Sale 1617
New York
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20 - 21 January 2006
Price realised
USD 3,840
Estimate
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY JULIUS BIEN Ruffed Grouse (Plate 293) Bonasa umbellus chromolithograph, 1860, on wove paper laid down on linen, with margins, minor surface soiling, a few nicks at the margin edges, a few soft creases at the margin edges, foxing at the reverse, otherwise in good condition L. 24 5/8 x 37¾ in. (625 x 959 mm.) S. 26 5/8 x 38¾ in. (676 x 984 mm.)
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