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THBJohn James Audubon
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Asheville, NC 28802
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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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LiveMar 26, 2022
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- Lot Description
(New York, 1785-1851)
Children's Warbler, Pl. 35, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored etching, engraving and aquatint on wove J. Whatman paper, plate 19-1/2 x 12-1/8 in., sheet 25-3/4 x 19-1/2 in. ; handmade Kentucky coffee wood frame, 33-5/8 x 25-1/2 in.
Note: "The scarcity of this species in the United States putting me in mind of that of true friendship among men, I have named it after my most esteemed friend, J. G. Children, Esq. of the British Museum, as a tribute of sincere gratitude for the unremitted kindness which he has shewn me."- John James Audubon
Steiner states, "The Third Earl Carnarvon accepted the first 160 prints from Audubon then ended the subscription around 1833. These 160 prints remained unbound in Highclere Castle until 1895. They were sold by the Fifth Earl to help finance the expeditions that eventually found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
Highclere Castle is the home to the Eighth Earl of Carnarvon. The castle achieved international fame as the main filming location for the historical drama series Downton Abbey."
Lot accompanied by:
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. Fine Prints from Audubon's Birds of America: Thursday, 18 January 2001. New York, N.Y.: Christie's, 2001, (ref: no.35, ill., pg. 35);
Steiner, Bill. Audubon Art Prints: A Collector's Guide to Every Edition. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 2003.
Provenance: The Artist to John George Herbert, Third Earl of Caernarvon, original subscription; To his son, Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 1849; George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Caernarvon; Sold in 1895 by Sotheby's to Sotheran's Booksellers, London; New York Family, Sold by Christie's New York, January 18, 2001, lot 35; Collection of Bill Steiner
Condition
excellent color (as compared to the Sachsen-Meiningen copy), hinged in at top, sheet trimmed and lacking watermark, light toning, slight handling grime
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