Havell Gold-winged Woodpecker $12,500 |
| CONDITION REPORT AND SPECIFICATIONS |
| From John James Audubon's Birds of America, Part 8, Plate 37 |
| One of only 200 produced by Audubon. Most are in museums and institutional collections today. |
| Size: 24 1/2 x 31 1/4. Trimmed from approximately 29 x 39 |
| Entire plate mark clearly visible as seen in full picture below. |
| Entire watermark present -"J WHATMAN 1830" |
| Location of watermark: Vertically through name of bird in lower right. |
| Professionally cleaned restored in 2008 by Philadelphia Print Shop. (Ready for framing) |
| Average coloring has been refreshed by cleaning. |
| Some evidence remaining outside the plate mark where a former owner may have glued down matting. |
| Minor paper loss at top left and lower left as seen in full picture below. |
| Dealers offer this same popular image untrimmed for about $17,500 |
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