About the lot N° 239
Title : Antiquities, Period : 1861
Notes : Early proof plates depicting items from the important collection of Louis Fould (dispersed at auction in 1860), which included Greek, Hellenic, Egyptian, and Medieaval pieces. This copy does not include the text by Chabouillet, but it is likely that this was a collection of proof paltes pulled for the engravers, Eugène and Amédée Varin (Blackmer).Provenance: Eugène Varin (pencil inscription on fly-leaf), Henry Blackmer (Sotheby's, 11-13 October, 1989, lot 1503).Bonhams 3, auctioneer, London, UK
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Sale title : India and Beyond, Antiquities, Greece and the Near East
Sale date : 31 Mar 2009
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Sale Reference : Live Sale