03-06-201103-06-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2538BBoston
March 6, 2011 11:00 AMCalender
392

John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Lot of Five Hand-colored Lithographs

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$948$800
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2538BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 06, 2011 11:00AM

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John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)

Lot of Five Hand-colored Lithographs, printed and colored by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia, from Quadrupeds of North America, 8vo, sheet sizes approx. 6 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.; comprising: Townsends Rocky Mountain Hare, No. 1, plate III; Northern Hare (Old and Young), No. 3, plate XI; Northern Hare, No. 3, plate XII; Worm-wood Hare, No. 18, plate LXXXVIII; and Bachman's Hare, No. 22, plate CVIII; mounted in matching contemporary molded giltwood frames. Condition: Cleaned, minor toning, only one examined out of frame.
Estimate $800-1,200

Most of the gum arabic is gone from the cleaning.

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John James Audubon, Philadelphia