Arthaz, a New York auction house, sells on 16 June 2015 a "15th Century Old Master" engraving of a "Royal Ceremony", estimated quite widely at $500 to $2,000.
It is a well-known 1518 (so not 15th century) engraving by Lucas Van Leyden, showing Esther before Ahasverus. It is known in three states, no idea which state this is but the engraving looks crisp and detailed (the paper has some damage and issues though). You could have bought a somewhat damaged copy at
Christie's in 2009 for £1,000, although another very fine copy (pictured) fetched nearly $9,000 at Gallerie Bassenge in Berlin the same year. I guess this one will not exceed the $1,000.
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