May 21, 2020 - Sale 2537

Sale 2537 - Lot 257

Price Realized: $ 875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
CORNELIS BEGA
Two etchings.

The Old Hostess, circa 1660. 172x131 mm; 6 7/8x5 1/4 inches, narrow margins. Second state (of 4) * A Man Caressing the Young Hostess, circa 1660. 227x175 mm; 9x7 inches. Second state (of 2). With thread margins or trimmed on the plate mark. Both superb, richly-inked and early impressions with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hollstein 32 and 34.