Sale 1279
New York
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15 - 16 January 2004
Price realised
USD 2,270
Estimate
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
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