Sale 1617
New York
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20 - 21 January 2006
Price realised
USD 3,840
Estimate
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Loggerhead Shrike (Plate 57) Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman Turkey Mill dated 1828, Low's Variant I, with full margins, occasional nicks and tears along the margin edges, minor surface soiling (mainly in the margins), a 3½-in. and a 2-in. crease at the upper center margin edge and the right margin edge respectively, a few foxmarks, otherwise in good condition P. 26 x 20¾ in. (660 x 526 mm.) S. 39½ x 26½ in. (1003 x 672 mm.)
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