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Thu, Mar 21, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 27

John Abbot

Estimate: $200 - $400

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(Georgia/British, 1751-1840) 

Butterflies, from John Abbot and James Edward Smith, The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia, London, 1751-circa 1840, printed by T. Bensley, etched by John Harris, circa 1793-1795, hand-painted etching on cream wove paper, page, 16 x 12-1/2 in.; unframed, matted

 

Provenance: The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, South Carolina

Condition

toning, tacked at top , some foxing