June Online Auction (Sale #291)
Lot 157:
Description
Ornithological Hand Colored Engraving Assortment
(2) items, including Prideaux John Selby (British, 1788-1867) ‘Common Wild Duck – Male’, printed signature lower right, depicting a mallard duck; and Robert Mitford (British, 1781-1870) ‘Golden Eye Duck’, printed signature lower left, depicting a male and female of the species; each unframed
Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 19 1/2 inches, Width: 25 3/4 inches (each sheet)
Condition: Very Good, scuffs; smudges; tape residue at corners; wear to edges; pencil inscription to each upper left corner of margin
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Fine Art > Prints
Estimated Sale Time: 12:33 pm CST
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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: June 9, 2022, 10:43 am
Condition: Very Good, scuffs; smudges; tape residue at corners; wear to edges; pencil inscription to each upper left corner of margin
Dimensions: 19.5 x 25.75 in
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