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  1. David_S

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    #1 David_S, Jul 22, 2010
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    I'm looking to place a current value on (and possibly find the best venue to sell) a set of 431 American Heritage reprints of Audubon's Birds of America paintings. Apparently these were created as a limited edition of 750 sets back in 1966. Almost the entire run was purchased by one John L. Young who went on to market them himself.

    I have an original invoice & his "appraisal" from when they were purchased back in 2003, but would love to have any other input as to possible value.
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    #2 UroTrash, Jul 22, 2010
    How big are these prints? Are the double elephant or smaller?

    I suppose the only thing I love more than Ferraris is Audubons, although I'd never claim to be an "expert".

    I do know there are only 4 portfolios that I've ever heard of (save the quadrupeds and the octavos)

    They are :

    Havell: original edition from ~1840-1950s

    Bien lithograph from the 1860's

    Amsterdam made in ~1972

    Abbeville made in ~1985

    I'm afraid I've never heard of the edition you have.
     
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    #3 Daryl, Jul 22, 2010
    My neighbor is a major Audubon expert and dealer. If you go to his website I'm sure someone at his gallery can help you.

    www.audubonart.com
     
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    #4 David_S, Jul 23, 2010
    Thanks for the input guys. I'm not any kind of expert on prints - so I don't know a double elephant from a single one (but probably could tell an Indian elephant from an African one).

    The documentation I have (from a 1984 Greenville Sun article on the gentleman who was selling the sets) describes it as 367 prints @ 10.75"x13" and 64 prints @ 13.25"x21.5", along with an introductory book & display cabinet.
     
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    #5 UroTrash, Jul 23, 2010
    Audubons were printed on double elephants, ~27x40 inches, they should never be cut down, needless to say.
     
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    #7 Crawler, Jul 23, 2010
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    And here I thought you were only interested in this kind of Wild Turkey.
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    #8 UroTrash, Jul 24, 2010
    Ha! Not seen one of those in ~20 years!
     
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    #9 CustomFerrari, Aug 1, 2010
    this doesn't really help but i have a book of audubons that is priceless
     
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    #10 David_S, Aug 3, 2010
    I guess they're a bit busy, as I didn't receive any response to an email sent to the address on their website.
     
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    #11 Daryl, Aug 3, 2010
    You might want to telephone the gallery. They have been rather stressed lately as Joel Oppenheimer was injured in a fall at home and has not been able to work downtown in several weeks. I believe his wife, Laura, or son David should be around.
     
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    #12 UroTrash, Aug 3, 2010
    What does that mean? Do you have a complete set of Havells?
     

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