Live Auction 21921The Robin and Rupert Hambro Collection
Roseate Spoonbill
Lot 119

Roseate Spoonbill

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Closed8 June 2023

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GBP 94,500

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Roseate Spoonbill
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851)
BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878)

Roseate Spoonbill (Plate CCCXXI)
Ajaja ajaja

'As the only spoonbill in the Western Hemisphere and the only pink spoonbill in the world, the roseate has always made a striking impression' (Blaugrund and Stebbins, p.215).

Hand-coloured engraving with aquatint and etching, on wove paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1836'.
Plate: 251/4 x 38 1/8 in. (642 x 968 mm)
Sheet: 25 3/4 x 38 3/4in. (665 x 985 mm)