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Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #3
Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #3

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #3

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of antique copperplate engravings, from John Johnston's (1603-1675) "Enchiridion historiae naturalis" (1657), in black frames. John Johnston (1603-1675) was a scholar, physicia...

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Antique 17th Century Polish Prints

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Paper

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #1
Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #1

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #1

By John Johnston

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of antique copperplate engravings, from John Johnston's (1603-1675) "Enchiridion historiae naturalis" (1657), in black frames. John Johnston (1603-1675) was a scholar, physici...

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Antique 17th Century Polish Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Engravings from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, ca.1852
Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Engravings from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, ca.1852

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Engravings from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, ca.1852

Located in Langweer, NL

Various Bird Species – Hand-Coloured Engraving from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, c.1852 This finely detailed and delicately hand-coloured engraving depicts a lively grouping of bird...

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Antique Mid-19th Century European Prints

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Paper

Elliptical silver box with bird-engraved lid and friezes
Elliptical silver box with bird-engraved lid and friezes

Elliptical silver box with bird-engraved lid and friezes

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Elliptical silver box with bird engraving on the removable lid and friezes on the surround.

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Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'
Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'

Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'

Located in Langweer, NL

Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of a White-Tailed Eagle by Manetti, circa 1770
Antique Bird Print of a White-Tailed Eagle by Manetti, circa 1770

Antique Bird Print of a White-Tailed Eagle by Manetti, circa 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

Bahama Finch Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Bird Print, 18th century
Bahama Finch Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Bird Print, 18th century

Bahama Finch Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Bird Print, 18th century

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: Bahama Finch engraving, J.M. Seligmann, George Edwards, hand-colored print, 18th-century bird illustration, rare exotic birds, ornithological art, botanical elements, antiq...

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Common Blackbird, Rosy Starling and Albino Blackbird – Antique Bird Print, 1860
Common Blackbird, Rosy Starling and Albino Blackbird – Antique Bird Print, 1860

Common Blackbird, Rosy Starling and Albino Blackbird – Antique Bird Print, 1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Mirlo, Mirlo Pintado, Mirlo Blanco – Antique Bird Engraving, c. 1860 This attractive 19th-century bird engraving depicts three variations of thrush-like birds arranged in a vertical...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

18th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Bittern by Seligmann
18th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Bittern by Seligmann

18th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Bittern by Seligmann

Located in Langweer, NL

Seligmann's work remains highly valued for its artistic and scientific merit, making this a superb addition to any collection of natural history or vintage bird engravings.

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Hand-Colored Engraving of the Small Brown and White Duck by Seligmann, c.1770
Hand-Colored Engraving of the Small Brown and White Duck by Seligmann, c.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the Small Brown and White Duck by Seligmann, c.1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Seligmann’s dedication to scientific accuracy and aesthetic beauty is evident, making this print of the Small Brown and White Duck a delightful addition to any collection of antique ...

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Mexican Market Indian and Firewood Seller, Hand-Colored Costume Print, 1865
Mexican Market Indian and Firewood Seller, Hand-Colored Costume Print, 1865

Mexican Market Indian and Firewood Seller, Hand-Colored Costume Print, 1865

Located in Langweer, NL

Today, original Buffon bird engravings are collected by enthusiasts of ornithology, natural history, maritime subjects, French engraving, and eighteenth-century decorative prints.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Chinese Peacock-Pheasant – Hand-Colored Engraving by Edwards & Seligmann, c.1770
Chinese Peacock-Pheasant – Hand-Colored Engraving by Edwards & Seligmann, c.1770

Chinese Peacock-Pheasant – Hand-Colored Engraving by Edwards & Seligmann, c.1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Chinese Peacock-Pheasant – Hand-Colored Bird Engraving by Edwards & Seligmann, c.1750–1776 This fine hand-colored engraving depicts the Chinese Peacock-Pheasant (Phasianus alis et c...

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Antique 1770s German Prints

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Paper

Three Antique Hand Colored Engravings of Birds
Three Antique Hand Colored Engravings of Birds

Three Antique Hand Colored Engravings of Birds

By Peter Brown

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Three 18th century hand colored engravings of parrot specimens as depicted by Peter Brown, an artist and naturalist, working in London England. Originally published in 1776 in a foli...

