Lot 7

Two Mark Catesby Prints - Fieldfare, Rice Bird

Estimate: $500 - $700

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$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

(British, 1679-1749)   

T. 14, The Rice-bird, 1771-1810, wove paper with "J. Ruse 1800" watermark; T. 29, The Fieldfare, 1754 edition, on laid paper with "IHS Ivillidary" watermark, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, hand colored engravings, largest plate 13-7/8 x 10 in., sheets 20-1/4 x 14-1/4 in.; unframed 

Provenance: Private Collection, South Carolina

Condition

full sheets, loose, binding edges present, good color, toning, small points of foxing, text bleed, chipping at edges, T. 14 with point of accretion recto, T. 29 with tears at lower margin verso, adhesive residue margin, hinging tape bottom margin recto

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Private Collection, South Carolina