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Fine Jewelry, Sporting Arts, Asian Works, Fine & Decorative Works

Fri, Jul 11, 2014 06:30PM EDT - Sun, Jul 13, 2014 06:30PM EDT
Lot 227

John James Audubon

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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(New York, 1785-1851) Double-crested Cormorant, Plate CCLVII, from [The Birds of America,] London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, signed within plate, hand colored engraving with aquatint and etching on wove paper with "J. Whatman 1834" watermark, 30-1/4 x 21-3/4 in. (plate), 38-1/8 x 25-1/4 in. (page); wood frame, hinged in at top, light toning, some small points of foxing. Provenance: Tampa, Florida, Private Collection

Condition

hinged in at top, light toning, some small points of foxing