March 2003 Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 97. "Mango Hummingbird" from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). no.51, pl. 251. Matted and framed, paper size apprx 6-1/4" x 10".
200.00/300.00 Sold $310.50
March 2003 Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 110. "Pipiry Flycatcher". The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844), no.11, plate 55. Paper size apprx 10" x 6-3/8", hand colored lithograph, matted and framed.
100.00/200.00 Sold $172.50
March 2003 Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 122. "Sparrow Falcon". No. 5 and plate no. 22 from "The Birds of America". Hand colored lithograph with colored background, from a later octavo edition. Matted and framed.
75.00/100.00 Sold $178.25
May 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 77. "Canada Jay". No. 47 and plate no. 234 from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). Hand colored lithograph, matted, apprx image size 9" x 5-3/4", overall apprx size 15" x 11".
100.00/200.00 Sold $103.50
May 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 78. "Bonaparte's Flycatching - Warbler" from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). no.15, pl. 73. Matted and framed, image size apprx 9- 1/2" x 10-3/4", overall apprx size 17-1/4" x 13".
100.00/200.00 Sold $126.50
May 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 80. "Pewee Flycatcher". No. 13 and plate no. 63 from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). Hand colored lithograph, matted, apprx image size 9" x 5-3/4", overall apprx size 15" x 11".
100.00/150.00 Sold $92.00
May 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 79. "Cock of the Plains". No. 60 and plate no. 297 from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). Hand colored lithograph, matted, apprx image size 6" x 9", apprx overall size 12" x 14-1/2".
150.00/200.00 Sold $103.50
May 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 81. "Blue Song Grosbeak," No. 41 and plate no. 204 from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). Hand colored lithograph, matted and framed, apprx image size 6" x 9", apprx overall size 12" x 14-1/2".
100.00/200.00 Sold $143.75
September 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 131. Printed plate from America's most famous naturalist, John James Audubon. This print measures apprx 14-1/2" x 10-3/4. Image has been recently matted and framed. Inscribed with "No. 42 Pl 209" at top. Image depicts two birds, one black and red, the other yellow and green, perched upon a branch. At the bottom the image is inscribed "Scarlet Tanager" Hand colored lithograph from "The Birds of America".
100.00/200.00 Sold $126.50
September 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 134. Lithograph of "Savannah Bunting", male and female Savannah Buntings. Image measures apprx 9-1/2" x 6". Text at bottom reads "R.T. Savannah Bunting, Indian Pink Root, Spigelia Marilandica, 1. male 2. female, Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon FRSFLS, Litho printed by J.T. Bowan Philadelphia". At the top of the print it is numbered No. 32, Plate 160. John James Audubon was an artist and a naturalist famous for his drawings and prints of birds and other animals. He was born in Haiti and lived in France, the United States, and England. His most famous natural drawings are of North American birds and animals. He also wrote careful descriptions of the habits of the birds he drew. This particular image is from the "Birds of North America" Royal Octavo Series.
75.00/150.00 Sold $80.50
September 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 133. Colored lithograph of the "Sharp-tailed Finch". Image is matted and measures apprx 9" x 6". Text at the bottom of image reads "R.T. Sharp-Tailed Finch, 1. male 2. female & nest, Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, FRSFLS, litho printed by J. T. Bowen Philadelphia." Numbered No. 35 Plate 174 at top. John James Audubon was an artist and a naturalist famous for his drawings and prints of birds and other animals. He was born in Haiti and lived in France, the United States, and England. His most famous natural drawings are of North American birds and animals. He also wrote careful descriptions of the habits of the birds he drew. This particular image is from the "Birds of North America" Royal Octavo Series.
75.00/150.00 Sold $69.00
November 2003 Fine Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 129. Five loose, colored lithograph plates from the octavo edition of "Birds of North America, each apprx 6-3/4" x 10-1/2. Drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon, lithograph printed and colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. Includes Plates 316, 317, 318, 357.
