Lot n° 252
on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Crowned Circle, a very good impression of Mannocci's first state (of four), trimmed to or just outside of the borderline on all sides, otherwise in good condition; together with Le Soleil levant, by the same hand, etching, 1634, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in a Crowned Circle, Mannocci's fourth state (of eight); and Le temps, Apollon et les saisons, by the same hand, etching, 1662, on thick laid paper, without watermark, Mannocci's state 5b (of seven), generally in good condition, each framed
Lot n°246
on laid paper, without watermark, a good, clear impression of this rare print, second, final state, trimmed to the platemark but outside the borderline, a horizontal repaired tear and some other short repaired tears and splits, pale time staining and occasional pinpoint foxmarks, framed
Plate & Sheet 284 x 168 mm.
Lot n° 245
on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression of the only state, trimmed to or just outside the platemark on three sides, trimmed to the borderline below, several smaller losses and repairs at the sheet edges and paper splits within the subject, other minor defects
Plate & Sheet 450 x 311 mm.
Lot n° 140
on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of the second or third state (of three), trimmed inside the platemark, retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the inner borderline, three small foxmarks at upper right, otherwise in very good condition
Sheet 103 x 168 mm.
Lot n° 139
on laid paper, watermark Anchor in a Circle surmounted by a small Star (this variant not in Briquet or Heawood), a fine, tonal impression of Mannocci's fourth state (of nine), with margins, a tiny rustmark on the lower platemark, a pinhole at the lower left edge of the subject, otherwise in very good condition
Plate 130 x 200 mm., Sheet 140 x 211 mm.
Lot n° 251
on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of the first state (of two), with small margins on three sides, a thread margin below, the corners skilfully repaired, with the usual, flattened vertical central fold, a few tiny repairs at the sheet edges, some handling and printer's creases in place, otherwise in good condition
Plate 354 x 532 mm., Sheet 358 x 538 mm.
Lot n° 250
on two joined sheets of laid paper, indistinct Star watermark (probably Lion with Star, Lieure 38), a fine impression of the second version of this print, made in Nancy, first state (of two), trimmed inside the platemark below, fractionally trimmed inside the subject on three sides, remargined in places, the tip of the upper right corner made up in pen and ink, some vertical and horizontal flattened folds, a couple of small paper splits at upper left, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 411 x 661 mm.
Lot n° 138
on laid paper, watermark Cross of Lorraine and indistinct countermark, a very good impression of the first state (of two), with narrow margins, generally in very good condition
Plate 162 x 328 mm., Sheet 166 x 332 mm.
Lot n° 137
on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of the third state (of five), with narrow margins, window-mounted, with a flattened vertical and horizontal fold, some repaired tears at upper left, some tiny made-up areas and thin spots, some brown staining at upper centre
Plate 350 x 456 mm., Sheet 357 x 464 mm.
