Dec 17, 2019 - Sale 2527

Sale 2527 - Lot 352

Price Realized: $ 585
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(BIRDS.) Martinet, Francois Nicolas (engraver). Group of 21 engraved plates on large folio paper with original hand-coloring, from George-Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. Approximately 13x18 inches each sheet size; generally very clean and nice. Paris, circa 1770

Additional Details

Comprising plates: 2 Merle de France male (French Blackbird) 10 Petite Outarde ou Canne-Petiere de France femelle (female little Bustard of France). 160 Tourterelle du Senegal (Turtledove of Senegal) 161 Tourterelle a Collier du Senegal (Turtledove of Senegal) 170 La Caille (Quail) 171 Caille de Madagascar (Madagascar Quail) 180 Pedrix d'Afrique (African Partridge) 187 Vautour du Bresil (Brazilian Vulture) 208 Eider femelle (Female Eider Duck) 209 Oye a duvet ou Eider male due Dannemark (Danish Eider Duck) 210 Gerfault d'Islande (Icelandic Ger Falcon) 222 Caille des Isles Malouines (Falkland Island Quail) 237 L'Albatros du Cap de Bonne-Esperance (Albatross of Good Hope) 245 L'Outarde male (Bustard) 267 Le Friquet/Le Verdier (Greenfinch) 293 Le Pique-boeuf du Senegal 294 Coucou de Malabar (Malabar Cuckoo) 299 Petite Pie-Grieche de Madagascar male/femelle (male and female Madagascar Magpie) 300 Le Chevalier Varie (Ruff) 305 Paon de Mer, male (male Sea Peacock) 306 Paon de Mer, femelle (female Sea Peacock).