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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 758

Mark Catesby

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(British, 1679-1749)

T. 79 Crested Bittern from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 3rd edition, hand colored engraving on wove paper with "J Ruse 1800" watermark; plate 13-7/8 x 10-1/4 in., sheet 20-5/8 x 13-3/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 24 x 20-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

good color, toned, hinged in at top, fly speck bottom right, creasing, chipping at top edge, trimmed, tear in right margin, pencil mark bottom left