LOT 720
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Lot 720
A GROUP OF ORNITHOLOGICAL, MARK CATESBY (BRITISH 1683-1749) HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS. Comprising “The Red-Headed Woodpecker” (T20), plate size 14.125 inches x 10.25 inches (35.9 x 26 cm), sheet size 20.4 inches x 14.125 inches (51.8 x 35.9 cm); “The Golden Winged Woodpecker” (T18), plate size 14 inches x 10.5 inches (35.6 x 26.7 cm), sheet size 20.4 inches x 14.125 inches (51.8 x 35.9 cm); and a “Musciapa Vertice Nigro” (T66), plate size 14 inches x 9.9 inches (35.6 x 25.1 cm), sheet size 20.4 inches x 14 inches (51.8 x 35.6 cm) together with a textual book leaf from the corresponding folio for pages 19 and 20 with description of “The Red-Headed Woodpecker”, sheet size 20.4 inches x 14.125 inches (51.8 x 35.9 cm). Each on laid paper, unframed.
Estimate:
$800 - 1,200
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