Art & Antiques
Sat, Nov 9, 2024 11:00AM EST
Lot 4
John James Audubon "Six Plates from Birds of America" Folio
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$2,600
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
John James Audubon (after)
(American, 1785-1851)
Six Plates from Birds of America
Engravings with aquatint and hand-coloring on Somerset 300 gsm paper
Double elephant folio (sheet size 43 1/2" x 29 1/2")
Edition of 125 (number 2 of 125)
A spectacular edition of Audubon's ornithological engravings produced to uncompromising standards. In 1985, master printer Edward Egerton-Williams pulled these impressions from Audubon's original copper plates, created between 1828 and 1836 and held in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History. Inked in colors a la poupee and hand-finished with watercolors under the direction of Thomas Milne. Published by the American Museum of Natural History and Alecto Historical Editions. Housed in a clothboard folio. Each engraving is pencil-numbered to the reverse.
Wild Turkey (male), plate I.
Snowy Owl, plate CXXI.
Canada Goose, plate CCI.
Wild Turkey (female and young), plate VI.
Mallard Duck, plate CCXXI.
Great White Heron, plate CCLXXXI.
Condition
Very good condition, with beautifully clean and well preserved sheets. Wild Turkey (Male) has a single faint smudge to the upper left margin. Wild Turkey (Female and Young) has a few pinpoint impressions to the top center margin. Great White Heron is bumped at the top right edge of the sheet and has a mild horizontal fold along the bottom right edge of the margin. The other three plates are in excellent condition, with no issues to report. There is wear to the clothboard folio exterior, and the colophon/ text sheets have small tears to the top left corners.
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