Lot 256: John James Audubon 1785-1851 CANVAS BACKED DUCK Fuligula Vallisneria Steph, 1,2 male 3 female, view of Baltimore Plate CCCI No. 61 hand colored engraving backed on paper marked lower left: Drawn from Nature
Description:
John James Audubon 1785-1851 CANVAS BACKED DUCK Fuligula Vallisneria Steph, 1,2 male 3 female, view of Baltimore Plate CCCI No. 61 hand colored engraving backed on paper marked lower left: Drawn from Nature By J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S. marked lower right: Engraved, Printed, and coloured by R. Havell 1836 J. Whatman 1836 watermark Kennedy Gallery New York label on verso: Canvasback Ducks Aquatint engraving by R. Havell after the Drawing by J. J. Audubon. From Audubon’s Birds of America one of the rare plates repair in sky, very slight crack through top bird to right border, small 1/2 fold bottom center 24 5/8 x 38
Starting Bid: $3000
Estimate: $6000- $12000
Auction Date: January 1, 2014
Realized Price: $10530.00
