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LOT 1920
Framed Scarlet Ibis in Flight on Linen
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (1.1 kg, 44.5 x 32 cm).
Three scarlet ibis about to land on a tree top, sometimes called red ibis Eudocimus ruber, they are a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae which inhabits tropical South America; printed on linen with 'Sb' monogram to lower middle; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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