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Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.955Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","details":{"en":"~ 17 3/4\" by 25 5/8\""},"currency":"USD","id":17392,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17393/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17393/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17393/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-10-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this remarkable and rare large folio engraving is from berhard siegried albinus's work \n tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani which was illustrated by jan wanderlaar. this first edition work was published in london by john and paul knaption in 1749, the first british edition. \n \n \n tabulae sceleti is considered \"among the most artistically perfect of anatomical atlases... wandelaar placed his skeletons and musclemen against lush ornamental backgrounds to give them the illusion of vitality, using contrasts of mass and light to produce a three-dimensional effect. the most famous plate in the atlas depicts a skeletal figure standing in front of an enormous grazing rhinoceros, sketched by wandelaar from the first living specimen in europe, which had arrived at amsterdam zoo in 1741.\" (norman) \n \n albinus & wanderlaar's work was the height of collaboration between physician and artist with engravings that were scientifically accurate but exceptionally visually appealing. the pair innovated a method to transfer proportionate images of the anatomy using nets, grids, and small cords. wanderlaar chose each background landscape carefully using mass and light to give even more life to the plates. \n \n albinus's insisted on scientific accuracy and wrote: \"to reproduce, not free hand (according to the view), as is customary, but from actual measure: to reproduce what the best in nature displays: to reproduce, not as the demonstrators of anatomy generally do, by merely placing before the eyes of the artist what they have uncovered, but by collecting [data] from one body after another, and making a composite according to rule so that the actual truth will be displayed...\" \n \n albinus believed so strongly in the work that he is said to have spent double what he paid for his house to produce it, around 30,000 florin. the investment provided plates that are incomparable and widely considered to rank among the best in engraving history. \n \n each finished plate is accompanied by an outline plate of the same size. many of the pages exhibit faint horizontal creases near the center that is likely from the paper being hung over a line to dry as commonly seen in beslers."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"56623","title":{"en":"albinus, large folio - full muscular form (front view with outline plate and text)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17393/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good condition overall. There is a professionally repaired crease or tear horizontally across the lower portion of the print. There is some general wear or toning mostly nearer the edges of the plates. There are occasional spots or small marks. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.956Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","details":{"en":"~ 17 3/4\" by 25 5/8\""},"currency":"USD","id":17393,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17394/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17394/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17394/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17394/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-10-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this hand-colored engraving is from johann heinrich wilhelm tischbein after sir william hamilton's collection of vases. the full title reads \n recueil de gravures d'apr&egrave;s les vases antiques or \n collection of engravings from ancient vases... the work was published in naples in 1791. \n \n this is tischbein's famous work on sir william hamilton's second and greatest collection of antique vases. his first had been sold to the british museum in 1772, the second nearly did not make it to britain (about a third were lost in a shipwreck), but the collection was eventually brought by thomas hope, one of the great champions of the neo-classical style. the present image is both a technically brilliant record of a priceless object and a highly-pleasing graphic image that has as much appeal today as when it was produced in florence two hundred years ago. \n \n sir william hamilton was the british ambassador to naples from 1764 to 1800, during the city's golden age. an avid antiquarian, hamilton assembled one of the world's finest collections of greek and roman antiquities. in addition to his duties as ambassador, hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting english 'grand tourists'. with infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine love of the antique. this new-found enthusiasm found its expression in the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquites which found their way to many of the stately homes of england."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"56624","title":{"en":"hamilton - 3 engravings of a painting from a grecian vase"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17394/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.958Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $500","details":{"en":"paper size ~ 14 3/4\" by 19 3/4\"; image size varies"},"currency":"USD","id":17394,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":75,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17395/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17395/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17395/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-10-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this hand-colored engraving is from johann heinrich wilhelm tischbein after sir william hamilton's collection of vases. the full title reads \n recueil de gravures d'apr&egrave;s les vases antiques or \n collection of engravings from ancient