Lot 4720 · Period Art & Design
The Birds of South Africa ... New Edition. Thoroughly revised and augmented by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1875-84.
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- Estimate
- $400–$600 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Period Art & Design, San Francisco · 11 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2030205
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Layard, Edgar Leopold. 1824-1900., The Birds of South Africa ... New Edition. Thoroughly revised and augmented by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1875-84. Bonhams, 11 May 2014, lot 4720. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2030205.
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Layard, Edgar Leopold. 1824-1900., The Birds of South Africa ... New Edition. Thoroughly revised and augmented by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1875-84. Bonhams, 11 May 2014, lot 4720. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2030205.
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