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Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1562

After Mark Catesby

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(British, 1679-1749)

The Flying Squirrel, Plate LXXVI, from Die Beschreibung von Carolina, Florida und den Bahamischen Inseln., Johann Joseph Fleischmann, publisher, Nuremberg, 1755, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark with "C...Honig", plate 13-3/4 x 9-7/8 in. page 18-3/4 x 12-3/4 in.; modern frame, 25-1/8 x 21-1/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

toning, some minor foxing, slight fading, tiny chipping lower right corner