?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
FROM THE BENDER COLLECTION LUCAS VAN LEYDEN David Playing the Harp before Saul.
Engraving, circa 1508. 255x185 mm; 10x7¼ inches. First state (of 3). A very good New Hollstein c impression Bunch of grapes with 2 leaves watermark (New Hollstein 1a). Ex-collection John William Bender (Lugt supplement 1555b, verso). With thread margins or trimmed on the plate mark. A very good, evenly printed impression of this scarce, important print.
According to Kok (New Hollstein), the impressions in Amsterdam and Chicago have similar watermarks. We have found only 8 other impressions at auction in the past 20 years. Bartsch 27; Volbehr 26; New Hollstein 27.
