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Lot 6: (i)View of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives; (ii) Church of the Holy Sephlecure; (iii) View of the Convent of Saint Cross

Est: $3,000 USD - $4,000 USDSold:
Christie'sTel Aviv, IsraelApril 10, 2007

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John Louis Petit (1801 - 1868) (i)View of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives; (ii) Church of the Holy Sephlecure; (iii) View of the Convent of Saint Cross (i) signed with the initials, dated and inscribed 'Jerusalem & Mount of Olives May 3rd 1865 from outside St. Stephen's Gate P.JL.' (on the reverse) (ii) signed with the initials, dated and inscribed 'Ch. of the Holy Sephlecure Jerusalem May 2nd 1865 P.JL' (on the reverse) (iii) signed with the initials, dated and inscribed 'Convent of St. Cross May 3rd 1865 P.J.L.' (on the reverse) all three: watercolour and charcoal on paper (i) 10¾ x 15¼ in. (26.8 x 38.7 cm.) (ii) 11¼ x 15½ in. (28.6 x 39.3 cm.) (iii) 8 7/8 x 15½ in. (22.4 x 39.3 cm.) (i) Executed on 3 May 1865; (ii) Executed on 2 May 1865; (iii) Executed on 3 May 1865 3 (3)

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Auction Details

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Art at the Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv

by
Christie's
April 10, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

Asia House 4 Weizmann Street, 4th floor, Tel Aviv, 64239, IL