the surface of the water. French text on verso.

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET 1 A [90].

Condition: A+

A dark impression on a bright sheet.

Estimate: $90 - $110

Sold for: $70

Closed on 4/26/2023

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