Lot 1794 · Important Americana
john james audubon (after) | long haired squirrel (plate xxvii); mink (plate xxxiii); and red-bellied squirrel (plate xxxviii);
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- Estimate
- $2,400–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Americana, New York · 26 January 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4806579
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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After John James Audubon, john james audubon (after) | long haired squirrel (plate xxvii); mink (plate xxxiii); and red-bellied squirrel (plate xxxviii);. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2020, lot 1794. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4806579.
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After John James Audubon, john james audubon (after) | long haired squirrel (plate xxvii); mink (plate xxxiii); and red-bellied squirrel (plate xxxviii);. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2020, lot 1794. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4806579.
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