ID 965076
Lot 119 | Roseate Spoonbill
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851)
BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878)
Roseate Spoonbill (Plate CCCXXI)
Ajaja ajaja
'As the only spoonbill in the Western Hemisphere and the only pink spoonbill in the world, the roseate has always made a striking impression' (Blaugrund and Stebbins, p.215).
Hand-coloured engraving with aquatint and etching, on wove paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1836'.Plate: 25¼ x 38 1/8 in. (642 x 968 mm)
Sheet: 25 3/4 x 38 3/4in. (665 x 985 mm)
| Artist: | John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) |
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| Category: | Art prints |
| Artist: | John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) |
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| Category: | Art prints |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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