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TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the first courtyard o…
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TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the first courtyard o…
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Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the first courtyard of the Seraglio" (View of the first courtyard, also known as the Janissary courtyard or the ceremonial courtyard). 1819. Etching engraved by PILLEMENT and LE ROUGE, finished by Née, after Antoine Ignace MELLING (1763-1831). Proof with the letter, on wove paper. Plate from the suite "Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore d'après les dessins de M. Melling, architecte de l'Empereur Selim III, et dessinateur de la Sultane Hadidge sa sœur". Margins. 65 x 99 cm. Condition B/C (trace of original median vertical fold, numerous brown spots, short marginal tears, consolidated tear at foot fold).
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About the sale
Works on paper: from ancient to modern, 300 years of history
Auction location
Auction time
06/23/2026 at 1:00 PM
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