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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 771

After Mark Catesby

Estimate: $600 - $900

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)

Seven plates of songbirds, Tabs: LI, LXXX, LXVIII, XXXII, XIV, XXVIII, VIII, from from Sammlung Verschiedener Ausl„ndischer und Seltener Vogel, Nuremberg, 1749-1776, by Johann Michael Seligmann (German 1720-1762), hand colored engravings, plates approximately 11-1/2 x 8-3/8 in., sheets approximately 15-3/8 x 9-3/4 in; unframed

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

laid paper, some staining and handling creases, light foxing and toning, two with supporting texts, some with fading, one with small loss at edge