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TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the second inner cour…
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TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the second inner cour…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
TURKEY - MELLING - ISTANBUL - "View of the second inner courtyard of the Seraglio" (View of the second courtyard of the TOPKAPI palace, also known as the outer courtyard. On the left, the imperial harem and divan. On the right, the imperial kitchens). 1819. Etching engraved by Schroeder and Desmaisons, finished by Duparc, 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 vertical median fold, foxing and traces of sunstain, short marginal tears, consolidated tears at top and bottom folds).
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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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