Lot 204: HUET, Nicolas (ca. 1780-1828). Pic-boeuf à bec rouge (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) (307 x 235

Name: HUET, Nicolas (ca. 1780-1828). Pic-boeuf à bec rouge (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) (307 x 235
Brand: Christie's
SKU: xv22a8z0qx

Est: €1,200 EUR - €1,800 EURSold:

Christie'sParis, FranceNovember 23, 2006

Item Overview

Description

HUET, Nicolas (ca. 1780-1828). Pic-boeuf à bec rouge (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) (307 x 235 mm). Aquarelle, lavis, rehaussé, traces de crayon, signé au crayon "Huët". Encadrement moderne, non examiné hors de son cadre.

Le pic-boeuf vit en compagnie du bétail, dans les zones buissonneuses. Il se nourrit essentiellement de parasites tels que tiques, mouches etc. Publié dans: Temminck & Laugier, Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches de Buffon, pl. 465 ("Pic-boeuf bec-corail, mâle").

Artist or Maker

Nicolas (1770) Huet

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Auction Details

Livres Anciens et Modernes

Christie's

November 23, 2006, 12:00 AM CET

9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 75008, FR

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