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[Audubon, John James], Velvet Duck, Havell Edition

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Animals Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
[Audubon, John James], Velvet Duck, Havell Edition
<Our item number 126364><B>[Audubon, John James &#40;1785-1851&#41;], &#34;Velvet Duck, Fuligula Fusca,&#34; Plate 247, Havell Edition.</B> Hand-coloured engraving with aquatint and etching by R. Havell, from the first edition of <I>The Birds of America</I>. Printed on "J. Whatman / Turkey Mill / 1835" watermarked paper. Out of the frame the print measures 25 1/2" x 34"; the plate measures 20 3/4" x 29 3/4". A few tiny toned specks in background and toning around margins from framing, else fine.<BR><BR>The Birds of America was published in London 1827-1838, containing 435-handcolored aquatint engravings illustrating 1,065 birds of 489 species.&#34. Each of the four volumes weighed close to 70 pounds. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,000 - 7,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 126364<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/45jpegs/126364.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>
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