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Live Auction
Lot 366
Gould and Richter, Hart, Hummingbirds
Estimate: $200 - $400
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| $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 |
(19th century)
Three prints of hummingbirds from A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds: two after J. Gould and H.C. Richter with text: London, 1849-1861, Thalurania watertoni and Trochilus polytmus; one after J. Gould and William Hart, London, 1849-87, Thalurania jelskii, all hand colored lithographs with gum arabic, each sheet 21-3/8 x 14-1/2 in.; two unframed, "Trochilus polytmus" in gilt wood frame, 27-7/8 x 20-3/8 x 1-1/8 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
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Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
sheets with some torn edges from binding, light foxing, light staining, toning, "Watertoni" with accretion lower left and upper center, "Polytmus" not examined out of frame; frame with some wear, small loss at lower left corner
