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Magpie (Pica) – Antique Ornithological Print with Dutch Text, Nozeman, 1770–1829
Magpie (Pica) – Antique Ornithological Print with Dutch Text, Nozeman, 1770–1829

Magpie (Pica) – Antique Ornithological Print with Dutch Text, Nozeman, 1770–1829

By M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

Magpie (Pica) – Antique Ornithological Print with Dutch Text, Nozeman, 1770–1829 This fine hand-colored engraving depicts the magpie (Pica), shown perched on a branch with a single ...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Bird Eggs

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Paper

Rock Dove or Common Pigeon – Hand-Coloured Engraving with Dutch Text, 1770–1829
Rock Dove or Common Pigeon – Hand-Coloured Engraving with Dutch Text, 1770–1829

Rock Dove or Common Pigeon – Hand-Coloured Engraving with Dutch Text, 1770–1829

By M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

Rock Dove or Common Pigeon – Antique Hand-Coloured Engraving with Dutch Text, 1770-1829 This finely hand-coloured engraving depicts the Rock Dove (Columba livia), also known as the ...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Bird Eggs

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Paper

"Old Paris” Porcelain Dinner Service, 19th Century, France
"Old Paris” Porcelain Dinner Service, 19th Century, France

"Old Paris” Porcelain Dinner Service, 19th Century, France

By Old Paris

Located in Delft, NL

Beautiful white porcelain with blue and gold painted border and in the center several decorations of flowers in a vase, different kinds of fruit, bird's nest with eggs, flying birds,...

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19th Century French Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Porcelain

Patinated Bronze Figurative Sculpture Girl with Bird Egg & Nest, 19th Century
Patinated Bronze Figurative Sculpture Girl with Bird Egg & Nest, 19th Century

Patinated Bronze Figurative Sculpture Girl with Bird Egg & Nest, 19th Century

Located in WILMINGTON, CA

Patinated bronze figurative sculpture girl with bird egg & nest, 19th century This beautiful Sculpture depicts a girl gently picking up an egg in a nest of birds with her basket ...

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19th Century European Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Bronze

Collectors Cabinet by Watkins & Doncaster, London
Collectors Cabinet by Watkins & Doncaster, London

Collectors Cabinet by Watkins & Doncaster, London

Located in Culver City, CA

A good little collectors cabinet, English late 19th early 20th century, in pine, from the naturalists ;Watkins & Doncaster, London. This probably held birds eggs at an earlier time a...

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19th Century English Edwardian Antique Bird Eggs

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Pine

Henri Picard, Napoleon III Ormolu Five-Light Figural Candelabra
Henri Picard, Napoleon III Ormolu Five-Light Figural Candelabra

Henri Picard, Napoleon III Ormolu Five-Light Figural Candelabra

By Henri Picard

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Each modeled with putti holding nest with bird's eggs and apron with grapes and wine leaves.

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19th Century French Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Silver Egg Shaped Scent Bottle, Exotic Birds by S Mordan Chester, 1906
Victorian Silver Egg Shaped Scent Bottle, Exotic Birds by S Mordan Chester, 1906

Victorian Silver Egg Shaped Scent Bottle, Exotic Birds by S Mordan Chester, 1906

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

A good Victorian silver scent bottle of egg shape with attached suspension clip and chains, the body profusely chased with exotic birds amongst foliage and flowers.

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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

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Silver

19th Century Bronze birds Sculpture
19th Century Bronze birds Sculpture

19th Century Bronze birds Sculpture

Located in Fairfax, VA

Bronze, (Societe De Bronze) Bring food to the nest for sitting bird on the egg.

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19th Century French Antique Bird Eggs

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Bronze

Bird's Nest Pierced and Gilded Ladle by Gorham
Bird's Nest Pierced and Gilded Ladle by Gorham

Bird's Nest Pierced and Gilded Ladle by Gorham

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Exceptional and rare sterling silver pierced ladle by Gorham in the ‘Bird's Nest’ pattern, 1865. One of the rarest and most unique of the naturalistic designs introduced by Gorham, t...

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19th Century Unknown Antique Bird Eggs

Floral Still Life by Severin Roesen
Floral Still Life by Severin Roesen

Floral Still Life by Severin Roesen

By Severin Roesen

Located in New Oxford, PA

The painting is unsigned, but has been authenticated by Roesen authority Judith O'Toole (copy of letter included) and includes Roesen's signature bird's nest with eggs. Roesen emerge...

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1860s American American Classical Antique Bird Eggs

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Paint

Still Life With Flowers
Still Life With Flowers

Still Life With Flowers

By Severin Roesen

Located in New York, NY

.* In this painting, Roesen creates a highly pleasing arrangement by combining a specific set of his signature elements that includes the bird’s nest with three eggs; the vividly co...

