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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Sep 11, 2021
(New York, 1785-1851)
Stanley Hawk, Plate XXXVI, No. 8 from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored engraving with etching and aquatint on paper with "J. Whatman/1836" watermark, sheet 37-3/4 x 24-5/8 in. ; modern wood frame with Tru Vue Museum glass, 49 x 35-5/8 in., Provenance: Audubon Prints & Books, Vienna, Virginia, purchased in 2011, (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity); Private Virginia Collection; Note: This bluebird also appears in Plate CXIII, one of only two times Audubon uses the same bird.
hinged in, 5 in, 3-7/8 in. tears from right side, one into hawk's tail, both supported with Filmoplast archival tape, restoration to bottom two corners, other small restorations of tears at edges, toning, trimmed, light foxing
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