Frigate Pelican (Plate CCLXXI) Magnificent Frigatebird, <I>Fregata magnificens</I> | Christie's

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25 June 2004

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Lot 271

Frigate Pelican (Plate CCLXXI) Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens

Price realised

USD 15,535

Estimate

USD 12,000 - USD 18,000

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Frigate Pelican (Plate CCLXXI)
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman dated 1835, some light surface soiling, soft crease lower left hand corner.
Plate: 38 7/8 x 25¼ in. (967 x 638 mm)
Sheet: 39 3/8 x 26 9/16 in. (1000 x 674 mm)
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