vases... the work was published in naples in 1791. \n \n this is tischbein's famous work on sir william hamilton's second and greatest collection of antique vases. his first had been sold to the british museum in 1772, the second nearly did not make it to britain (about a third were lost in a shipwreck), but the collection was eventually brought by thomas hope, one of the great champions of the neo-classical style. the present image is both a technically brilliant record of a priceless object and a highly-pleasing graphic image that has as much appeal today as when it was produced in florence two hundred years ago. \n \n sir william hamilton was the british ambassador to naples from 1764 to 1800, during the city's golden age. an avid antiquarian, hamilton assembled one of the world's finest collections of greek and roman antiquities. in addition to his duties as ambassador, hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting english 'grand tourists'. with infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine love of the antique. this new-found enthusiasm found its expression in the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquites which found their way to many of the stately homes of england."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"56625","title":{"en":"hamilton - pair of engravings of a painting from a grecian vase"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17395/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":75,"soldPrice":75,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.960Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $500","details":{"en":"paper size ~ 14 3/4\" by 19 3/4\"; image size varies"},"currency":"USD","id":17395,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17396/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17396/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-10-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this outsanding folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n carceri d\u2019invenzione . the work was published between 1749 and 1770. this etching was part of a second edition publication that included proofs of the third and fourth issues. the etchings were completed with engraving and dry point and are mitre-mounted on laid paper, and the edition darkened certain backgrounds and details but was before the numbers were added in 1835. these darker etchings (which were reworked by piranesi himself) are a superior presentation that truly give depth to his creation. piranesi's etchings exhibit remarkable techincal skill and artistic vision. \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \"no other author [artist] before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127) \"giovanni battista piranesi is said to have declared, 'i need to produce great ideas, and i believe that if i were commissioned to design a new universe, i would be mad enough to undertake it.' with his \n carceri d\u2019invenzione , the artist did just that, illustrating an imaginary prison that still inspires authors and architects today.\" (sothebys 2018) \n \n \"... [piranesi] embarked on the creation of the \n carceri d'invenzione by developing the theme exploited in the plate 'carcera oscura' of the prima parte and displayed all the dark magnificence of his painting skills. although it does not come from any iconographic tradition, the theme has a known starting point: it is the decor created by the architect and ornamentation specialist daniel marot for the opera la prison d'amadis, but, under piranesi's burin, the variations that follow, amplified, give rise to striking fictions marked by unease in which a very personal and shady genius is expressed. unparalleled in the iconographic production of the time, this is a dream of stone where human figures, wandering or tortured, seem to be present only to animate indefinite spaces without scale. the technique is surprisingly free, the gesture ample and light. in contact with tiepolo, whose engraved work, although confidential, is particularly prized by amateurs, piranesi undoubtedly learnt that one could handle the point like the pen of a draughtsman improvising, using the acid bites like a palette. ... in addition to the light drawings of the first edition, the plates of the second are energetic and nuanced like painted works, so that piranesi gives the motifs a new colossal power and a frightening solemnity. from one edition to the next, we move from the stage set to the drama.\" (pingel; biblioth&egrave;que de l'institut de france, le carceri d'invenzione in piran&egrave;se: un r&ecirc;ve de pierre et d'encre)"},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"56626","title":{"en":"piranesi, rare, large folio - frontispiece [reference robison 29 (vii/ix)]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17396/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in generally very good to excellent condition for the age and size. There are two small tears in the blacks. There is a small, oxidised tear at the head of tab. There may be some old traces of cleaning, scattered light foxing, light dusting, occasional small accidents and restorations from previous ownership. Please review the image carefully for condition and please contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.961Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","details":{"en":"~ 19 1/4\" by 26 3/8\""},"currency":"USD","id":17396,"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17397/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17397/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-10-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this rare, large folio, hand-colored lithograph is from sir charles d'oyly's \n views of calcutta and its environs. the work was published in london in 1848 by w. robert & lowes dickinson. the work truly illustrates the beauty of calcutta including its architectural heritage and topographical growth as it was in the 1830s. the work was put together posthumously for publication by george francis white. \n \n sir charles d'oyly (1781-1845) was an administrator in india and artist. his family was british but he was born at murshidabad, india before returning to england in 1785. he sailed back to india in 1797 with introductions from warren hastings. he fell under the friendship and instruction of george chinnery, another skilled artist. he was one of the best amateur artists in calcutta in the 1800s and went on to paint more views of indian life in the city than any other contemporary artist. william princep wrote of d'oyly: \"many were the happy hours all lovers of the brush spent at the hospitable house of sir chas d'oyly, himself an excellent artist, where chinnery was a frequent and welcome guest.