Lot Details
Lot 40
After John James Audubon
AMERICAN AVOCET
Hand-colored engraving and aquatint by R. Havell, 1836, plate CCCXVIII from The Birds of America, with J. Whatman watermark, pale lightstain, handling creases, foxing and some other discoloration, two tears at right sheet edge (one extending vertically 4 inches, one extending mostly vertical 5 1/2 inches), two tears at bottom sheet edge (one 1 inch, one 3/4 inch), otherwise in apparently good condition, with wide margins, framed (unexamined out of the frame).
Image 14 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
Sold for $537 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
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