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After John James Audubon FLORIDA CORMORANT Hand-colored etching and aquatint by R. Havell

Catalogue: American Furniture and Decorative Arts
After John James Audubon FLORIDA CORMORANT Hand-colored etching and aquatint by R. Havell

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Lot 103
After John James Audubon FLORIDA CORMORANT Hand-colored etching and aquatint by R. Havell
FLORIDA CORMORANT
Hand-colored etching and aquatint by R. Havell, 1835, with the J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermark, plate CCLII from The Birds of America, lightstain and matstain, some foxing and other discoloration, a few stitch holes at top sheet edge, a few nicks and short tears at sheet edges, a 3/8 x 1/4 inch loss at bottom sheet edge, some handling creases and rippling, otherwise in good condition, with (full?) margins, framed.
19 7/8 x 26 3/8 inches; 505 x 670 mm.
Sheet 25 3/8 x 38 inches; 645 x 965 mm.
Provenance:
The Collection of the late James A. Williams, Mercer House, Savannah

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $9,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $9,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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American Furniture and Decorative Arts

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