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19th Century Antique Bird Eggs

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Oil, Canvas

Antique Victorian Yellow Gold Enamel Zeus and Nemesis Shell Cameo Bracelet
Antique Victorian Yellow Gold Enamel Zeus and Nemesis Shell Cameo Bracelet

Antique Victorian Yellow Gold Enamel Zeus and Nemesis Shell Cameo Bracelet

Located in London, GB

Nemesis, to avoid Zeus, turns into a goose, but he turns into a swan and mates with her anyway. Nemesis in her bird form lays an egg that is discovered in the marshes by a shepherd, ...

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19th Century French Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

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18k Gold

American Woodcock
American Woodcock

American Woodcock

By John James Audubon

Located in New York, NY

He frequently depicted the birds' nests and eggs, and occasionally natural predators, such as snakes.

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1830s Realist Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Engraving

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

By After Henrik Gronvold

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg chromolithograph , 1905, after Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940). 175mm by 105mm (image) 220mm by 140mm (sheet) From 'Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the B...

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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

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Lithograph

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

By After Henrik Gronvold

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg chromolithograph , 1905, after Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940). 175mm by 105mm (image) 220mm by 140mm (sheet) From 'Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the B...

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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

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Lithograph

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

By After Henrik Gronvold

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg chromolithograph , 1905, after Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940). 175mm by 105mm (image) 220mm by 140mm (sheet) From 'Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the B...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Lithograph

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

By After Henrik Gronvold

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg chromolithograph , 1905, after Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940). 175mm by 105mm (image) 220mm by 140mm (sheet) From 'Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the B...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

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Lithograph

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

By After Henrik Gronvold

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg chromolithograph , 1905, after Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940). 175mm by 105mm (image) 220mm by 140mm (sheet) From 'Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the B...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Lithograph

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

Bird Eggs - Antique egg chromolithograph print, 1905

By After Henrik Gronvold

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg chromolithograph , 1905, after Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940). 175mm by 105mm (image) 220mm by 140mm (sheet) From 'Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the B...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

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Lithograph

Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875

Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875

By Alexander Lydon

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg colour woodblock , 1880, from Francis Orpen Morris’, 'A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds', 1875.

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

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Woodcut

Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875

Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875

By Alexander Lydon

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg colour woodblock , 1880, from Francis Orpen Morris’, 'A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds', 1875.

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Woodcut

Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875

Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875

By Alexander Lydon

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Antique bird egg colour woodblock , 1880, from Francis Orpen Morris’, 'A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds', 1875.

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Woodcut

A Set of Six Hand finished  Lithographs of Birds Egg
A Set of Six Hand finished  Lithographs of Birds Egg

A Set of Six Hand finished Lithographs of Birds Egg

By Friedrich August Ludwig Thienemann

Located in Downingtown, PA

Lithographs of Birds Eggs by Friedrich August Ludwig Thienemann, Dresden, Circa 1856 Each print is within a contemporary pillow form gray frame.

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19th Century German Antique Bird Eggs

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird native to Madagascar.

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Early 17th Century Malagasy Antique Bird Eggs

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Eggshell

19th Century Silver Plate Bird & Egg Shell on Wishbone Engraved Toothpick Holder
19th Century Silver Plate Bird & Egg Shell on Wishbone Engraved Toothpick Holder

19th Century Silver Plate Bird & Egg Shell on Wishbone Engraved Toothpick Holder

By Barbour Silver Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautiful detail to the bird's head, feet and feathering. The Bluebird, wishbone and egg were often used as symbols of good luck and new beginnings.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

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Silver Plate

Venetian Art Nouveau Fluted Bowl
Venetian Art Nouveau Fluted Bowl

Venetian Art Nouveau Fluted Bowl

Located in Bellport, NY

A lovely Art Nouveau Venetian fluted glass bowl. Trancelucent birds egg blue, with a deep aqua blue stem.

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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Glass

Two European Carved and Painted Oak Coats of Arms
Two European Carved and Painted Oak Coats of Arms

Two European Carved and Painted Oak Coats of Arms

Located in Essex, MA

Each with a shield with inscription and surmounted by a unicorn and feather plume and bird. Egg and dart frame.

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Early 19th Century French Antique Bird Eggs

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Other

English Regency Period Original Watercolor Maple Frame Thrush & Nightingale Eggs
English Regency Period Original Watercolor Maple Frame Thrush & Nightingale Eggs

English Regency Period Original Watercolor Maple Frame Thrush & Nightingale Eggs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An original British School Regency Period watercolor study of two birds eggs, mounted in a Georgian Period Birdseye Maple frame – Circa 1835.

