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    Sale 1279

    Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and

    New York

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    15 - 16 January 2004

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    • AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY RO
    Lot 406

    AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
    BY ROBERT HAVELL

    Rusty Grakle (Plate CLVII), from The Birds of America
    Quiscalus Ferrugineus

    Price realised

    USD 2,270

    Estimate

    USD 700 - USD 1,000

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    AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
    BY ROBERT HAVELL
    Rusty Grakle (Plate CLVII), from The Birds of America
    Quiscalus Ferrugineus

    engraving with aquatint and hand-coloring, 1833, on J. Whatman, with wide margins, pale light- and time staining, occasional minor surface soiling, occasional pale scattered foxing, old glue remains in places at the reverse of the left margin edge, several diagonal creases in the right margin, creases, short tears and losses at the margin edges, otherwise in good condition
    P. 25¾ x 20¾ in. (654 x 527 mm.)
    S. 38 1/8 x 25¼ in. (968 x 641 mm.)

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    Pre-Lot Text

    Property from the Estate of James Thomas Flexner

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