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Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023

Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1064

John James Audubon

Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$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

(New York, 1785-1851)

Barn Owl, Plate CLXXI from The Birds of America, Havell edition, 1827-1838, hand colored engraving, aquatint, and etching on wove J. Whatman paper, sheet 38-1/4 x 25-3/8 in.; wood frame, 44-1/4 x 31-1/2 in.

Condition

hinged in at top, fugitive yellow pigment, lined with paper, watermark obscurred but with faint "J W" between wings, restoration to tear in top margin, other restorations at edges, sheet trimmed; frame with abrasions

Private Collection