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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Bird Eggs

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Birdseye Maple, Paper

English Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Fire Insert with Original Maw & Co Tiles
English Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Fire Insert with Original Maw & Co Tiles

English Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Fire Insert with Original Maw & Co Tiles

Located in London, GB

English Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire insert in the style of Thomas Jeckyll with the original aesthetic movement tiles depicting children picking flowers and making daisy chains ...

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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Iron

1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine
1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine

1880s French Bleached Oak Vitrine

Located in High Point, NC

Made in France in the 1880s, barley twist columns frame a pair of glass windows which peek onto a bird’s egg blue painted interior. Motifs of musical instruments, telescopes and scro...

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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bird Eggs

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Glass, Oak

Staffordshire figure of birds and nest with eggs
Staffordshire figure of birds and nest with eggs

Staffordshire figure of birds and nest with eggs

Located in Atlanta, GA

Staffordshire figure of birds with nest and eggs

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19th Century English Antique Bird Eggs

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Pottery

Vienna Bronze Seashell Tray with Bird and an Egg Shell
Vienna Bronze Seashell Tray with Bird and an Egg Shell

Vienna Bronze Seashell Tray with Bird and an Egg Shell

Located in Antwerp, BE

Vienna bronze seashell tray with a young bird next to an egg shell. 
By one of the ateliers of the Vienna bronzes.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Romantic Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Bronze

Pair Antique Derby Porcelain Dishes Showing Birds Painted Robin's Egg Blue
Pair Antique Derby Porcelain Dishes Showing Birds Painted Robin's Egg Blue

Pair Antique Derby Porcelain Dishes Showing Birds Painted Robin's Egg Blue

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

The centers with a cut corner square reserve showing colorfully plumaged birds and a swan in a watery landscape. The borders are a lovely robin's egg blue also known as bleu celeste.

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1810s English Neoclassical Antique Bird Eggs

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Porcelain

Set of 3 Antique Bird Prints of Two Vultures and Their Eggs
Set of 3 Antique Bird Prints of Two Vultures and Their Eggs

Set of 3 Antique Bird Prints of Two Vultures and Their Eggs

Located in Langweer, NL

Set of three antique birds prints of a cinereous vulture, bearded vulture and their eggs.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Bird Eggs

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Paper

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a cartoon lithograph landscape of a rooster watching over chicks hatching from Easter eggs, a family of bluebirds in...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

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Paper

Antique Zoological Study: Weasel Anatomy, 18th Century Handcolored Print, c.1750
Antique Zoological Study: Weasel Anatomy, 18th Century Handcolored Print, c.1750

Antique Zoological Study: Weasel Anatomy, 18th Century Handcolored Print, c.1750

Located in Langweer, NL

They have a varied diet, consisting mainly of small mammals, birds, eggs, and insects. Weasels are found in various habitats worldwide, including forests, grasslands, and even urban...

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1750s German Antique Bird Eggs

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Paper

Large Antique Sterling Silver Ice Serving Spoon Birds Nest & Eggs by Gorham 1865
Large Antique Sterling Silver Ice Serving Spoon Birds Nest & Eggs by Gorham 1865

Large Antique Sterling Silver Ice Serving Spoon Birds Nest & Eggs by Gorham 1865

By Gorham

Located in Portland, OR

The spoon terminates to a bird's nest containing three eggs and a perched brooding bird, the back of the spoon shows a birds foot cradling the nest.

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1860s American High Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

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Sterling Silver

Antique English Majolica Egg Basket Tray Server Heron Bird J Holdcroft 1870 Blue
Antique English Majolica Egg Basket Tray Server Heron Bird J Holdcroft 1870 Blue

Antique English Majolica Egg Basket Tray Server Heron Bird J Holdcroft 1870 Blue

Located in Tyler, TX

Unique and beautiful antique English majolica egg basket, tray, server or dish with handle~~~c. 1870s Authentic English Majolica egg server or basket~~vibrant cobalt blue basket w...

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1870s English Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

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Porcelain

Antique Vienna Bronze Inkwell Tray with Bird and Egg Shell on Natural Shell 1900
Antique Vienna Bronze Inkwell Tray with Bird and Egg Shell on Natural Shell 1900

Antique Vienna Bronze Inkwell Tray with Bird and Egg Shell on Natural Shell 1900

By Vienna Bronze

Located in Antwerp, BE

Lovely cold painted Vienna bronze inkwell tray of natural sea shell with young bird in egg shell. The other egg can be opened.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Bronze

Still Life of Birds Nest With Eggs, Butterflies and Roses by J. W. Kettlewell
Still Life of Birds Nest With Eggs, Butterflies and Roses by J. W. Kettlewell

Still Life of Birds Nest With Eggs, Butterflies and Roses by J. W. Kettlewell

Located in Bristol, GB

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WATERCOLOUR PAINTING BY JOHN WILLIAM KETTLEWELL A charming scene depicting a clutch of small blue eggs in a bird’s nest, possibly blackbirds or of the song thrush,...

