#3096 • Collection of Audubon Bird Prints From Octavo Edition

Part of Fine and Decorative Arts | September 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM (live auction by Alderfer Auction)

High bid $400.00

Status: Sold

Collection of 17 hand-colored octavo sized John James Audubon prints from "The Birds of America". Print pages measures 10.5" x 7" and are accompanied by original text pages detailing show bird. Collection includes; 1.) No. 2-Plate 6 Common Buzzard, 2.) No. 9-Plate 41 Chuckwills Widow, 3.) No. 16-Plate 80 Bay-breasted Wood-Warbler (No text sheet), 4.) No. 17-Plate 81 Chestnut Sided Wood Warbler, 5.) No. 23-Plate 113 Nashville Swamp Warbler, 6.) No. 31-Plate 152 Lapland Lark Bunting, 7.) No. 37-Plate 181 American Gold Finch, 8.) No. 39-Plate 192 White-crowned Finch, 9.) No. 41-Plate 201 White Winged Crossbill, 10.) No. 42-Plate 207 Evening Grosbeak, 11.) No. 42-Plate 210 Louisiana Tanager, 12.) No. 44-Plate 217 Baltimore Oriole or Hangnest, 13.) No. 47-Plate 234 Canada Jay, 14.) No. 51-Plate 251 Mango Hummingbird, 15.) No.82-Plate 410 Long Tailed Duck, 16.) No. 91-Plate 453 Arctic Jager, and 17.) No. 87-Plate 432 Sooty Tern. Some prints exhibit some slight foxing and evidence of previous binding at side of pages. Prints are housed in two boxes. Provenance: Georgetown Galleries, Bethesda Maryland.