\""},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"56627","title":{"en":"d'oyly - town and port of calcutta"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17397/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good condition overall. There are some smudges or marks mostly the margins. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.962Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","details":{"en":"~ 18 1/2\" by 27\""},"currency":"USD","id":17397,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17398/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17398/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this sumptuous, originally hand-colored lithograph is from robert h. schomburgk's \n twelve views in the interior of guiana. the work was published in london in 1841 by ackermann and co. the hand-coloring was finished with gum arabic by guaci. the work detailed an important natural history expedition to guyana, south america with spectacular folio illustrations. \n \n schomurgk directed james morrison, the draughtsman for the expedition to draw up sketches. the illustrations were drawn by charles bentley from morrison's sketch work. the lithography completed by george barnard, coke smyth, and p. gauci. the lithographs were printed by gauci and charles hullmandel. the work also included an engraved map done by john arrowsmith. the frontispiece was a \"gift\" for subscibers to the work that illustrated the victoria regia water lily which schomburgk was the first to manage to return a specimen to england. \n \n sir robert hermann schomburgk (1804-1865) was a german-born explorer. he was employed by great britain and the royal geographical society and carried out geographical, ethnological, and botanical studies in south america and the west indies. he served as a diplomat on missions to the dominican republic and thailand. he surveyed anegada in the virgin islands and the rivers essequibo (the first european to reach here), corentyn, and berbice. he discovered the giant water lily, victoria regia, in 1837. he was knighted by patent in 1844. \n \n \"on his return to europe, schomburgk represented to the british government the necessity of settling the actual boundary of british guiana, for commercial and humanitarian reasons. he had witnessed the forcible abduction by brazilians of amerindians from what he later declared to be british territory and wished to ensure the native peoples' safety from such practice. in april 1840 he was appointed a commissioner for surveying and marking out the boundaries of the colony, and before returning to south america he wrote \n a description of british guiana, geographical and statistical (1840), which was in its original form a report to the colonial office and is the first detailed account of the colony. for more popular consumption he published by subscription \n twelve views in the interior of guiana (1841), and two volumes in \n the naturalist's library (ed. w. jardine) entitled \n the fishes of guiana (1841-43).\" \n \n \"schomburgk returned to british guiana in 1841 and began by marking the line on the north-west with venezuela. during 1841[-43] he extended his survey southward, making pirara his headquarters, and finishing by a journey thence overland to the headwaters of the corentyn, down which river he descended to demerara (journal of the royal geographical society, 15, 1845, 1 104). some of his journeys were made under extremely arduous conditions and would be as difficult to complete today as when schomburgk undertook them. his delimitation proposals, known as the schomburgk line, subsequently became famous during the prolonged boundary disputes between british guiana and the neighbouring countries of brazil and venezuela. this line formed the basis of negotiations until the frontier with venezuela was settled by arbitration in 1899 and that with brazil in 1904, and then proved decisive in the final delineation of the boundaries.\"(g. c. boase, rev. peter rivi&egrave;re for dnb)"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"56628","title":{"en":"schomburgk - brazilian fort san gabriel, on the rio negro"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17398/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.964Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 14\" by 21\""},"currency":"USD","id":17398,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17399/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17399/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this sumptuous, originally hand-colored lithograph is from robert h. schomburgk's \n twelve views in the interior of guiana. the work was published in london in 1841 by ackermann and co. the hand-coloring was finished with gum arabic by guaci. the work detailed an important natural history expedition to guyana, south america with spectacular folio illustrations. \n \n schomurgk directed james morrison, the draughtsman for the expedition to draw up sketches. the illustrations were drawn by charles bentley from morrison's sketch work. the lithography completed by george barnard, coke smyth, and p. gauci. the lithographs were printed by gauci and charles hullmandel. the work also included an engraved map done by john arrowsmith. the frontispiece was a \"gift\" for subscibers to the work that illustrated the victoria regia water lily which schomburgk was the first to manage to return a specimen to england. \n \n sir robert hermann schomburgk (1804-1865) was a german-born explorer. he was employed by great britain and the royal geographical society and carried out geographical, ethnological, and botanical studies in south