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Premier Auction - Session II | November 12, 2022

Sat, Nov 12, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 799

John James Audubon

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(New York, 1785-1851)

Seaside Finch, Pl. 93 from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored engraving with etching and aquatint on wove paper, "J. Whatman/1831" watermark, plate 19-3/8 x 12-1/4 in.; sheet 30-1/8 x 25-5/8 in.; painted and parcel gilt wood handmade frame Savannah, Georgia, 40-3/4 x 32-7/8 in.

hinged in from top,

Provenance: Purchased from Charleston Renaissance Gallery; Private Collection

Condition

hinged in, loss to upper right corner, restoration to lower right corner, small points of foxing, binding edge present at left, light toning and fading, 1 in. tear lower left margin; frame with abrasions

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