Lot 22 · Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
the birds of america. new york: vg audubon, 1856 — the quadrupeds of north america. new york: v.g. audubon, 1856
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana, New York · 19 June 2015
- Dimensions
- 265 x 165 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4375698
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John James Audubon, the birds of america. new york: vg audubon, 1856 — the quadrupeds of north america. new york: v.g. audubon, 1856. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2015, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4375698.
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John James Audubon, the birds of america. new york: vg audubon, 1856 — the quadrupeds of north america. new york: v.g. audubon, 1856. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2015, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4375698.
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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana · Jun 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Spring | Miller, Henry. 1891-1980. | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Clerododrum viscosum. From Jardin de la Malmaison. Original watercolo… | Pierre Joseph Redouté | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Il Nuovo regio teatro di Torino. Torino, nella stamperia reale, 1761. | Benedetto Alfieri | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 54 original drawings for illustrations of The Complete Works of Willi… | Rockwell Kent | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| The Haggadah, Illuminated by Arthur Szyk, edited by Cecil Roth. Londo… | [haggadah] | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Sexology handbook. Manuscript in Persian. India, 1811 | [curiosa] | $4,000–$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James Audubon | the birds of america. new york & amsterdam: johnson reprint | $9,375 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| John James Audubon | The Birds of America | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Salvador Dalí | Conquest of the Cosmos I | Rago, Nov 2022 | ||
| John James Audubon | The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United State | Bonhams, Sep 2016 | ||
| Marc Chagall | L’envolée magique – 1980 | Artcurial, May 2026 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Les Amoureux sous l'arbre | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Joan Miró | Galeria Maeght Barcelona | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| John James Audubon | the quadrupeds of north america.new york, audubon, 1854, 185 | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.