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Modern Design, Tiffany, Art Nouveau, Decorative Continental Works

Fri, Sep 12, 2014 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 13, 2014 05:00PM EDT
Lot 235

John James Audubon

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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(New York, 1785-1851) Velvet Duck, Plate CCXLVII, from [Birds of America], London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching on paper with watermark "J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1835", 20-3/4 x 30-3/16 in. (plate) 25-5/8 x 38 in. (page); wood frame, very slight fading to brown, hinged in at top, binding edge present, very light toning and a few points of foxing. Provenance: W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; Private Estate, Charlotte, North Carolina

Condition

very slight fading to brown, hinged in at top, binding edge present, very light toning and a few points of foxing

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