9th Jul, 2025 11:00
Pictures & Portraiture
55
D. Havell after Henry Salt
View of Grand Cairo, pub. 1809, etching with aquatint, 51.5 x 73cm (mounted but unframed)
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300
D. Havell after Henry Salt
View of Grand Cairo, pub. 1809, etching with aquatint, 51.5 x 73cm (mounted but unframed)
Photos added, please see the condition report tab.
There is a tear to both the left and right edges, each approx 2-2.5". The sheet is taped to the mount board at the edges. There is a small nick to the sky on right, visible mainly to the back of the sheet. Time stained and foxed, in particular to the edges, and with numerous marks and scratches throughout, especially to the sky.
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Auction: Pictures & Portraiture, 9th Jul, 2025
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