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Beautiful Bird Scenes Captured on Paper style of Audubon Bird Engravings
Beautiful Bird Scenes Captured on Paper style of Audubon Bird Engravings

Beautiful Bird Scenes Captured on Paper style of Audubon Bird Engravings

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Katonah, NY

Hundreds of beautiful bird scenes captured on paper in the style of Audubon bird engravings. These

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Late 18th Century German Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style Francois-Nicolas Martinet  Group #3
Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style Francois-Nicolas Martinet  Group #3

Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #3

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Katonah, NY

Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings

Category

Late 18th Century German Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Johann Seligmann Bird Engraving of an Oriole, Le Loriot a tete noires Indes
Johann Seligmann Bird Engraving of an Oriole, Le Loriot a tete noires Indes

Johann Seligmann Bird Engraving of an Oriole, Le Loriot a tete noires Indes

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Downingtown, PA

Johann Seligmann Bird Engraving, Tab XLIX, Le Loriot a tete noires Indes, 1770s The Johann

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Late 18th Century German Georgian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet

Located in Katonah, NY

bird engravings. These small, gem like, hand-colored engravings represent the rare and compelling

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Late 18th Century French Regency Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet

Located in Katonah, NY

bird engravings. These small, gem like, hand-colored engravings represent the rare and compelling

Category

Late 18th Century French Regency Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet  Group #2
Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet  Group #2

Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #2

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Katonah, NY

Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings

Category

Late 18th Century German Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet   Group #1
Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet   Group #1

Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #1

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Katonah, NY

Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings

Category

Late 18th Century German Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Set of 12 18th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
Set of 12 18th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

Set of 12 18th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and

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18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet

Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Dallas, TX

Set / group of 14 François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1804) hand-colored bird prints / engravings

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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Rare Set of French Hand Colored Bird Engravings
Rare Set of French Hand Colored Bird Engravings

Rare Set of French Hand Colored Bird Engravings

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare set of three antique French 18th century hand colored engravings executed at a time when

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18th Century French British Colonial Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paint

Set of Eight Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet
Set of Eight Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet

Set of Eight Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A set of eight framed and matted original, hand-colored bird engravings on paper by French engraver

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Linen, Walnut, Burl, Paper

Set of 6 French Colored Copper Plate Bird Engravings
Set of 6 French Colored Copper Plate Bird Engravings

Set of 6 French Colored Copper Plate Bird Engravings

By Martinet

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare and exquisite set of six French colored copper plate engravings of birds by François-Nicolas

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Late 18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Copper

Framed 18th Century Bird Engraving Depicting a Grey Partridge, France
Framed 18th Century Bird Engraving Depicting a Grey Partridge, France

Framed 18th Century Bird Engraving Depicting a Grey Partridge, France

Located in Atlanta, GA

A 18th century French engraving depicting a grey partridge bird standing on a rock. The engraving

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18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed
Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed

Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Dayton, OH

"Antique 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of a pair of tropical bearded and spotted

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Late 18th Century French Provincial Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Mid-19th Century Bloodstone with Bird Engraving and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Mid-19th Century Bloodstone with Bird Engraving and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring

Mid-19th Century Bloodstone with Bird Engraving and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

Beautiful bird crest engraved in a glossy bloodstone and set in a 9ct gold ring. Made in the mid

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Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

9k Gold

Set of Four French Hand Colored Framed Engravings Bernard Direxit, Circa 1790
Set of Four French Hand Colored Framed Engravings Bernard Direxit, Circa 1790

Set of Four French Hand Colored Framed Engravings Bernard Direxit, Circa 1790

By Bernard Direxit

Located in Charleston, SC

Set of four French hand colored exotic bird engravings in burl walnut frames under glass. Signed

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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Burl, Glass, Paper, Walnut

George Edwards Engravings of Birds, Set of Twelve, circa 1740-1760
George Edwards Engravings of Birds, Set of Twelve, circa 1740-1760

George Edwards Engravings of Birds, Set of Twelve, circa 1740-1760

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards engravings of birds, Set of twelve, circa 1740-1760. Twelve different bird

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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Group of 6 Colored Etchings of Birds
Group of 6 Colored Etchings of Birds

Group of 6 Colored Etchings of Birds

By Saverio Manetti

Located in Houston, TX

'. It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" --- Each bird engraving

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18th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Engraving, Etching

A Set of Ten Seligmann Engravings of Waterbirds after Edwards
A Set of Ten Seligmann Engravings of Waterbirds after Edwards

A Set of Ten Seligmann Engravings of Waterbirds after Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

/> These beautiful bird engraving are within a hand-made decoupage frame with a light acqua blue ground

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18th Century and Earlier German Antique Bird Engravings

18th Century French Engravings of Birds
18th Century French Engravings of Birds

18th Century French Engravings of Birds

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

François-Nicolas (1725-1804). A set of twelve 18th century French engravings of birds from Histoire

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Late 18th Century French Regency Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paint

Hand Colored Engraving of Blue Bird
Hand Colored Engraving of Blue Bird

Hand Colored Engraving of Blue Bird

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

5-1505 Colored engraving.Framed

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19th Century English Antique Bird Engravings

Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings
Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings

Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Charming set of six 19th century English woodcut parrot engravings hand watercolored by Alexander F

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Watercolor

Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings
Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings

Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Charming set of six 19th century English woodcut parrot engravings hand watercolored by Alexander F

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paint

19th Century Set of 8 Engravings of Birds
19th Century Set of 8 Engravings of Birds

19th Century Set of 8 Engravings of Birds

Located in Stamford, CT

A fine set of 8 antique hand colored engravings of birds in different species and vivid forms

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19th Century English Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glass

A Set of Eighteen Seligmann Engravings of Birds
A Set of Eighteen Seligmann Engravings of Birds

A Set of Eighteen Seligmann Engravings of Birds

Located in Downingtown, PA

. This work would included 220 prints which for the first time systematically illustrated American birds

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18th Century and Earlier German Antique Bird Engravings

Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century
Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century

Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Antique French engraving of birds, Paris, late 18th century. From the Histoire Naturelle des

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Late 18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Antique Engraving of the Cassican Bird, a Corn Bird or Australian Magpie, 1795
Antique Engraving of the Cassican Bird, a Corn Bird or Australian Magpie, 1795

Antique Engraving of the Cassican Bird, a Corn Bird or Australian Magpie, 1795

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled ‘Le Cassican’. This print depicts the cassican bird and originates from

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18th Century Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Superb Set of Twelve Martinet Bird Copper Plate Engravings
Superb Set of Twelve Martinet Bird Copper Plate Engravings

Superb Set of Twelve Martinet Bird Copper Plate Engravings

By François Nicolas Martinet, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet, the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and artist to

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18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Set of 12 Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds
Set of 12 Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds

Set of 12 Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Downingtown, PA

Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux. The engravings set in an églomisé and decoupage glass bordered

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1770s French Georgian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

George Edwards Engravings of Birds, a Set of Six
George Edwards Engravings of Birds, a Set of Six

George Edwards Engravings of Birds, a Set of Six

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards engravings of birds- A set of Six The George Edwards engravings of six different

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1740s English Georgian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

!8th-century Engraved Prints of Exotic Birds by George Edwards (12)
!8th-century Engraved Prints of Exotic Birds by George Edwards (12)

!8th-century Engraved Prints of Exotic Birds by George Edwards (12)

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

A Cabinet of Curiosities: Set of Twelve George Edwards Exotic Birds Engravings, Dated 1744–1761

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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Set of Four Framed Hand Colored Engravings of Birds
Set of Four Framed Hand Colored Engravings of Birds

Set of Four Framed Hand Colored Engravings of Birds

Located in Essex, MA

In hand painted chinoiserie frames nicely matted with inner gold leaf borders. Blue Breasted Lory among others.

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1850s Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Set of Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds, 1770-1786
Set of Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds, 1770-1786

Set of Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds, 1770-1786

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Downingtown, PA

Set of Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds, Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux, (Twelve

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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Bird Engravings

A Set of Twelve Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds
A Set of Twelve Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds

A Set of Twelve Francois Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Downingtown, PA

Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux, Series of bird prints from the most important and comprehensive

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Bird Engravings

Set of 4 Framed "Martinet" Birds Copper Engravings, ca. 1751 Paris
Set of 4 Framed "Martinet" Birds Copper Engravings, ca. 1751 Paris

Set of 4 Framed "Martinet" Birds Copper Engravings, ca. 1751 Paris

Located in Atlanta, GA

A set of 4 Framed "Martinet" Birds Copper Engravings with later hand coloring. Can be sold in pairs

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Bird Engravings

Antique Set English Coloured Engravings Pictures Four Seasons Birds Eye Maple
Antique Set English Coloured Engravings Pictures Four Seasons Birds Eye Maple

Antique Set English Coloured Engravings Pictures Four Seasons Birds Eye Maple

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An imposing set of four Coloured oval framed Engravings of nice quality and of English origin

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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs
12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs

12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs

By George Edwards

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Ornithological Birds, Butterflies and flowers in the period Decoupage frames If you are looking at this listing

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1740s English George II Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Set of Twelve Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by Alexander Wilson
Set of Twelve Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by Alexander Wilson

Set of Twelve Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by Alexander Wilson

Located in Essex, MA

-1814. He drew most of the birds himself and his engraver was Alexander Lawson. All newly framed and

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1810s American Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Paper

Set of Six Framed Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by Martinet
Set of Six Framed Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by Martinet

Set of Six Framed Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by Martinet

Located in Essex, MA

Hand painted custom frames. Vibrant colors. All with ink notations.

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Late 18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings

Materials

Wood, Paper

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Antique Bird Engravings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of antique bird engravings available for sale. Browse a selection of Old Masters versions of these works for sale today — there are 21 Old Masters examples available. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century. If you’re looking to add antique bird engravings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, gray, white, black and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but George Edwards, John Latham, Francois Nicolas Martinet, John James Audubon and Jacques Barraband produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in engraving, paint and watercolor. Not every interior allows for large iterations of these items, so small antique bird engravings measuring 3.23 inches across are available.

How Much are Antique Bird Engravings?

Antique bird engravings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $887, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $203,187.