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Mark Catesby

British · 1679–1749 · Painter, Printmaker

English naturalist, painter and etcher (1683–1749)

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146lots offered2010–2026years recorded94%sold (135)$750Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. T. 46 The ChattererBrunk Auctions · $8,500≈ £6,442≈ €7,726Sign up to see
  2. Mark Catesby, A Set of Six Ornithological Prints from Recueil de divers Oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, qui se trouvent dans les ouvrages de MM Edwards et Catesby (Nuremberg, 1770-1773), after Catesby's 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747), hand-colored engravingA Set of Six Ornithological Prints from Recueil de divers Oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, qui se trouvent dans les ouvrages de MM Edwards et Catesby (Nuremberg, 1770-1773), after Catesby's 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747)Bonhams · $8,320≈ £6,347≈ €7,576Sign up to see
  3. T. 11 Parrot of Carolina from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama IslandsBrunk Auctions · $6,000≈ £4,547≈ €5,454Sign up to see

Mark Catesby’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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  1. The Tiger Swallowtail
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 13-5/8 x 10-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 2
    $1,100≈ £829≈ €964HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. The Blew Linnet, 1731-1743
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 13-7/8 x 10-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 4
    $1,400≈ £1,055≈ €1,227HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  3. The Laughing Gull, 1731-1743
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 10-1/8 x 13-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 5
    $500≈ £377≈ €438HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. The Chatterer, 1731-1743
    Engraving · Paper
    13-7/8 x 10-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 7
    $1,500≈ £1,130≈ €1,315HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  5. The Small Bittern, 1731-1743
    Engraving · Paper
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 262
    $550≈ £411≈ €479HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  6. The Bahama Sparrow
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 13-5/8 x 10-1/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1009
    $300≈ £230≈ €261HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  7. The Little Thrush, 1754
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 13-7/8 x 10-3/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1248
    $500≈ £370≈ €428HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  8. The Red Bird
    Engraving · Paper
    13-3/4 x 10-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1249
    $1,600≈ £1,184≈ €1,369HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  9. Northern BobwhiteAfter the artist
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 13-3/4 x 10-1/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 20
    $600≈ £448≈ €517HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  10. Mark Catesby, A Set of Six Ornithological Prints from Recueil de divers Oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, qui se trouvent dans les ouvrages de MM Edwards et Catesby (Nuremberg, 1770-1773), after Catesby's 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747), hand-colored engraving
    A Set of Six Ornithological Prints from Recueil de divers Oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, qui se trouvent dans les ouvrages de MM Edwards et Catesby (Nuremberg, 1770-1773), after Catesby's 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747)
    Engraving
    sheet size 14 x 9 3/4 in (25.4 x 35.6 cm).
    Bonhams · · Lot 236
    $8,320≈ £6,347≈ €7,576Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
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Lots by Mark Catesby that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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