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Sat, Dec 4, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 700

John James Audubon

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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(New York, 1785-1851)

Ferruginous Thrush, PL. CXVI, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored etching, engraving and aquatint with "J. Whatman/1831" watermark, sheet 37-5/8 x 25-1/8 in.; wood frame, 41-1/2 x 29 in.

Provenance: Estate of O. Beirne Chisholm, Jr.

Condition

hinged in, fading overall with loss of yellow, some toning, three margins trimmed, restorations to tears with concentration lower right not affecting image; frame with abrasions

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