Sale 1959
New York
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17 - 18 January 2008
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USD 4,375
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AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Stanley Hawk (Plate XXXVL) Falco stanleii engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1835, on J Whatman Turkey Mill watermark 1834, with narrow margins (trimmed), the colors attenuated, light-staining, scattered foxing throughout, numerous tears (some repaired) and paper losses (some made-up) along the sheet edges, framed P. 38½ x 25¾ in. (978 x 654 mm.) S. 39½ x 27 in. (1003 x 686 mm.)
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