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19th Century British Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Paper, Glass

Still Life Painting Of Birds Nest With Eggs, Fruit & Flowers By J. W. Kettlewell
Still Life Painting Of Birds Nest With Eggs, Fruit & Flowers By J. W. Kettlewell

Still Life Painting Of Birds Nest With Eggs, Fruit & Flowers By J. W. Kettlewell

Located in Bristol, GB

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WATERCOLOUR PAINTING BY JOHN WILLIAM KETTLEWELL A charming scene depicting a clutch of small blue eggs in a bird’s nest, possibly blackbirds or of the song thrush,...

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

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Paper, Glass, Wood

19th Century Still Life with Grapes, Strawberries Jar and a Birds Nest with Eggs
19th Century Still Life with Grapes, Strawberries Jar and a Birds Nest with Eggs

19th Century Still Life with Grapes, Strawberries Jar and a Birds Nest with Eggs

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Likely of British or American origin this 10 by 12 in. antique oil painting features delicate detail and color. It is signed with monogram in the lower right corner and housed in a s...

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bird Eggs

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Canvas, Wood

Set of Eight Antique Chinese Bird Paintings
Set of Eight Antique Chinese Bird Paintings

Set of Eight Antique Chinese Bird Paintings

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and remarkable set of eight 19th century paintings of birds on pith paper executed with egg tempera in a delicate yet colorful style.

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Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Egg Tempera

19th Century Russian Silver Egg Model

19th Century Russian Silver Egg Model

Located in London, GB

The egg can be opened to function as a secret box, and it sits on a separate stand with bird feet.

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19th Century Russian Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Silver

Faberge Antique Guilloche Enamel Egg Pendant
Faberge Antique Guilloche Enamel Egg Pendant

Faberge Antique Guilloche Enamel Egg Pendant

By Fabergé

Located in Chicago, IL

One side of the egg is painted enamel of a bird standing on grass.

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Early 20th Century Russian Antique Bird Eggs

Imperial Faberge 24-Karat Gold over Sterling Silver Musical Egg
Imperial Faberge 24-Karat Gold over Sterling Silver Musical Egg

Imperial Faberge 24-Karat Gold over Sterling Silver Musical Egg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Musical Stravinsky's fire bird suite, egg shell solid silver with blue cobalt enameling, 24-karat gold over sterling apple blossom designs entwining egg, each with fully faceted ruby...

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Early 20th Century Russian Antique Bird Eggs

“Dogwood Blossoms with Bird’s Nest”
“Dogwood Blossoms with Bird’s Nest”

“Dogwood Blossoms with Bird’s Nest”

By Oliver Clare

Located in Southampton, NY

The paintings of Oliver Clare that are most prized are those have have a bird’s nest with eggs as part of the painting. Overall in contemporary gold leaf with white linen liner in t...

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1890s Victorian Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Exquisite French Empire Guéridon Table Featuring Birds
Exquisite French Empire Guéridon Table Featuring Birds

Exquisite French Empire Guéridon Table Featuring Birds

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Antique French Empire style bronze guéridon table on triple birds on egg platform with floral design bronze top.

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Early 20th Century Empire Antique Bird Eggs

Materials

Brass

Set of Eight Antique Japanese Bird Paintings
Set of Eight Antique Japanese Bird Paintings

Set of Eight Antique Japanese Bird Paintings

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and remarkable set of eight 18th century paintings of birds on silk executed with egg tempera in a delicate yet colorful style.

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18th Century Japanese George III Antique Bird Eggs

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Silk, Paint

Majolica Jardiniere with Birds (Marriage Bowl) by St. Clement
Majolica Jardiniere with Birds (Marriage Bowl) by St. Clement

Majolica Jardiniere with Birds (Marriage Bowl) by St. Clement

Located in Austin, TX

A Majolica jardiniere or centerpiece featuring design of two birds perched on an egg with a relief of lemon boughs.

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19th Century French Antique Bird Eggs

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Antique Bird Eggs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique bird eggs available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the antique bird eggs on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, white and more. After Henrik Gronvold took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph.

How Much are Antique Bird Eggs?

Antique bird eggs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $45, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $4,650.