Sold for:
$2,583
$2,583
Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Labrador Falcon , Plate CXCVI. [from] Birds of America . London: R. Havell, 1826-1838. Hand-aquatinted copper-plate engraving, printed on J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermarked paper dated 1835, very good color, with the back of the upper bird a subtle charcoal, beaks and feet of both birds a pale blue wash, slight limited spotting to the background, slight cast on the edge, and minor thumbing, three edges of the sheet gilt from when it was bound; in a print sleeve, with a modern gilt frame, mat, and Plexiglas, 37 1/2 x 25 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