america and the west indies. he served as a diplomat on missions to the dominican republic and thailand. he surveyed anegada in the virgin islands and the rivers essequibo (the first european to reach here), corentyn, and berbice. he discovered the giant water lily, victoria regia, in 1837. he was knighted by patent in 1844. \n \n \"on his return to europe, schomburgk represented to the british government the necessity of settling the actual boundary of british guiana, for commercial and humanitarian reasons. he had witnessed the forcible abduction by brazilians of amerindians from what he later declared to be british territory and wished to ensure the native peoples' safety from such practice. in april 1840 he was appointed a commissioner for surveying and marking out the boundaries of the colony, and before returning to south america he wrote \n a description of british guiana, geographical and statistical (1840), which was in its original form a report to the colonial office and is the first detailed account of the colony. for more popular consumption he published by subscription \n twelve views in the interior of guiana (1841), and two volumes in \n the naturalist's library (ed. w. jardine) entitled \n the fishes of guiana (1841-43).\" \n \n \"schomburgk returned to british guiana in 1841 and began by marking the line on the north-west with venezuela. during 1841[-43] he extended his survey southward, making pirara his headquarters, and finishing by a journey thence overland to the headwaters of the corentyn, down which river he descended to demerara (journal of the royal geographical society, 15, 1845, 1 104). some of his journeys were made under extremely arduous conditions and would be as difficult to complete today as when schomburgk undertook them. his delimitation proposals, known as the schomburgk line, subsequently became famous during the prolonged boundary disputes between british guiana and the neighbouring countries of brazil and venezuela. this line formed the basis of negotiations until the frontier with venezuela was settled by arbitration in 1899 and that with brazil in 1904, and then proved decisive in the final delineation of the boundaries.\"(g. c. boase, rev. peter rivi&egrave;re for dnb)"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"56629","title":{"en":"schomburgk - ataraipu or the devil's rock"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17399/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T05:30:52.965Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $2,000","details":{"en":"~ 14\" by 21\""},"currency":"USD","id":17399,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17400/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/17400/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-10-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"david roberts' most famous work, \n views in the holy land, syria, idumea, arabia, egypt, & nubia , was published by e. g. moon in london between 1846 and 1849. this work is known for its extremely detailed dutone lithographed plates which depict various scenes of the holy land and the middle east. \n \n roberts journeyed to the holy land in 1838 where he spent much time depicting the architecture, costumes, and landscapes that he found there. the culmination of all his efforts, \n views in the holy land... , is indeed one of the greatest travel works ever completed. george croly wrote the wonderfully descriptive text, when available, and louis haghe turned roberts' drawings into the magnificent lithographs seen here. \n \n david roberts truly introduced the western world to egypt and the middle east through this work. the lithographs were produced from his on-site drawings of temples, landscapes, and historic monuments. he was the first westerner granted permission to enter many of the sacred mosques or monuments. he completed his sketches over an 11 month journey between 1838 and 1839. \n \n \u201croberts\u2019 holy land has a worldwide reputation; nothing of a similar character has ever been produced that can bear a comparison with it\u201d (ran, 6) ... \u201cthese prints are of excellence unsurpassed in europe\u2026 the firm of day and haghe raised lithography to perhaps the highest point it ever attained\u2026 [in roberts\u2019 own words, ] \u2018haghe has not only surpassed himself, but all that has hitherto been done of a similar nature. he has rendered the views in a style clear, simple, and unlabored, with a masterly vigor and boldness which none but a painter like him could have transferred to stone\u201d (abbey, 340-41)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"56630","title":{"en":"david roberts - karnac"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/38318/lot/17400/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. 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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size. Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process. There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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This particular plate was from a fold out edition so there is a flattened binder's crease from how it was originally bound and occasional offset, the image is still the folio size. Some of the plates from this work were occasionally trimmed into the plate mark during the binding process. There is also occasionally binding residue along one edge. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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The work may exhibit some faint toning or occasional fox marks mostly to the edge. The images are occasionally quite large in this work and can printed to the edge of the paper. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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There is a blind stamp below or at the lower the nomenclature. There may be a few faint marks or minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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There is a blind stamp below or at the lower the nomenclature. There may be a few faint marks or minor imperfections to be expected with age. 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