Nov 2, 2021 11:00 EST
American Paintings & Prints
34
After John James Audubon (1785-1851)
BUFFET-HEADED DUCK
Hand-colored aquatint, engraving and etching by R. Havell, 1836, on J. Whatman paper dated 1836, plate CCCXXV from The Birds of America, framed.
Sheet 25 x 38 inches
Provenance:
The Old Print Shop, New York
Sold for $2,500
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
After John James Audubon (1785-1851)
BUFFET-HEADED DUCK
Hand-colored aquatint, engraving and etching by R. Havell, 1836, on J. Whatman paper dated 1836, plate CCCXXV from The Birds of America, framed.
Sheet 25 x 38 inches
Provenance:
The Old Print Shop, New York
Pale lightstain and matstain, darker staining at sheet edges, old linen tape along top sheet edge verso with some associated discoloration and glue residue showing through to recto, rippling and handing creases, unobtrusive pale foxing recto, some foxing and minor soiling verso, a 3/8 inch tear at top sheet edge near left corner, two faint diagonal creases in the margin bottom right (one extending to plate edge), some splitting along left sheet edge, a few nicks at bottom sheet edge.
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Auction: American Paintings & Prints, Nov 2, 2021
