6 Ornithological Illustrations, Incl. William Goodall Watercolors & Leitner Etching - Jul 08, 2023 | Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals In Tn
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6 Ornithological Illustrations, incl. William Goodall Watercolors & Leitner Etching

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6 Ornithological Illustrations, incl. William Goodall Watercolors & Leitner Etching
6 Ornithological Illustrations, incl. William Goodall Watercolors & Leitner Etching
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Description
1st-4th items: Four (4) William Goodall (England, 1757-1844) watercolor and ink drawings, including one (1) titled "Pale Stonechat" depicting a stonechat with a low waterfall in the background; one (1) titled "White-eared Bustard" depicting a bustard upon a tropical riverbank, scale legend to lower edge of the image; one (1) titled "Richards Antus" depicting Richard's pipit upon a riverbank with a hamlet in the background, "Near London" inscribed to lower left; and one (1) titled "Tyrant Shrike" depicting a shrike-tyrant flycatcher upon a stump with a body of water and hill in the background, scale legend to lower edge of image. All with Latin taxonomy to upper register; Latin classification and description to lower register. All titled and signed "W. Goodall" to lower edge and housed under glass in giltwood frames. Sights: 12 5/8" H x 7 3/4" W. Frames: 13 3/4" H x 8 3/4" W. 5th item: Johann Sebastian Leitner (Austria, 1715-1795) hand-colored engraving after George Edwards (United Kingdom, 1694-1773) depicting a black and white mallard with a female in flight in the background originally published in 1770-73 for Johan Michael Seligmann's RECUEIL DE DIVERSE OISEAUX ETRANGERS ET PEU COMMUNS QUE SE TROUVENT DANS LES OUVRAGES DE MM EDWARDS ET CATESBY [Collection of Various Foreign and Little-Known Birds, which are found in the works of Messieurs Edwards and Catesby]. housed under glass in a giltwood frame. Plate: 9 3/4" H x 7 7/8" W. Sight: 12 3/8" H x 8" W. Framed: 13 3/8" H x 9 1/8" W. 6th item: Watercolor and ink illustration depicting a green feathered bird with red crest upon a stimp on a rocky ground, partially legible title "Hurei..." lower center. Housed under glass in a giltwood frame. Sheet: 10 7/8" H x 7 1/2" W. Framed: 13 3/8" H x 8 5/8" W.

Condition
All with toning and minor foxing spots throughout. 5th-6th items: Scattered minor areas of discoloration. All frames with scattered losses to gilt.
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6 Ornithological Illustrations, incl. William Goodall Watercolors & Leitner Etching

Estimate $500 - $550
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Starting Price $250
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