Sale 1882
New York
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3 October 2007
Price realised
USD 2,000
Estimate
AFTER JOHN WOODHOUSE AUDUBON BY J.T. BOWEN Large Tailed Skunk, male. Natural Size (Plate CII) Mephitis Macroura lithograph with hand-coloring, 1846, on wove paper, with margins, mat staining, surface soiling and handling creases (heavier along the edges), paint and glue remains in places along the upper edge (due to contact with the painted matting surface), three tears the lower left margin edge, framed L. 24 1/8 x 19 in. (613 x 483 mm.) S. 28 x 22 in. (711 x 559 mm.)
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PROPERTY FROM THE ANNE LONGFELLOW DICKINSON TRUST, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
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