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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 752

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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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

(British, 1679-1749)

T. 88 Monarch Butterfly with Bahaman Orchid and Shell Orchid, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, 1731-1743 edition, hand colored engraving on laid on paper with Strasbourg lily and pendant "G.R." watermark, plate 13-3/4 x 10-3/8 in., sheet 20-3/4 x 14-1/4 in.; gilt wood frame,

Provenance: Black Dog Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia, December 1998, purchased for $2,800.00; Property of Boxwood Hall, Greenville, South Carolina

Condition

hinged in, binding holes present at left, full sheet, good color, slight toning; conservation framing

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