American Indian & Western Collector Auction March 19th 2022
Sat, Mar 19, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 130
J. Audubon Carolina Parrot Plate 26 Lithograph
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
For your consideration in this lot is a framed lithograph of J. Audubon's “Carolina Parrot” that was originally hand-colored plate by Robert Havell (1793-1878). Audubon depicted several species of now-extinct birds in his iconic “Birds of America”, including the Carolina Parrot. He noted that the number of Carolina Parrots was beginning to dwindle even in his time. In “Ornithological Biography” he stated, “Our Parakeets are very rapidly diminishing in number; and in some districts, where twenty-five years ago they were plentiful, scarcely any are now to be seen.... I should think that along the Mississippi there is now not half the number that existed fifteen years ago.” Unfortunately, the vibrant birds were considered a pest by farmers and were killed in large numbers to prevent them from ruining crops. This slaughter, combined with deforestation throughout their range and the popularity of their feathers in the millinery trade, led to the decline of the Parrot. The species was rarely seen outside of Florida after 1860, and by the 1920s it was considered extinct (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)”. This lithograph is in an ornate gilt frame. The print has shifted in the frame. The shown art measures 15 1/2" x 19 1/2" and the frame measures 26" x 22".
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