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Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1605

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $500 - $700

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(British, 1679-1749) 

The Black Squirrel/Yellow Lady's Slipper, T.73, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1754, hand-colored engraving on laid paper with "IHS Ivilledary" watermark, plate 13-3/4 x 10 in. page 20-1/4 x 14-1/4 in.; modern frame 25-1/8 x 21-1/4 in.

Provenance: Patricia Lee Ross Antiques, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (accompanied by copy of receipt); Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

text bleed, foxing, toning, diagonal crease, some fading mostly in leaves, uneven trim of binding edge right