100.00/200.00 Sold $264.50
November 2003 Fine Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 132. Five loose, colored lithograph plates from the octavo edition of "Birds of North America, each apprx 6-3/4" x 10-1/2. Drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon, lithograph printed and colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. Includes plates 131, 132, 133, 135, 337.
75.00/150.00 Sold $299.00
November 2003 Fine Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 133. Five loose, colored lithograph plates from the octavo edition of "Birds of North America, each apprx 6-3/4" x 10-1/2. Drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon, lithograph printed and colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. Includes plates 297, 300, 301, 302, 336.
100.00/200.00 Sold $247.25
November 2003 Fine Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 131. Six loose, colored lithograph plates from the octavo edition of "Birds of North America, each apprx 6-3/4" x 10-1/2. Drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon, lithograph printed and colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. Includes plates 16, 41, 46, 261, 416, 426.
100.00/200.00 Sold $247.25
November 2003 Fine Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 128. Lot includes; Common or Purple Crow Blackbird from Birds of America, Royal Octavo edition 1840 - 1844, Lithographer J. T. Bowen. Hand colored stone lithograph in ivory colored mate and gold frame, overall apprx 16-1/2" x 12-3/4". Worm-eating Swamp Warbler from Birds of America, Royal Octavo edition 1840-1844, Lithographer J. T. Bowen. Hand colored stone lithograph in ivory coloured mate and gold frame, overall apprx 16-1/2" x 12-3/4".
150.00/250.00 Sold $235.75
May 2005 Fine Art & Antiques
Lot 114. Pair of framed Audubon bird lithographs from the first edition of Birds of America published in 1840. 1) Snow Lark Bunting, number 32 and plate number 156: 1. 2 Adult 3 Young. 2) Black-and white Creeping Warbler, male, Black Larch Pinus-pemdula, number 23 and plate number 114. Both drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon and lithograph printed and colored by J.T. Bowen, Philad. Each measures apprx 9-3/4"H x 5-3/4"W. In black mat and gold-colored frame, entire item measures apprx 15-1/2"H x 11-1/2"W. On versos are descriptions taken from book.
100.00/200.00 Sold $120.75
May 2005 Fine Art & Antiques
Lot 113. 1) American Robin, or Migratory Thrush. From Birds of America, Royal Octavo. Image featuring male, female, and young in a chestnut tree. No 29 Pl. 142. Lithograph and printing by Endicott New York. Measures apprx 9-1/2"H x 5-3/4"W. In ivory mat and painted wood frame, entire item measures apprx 17-1/4"H x 13"W. 2) Black cap Titmouse. From Birds of America, Royal Octavo. Illustration with male and female in a Sweet Briar Plant. No 26 Pl. 126. Lithograph by J.T. Bowen Philadelphia. Measures apprx 9-1/2"H x 5-3/4"W. In ivory mat and painted wood frame, entire item measures apprx 17-1/4"H x 13"W.
300.00/500.00 Sold $471.50
November 2005 Auction
Lot 98. "Blue-eyed Yellow Warbler". Hand-colored engraving on paper, No 19. Plate 95. Drawn from nature and published by John James Auburn F. R. S.'s L & E, F. L.S. &c. Engraved Printed & Colored by R. Havell, London, June 1830. Framed with a silk mat and wood frame. Imprint measures approx. 19-1/2" x 12".
700.00/900.00 Sold $460.00
May 2006 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 218. "Ruby Crowned Kinglet" (No 27 Pl. 133), "The Coerulean Wood-Warbler" (No 18 Pl. 86), "Prothonotary Swamp-Warbler" (No 22 Pl. 106), and "Black & Yellow Wood-Warbler" (No 20 Pl. 196.), hand-colored lithograph on paper. Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S., lithographed, printed, and colored by J. T. Bowen - Philadelphia. Measures approx. 9" x 5-1/2". In ivory mat and gilt wood frame, entire item measures approx. 12-1/2" x 9".
400.00/600.00 Sold $563.50