Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2579BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Mark Catesby (English, 1679?-1749),
Four Hand-colored Ornithological Engravings, taken from Seligman's Amsterdam edition of Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, 1772-1781, matted, three sheet size 13 7/8 x 10, one 15 5/8 x 9 3/8 in., sold together with an unattributed late 18th century bookplate engraving depicting an ox and a tree specimen, (5 items total).
Estimate $600-800