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Arader Galleries May 2026 Auction
Arader Galleries May 2026 Auction features Travel and Exploration Works on Paper from the 16th - 20th Centuries including works by John James Audubon's Birds of America, Original Natural History Watercolors, Oil Paintings, Rare Books, Rare Maps, Americana and special selection of cartographic works and rare books offered in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States!
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0002: Audubon Aquatint, Purple Grackle, Plate 7 - Engraved by Lizars, Retouched by HavellEst. $10,000-$14,000$5,000
0003: Audubon Aquatint, Baltimore Oriole, Plate 12 - State Bird of MarylandEst. $28,000-$38,000$16,000
0004: Audubon Aquatint, Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, Plate 17 - A Brilliant CompositionEst. $20,000-$30,000$14,000
0010: Audubon Aquatint, American Robin, Plate 131 - State Bird of Connecticut, Michigan and WisconsinEst. $28,000-$38,000$22,000
0014: Audubon Aquatint, American Snipe, Plate 243 [With South Carolina Plantation near Charleston inEst. $12,000-$18,000$8,000
0015: Audubon Aquatint, Summer or Wood Duck, Plate 206 - The Most Famous Image of a Duck Ever PublishedEst. $90,000-$120,000$75,000
0016: Audubon Aquatint, Long-billed Curlew, Plate 231 - With Charleston, SC in the BackgroundEst. $80,000-$120,000$60,000
0017: Audubon Aquatint, Brown Pelican [Standing], Plate 251 - State Bird of LouisianaEst. $120,000-$150,000$100,000
0022: Audubon Aquatint, California Vulture, Plate 426 - One of the greatest conservation stories inEst. $22,000-$32,000$16,000
0023: Audubon Aquatint, Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301 [With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background]Est. $45,000-$60,000$40,000
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![Audubon Aquatint, Brown Pelican [Standing], Plate 251 - State Bird of Louisiana](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/412340/229291919_1_x.jpg?height=300&quality=70&version=1775068958)








![Audubon Aquatint, Mottled Owl [Little Screech Owl], Plate 97: AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). Mottled Owl [Little Screech Owl], Plate 97. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. 38” x 25 1/4” sheet, 49](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/412340/229291909_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1775068958)






![Audubon Aquatint, American Snipe, Plate 243 [With South Carolina Plantation near Charleston in: AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). American Snipe, Plate 243 [With South Carolina Plantation near Charleston in background]. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/412340/229291916_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1775068958)


![Audubon Aquatint, Brown Pelican [Standing], Plate 251 - State Bird of Louisiana: AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). Brown Pelican [Standing], Plate 251. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. 38” x 25 1/8” sheet, 50” x](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/412340/229291919_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1775068958)





![Audubon Aquatint, Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301 [With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background]: AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301 [With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background]. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/412340/229291925_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1775068958)
![Audubon Aquatint, Trumpeter Swan [Young], Plate 376: AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). Trumpeter Swan [Young], Plate 376. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. 26 3/8” x 39” sheet, 38 1/2” x](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1968/412340/229291926_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1775068958)
