Lot 505: Two: Lucy Bakewell Audubon (British 1787-1874) and John James Audubon (French/American 1785-1851)

Lot 505: Two: Lucy Bakewell Audubon (British 1787-1874) and John James Audubon (French/American 1785-1851)

Description:

Two: Lucy Bakewell Audubon (British 1787-1874) and John James Audubon (French/American 1785-1851)
“Yellow Bellied Woodpecker” No.38, plate CXC
Aquatint engraving with original hand color
Published: London, Robert Havell, 1829
19″ x 12″ plate size, 25″ x 18″ sheet size
“Swamp Sparrow” No.15, plate 64
Aquatint engraving with original hand color
Published: London, Robert Havell, 1829
19″ x 12″ plate size, 25″ x 18″ sheet size
Provenance: Provenance: A collection from East 80th Street, New York, New York,
Kennedy Galleries, Inc. Fifth Avenue, New York
Letter from the president of The American Museum of Natural History, dated 1957
Literature: “Audubon, The Naturalist” by Francis H. Herrick, “On the drawing of the Swamp Sparrow,Audubon wrote…Mr. Havell will please have Lucy Audubon’s name on the plate instead of mine!!”
Condition:some wrinkling and undulation paper, paper yellowing due to age small repair to paper lower right on Swamp Sparrow, Woodpecker has more foxing and sun fading

Condition:

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Estimate: $2000- $4000

Auction Date: January 1, 2025

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