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Blackbird by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Blackbird by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Blackbird by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Blackbird by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730 Description: This fine antique hand-colored engraving titled Merul, Merul, The Black Bird was dra...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints

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Paper

Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings of Birds
Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings of Birds

Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings of Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

It contains coloured engravings and descriptions of more than six hundred species ""not before described or delineated"" and introduced an English audience to many exotic birds from ...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

Large Red and Small Brown Hummingbirds Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, 18th Century
Large Red and Small Brown Hummingbirds Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, 18th Century

Large Red and Small Brown Hummingbirds Engraving by J.M. Seligmann, 18th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Seligmann, George Edwards, 18th-century ornithological print, hand-colored engraving, exotic bird illustration, Avis mellivora major rubra macroura, antique natural history prints, r...

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Antique 1770s Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand-Colored Pigeon Engraving, Copperplate, Circa 1770
Antique Hand-Colored Pigeon Engraving, Copperplate, Circa 1770

Antique Hand-Colored Pigeon Engraving, Copperplate, Circa 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Antique Hand-Colored Pigeon Engraving – George Edwards / Seligmann ca. 1770 Description: This finely hand-colored bird engraving depicts a pigeon species and was originally i...

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Antique 1770s English Prints

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Paper

Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving
Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving

Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving

By Saverio Manetti

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings.

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Scarlet Ibis /// John James Audubon Havell Edition Bird Ornithology Engraving
Scarlet Ibis /// John James Audubon Havell Edition Bird Ornithology Engraving

Scarlet Ibis /// John James Audubon Havell Edition Bird Ornithology Engraving

By John James Audubon

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

His aquatint engraving of all but the first ten plates of John James Audubon's Birds of America is now recognized as a significant artistic achievement in its own right and an essent...

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1830s Victorian Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio

"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Watercolor Engraving

"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Watercolor Engraving

Located in Soquel, CA

"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Colored Engraving Collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Different Birds t...

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17th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Engraving

18 Antique Bird Hand-Coloured Engravings
18 Antique Bird Hand-Coloured Engravings

18 Antique Bird Hand-Coloured Engravings

Located in New York, NY

Antique Bird Prints Natural History Studies of Parrots and Tropical Birds Hand-colored engravings 23.5 x 30.5 inches each including frame Imagine all 18 on one wall in your study.

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Antique 19th Century European Prints

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Paper

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

It contains coloured engravings and descriptions of more than six hundred species ""not before described or delineated"" and introduced an English audience to many exotic birds from ...

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18th Century Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Engraving

18th Century Catesby Hand-colored Bird & Plant Engraving "The Crested Titmous"
18th Century Catesby Hand-colored Bird & Plant Engraving "The Crested Titmous"

18th Century Catesby Hand-colored Bird & Plant Engraving "The Crested Titmous"

By Mark Catesby

Located in Alamo, CA

A hand-colored copperplate engraving of a bird and plants by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) entitled "The Crested Titmous" from "The Natural History of Carolina, Georgia, Florida and the B...

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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

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

Located in Langweer, NL

This print and text set offers not only an exquisite decorative piece but also an authentic piece of natural history, ideal for collectors of antique bird engravings, early ornitholo...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Hand Tinted German Engraving of a Bird
Hand Tinted German Engraving of a Bird

Hand Tinted German Engraving of a Bird

Located in Tampa, FL

A hand tinted German engraving of a bird by Johann Sebastian Leitner. Der Scharlach Lory in a simple round wooden frame with double paper mat.

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Antique 18th Century German Drawings

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Paper

Three Antique Hand Colored Engravings of Birds
Three Antique Hand Colored Engravings of Birds

Three Antique Hand Colored Engravings of Birds

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Three 18th century hand colored engravings of parrot specimens as depicted by Peter Brown, an artist and naturalist, working in London England. Originally published in 1776 in a foli...

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Antique 18th Century English British Colonial Prints

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Paper

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK

By John Latham

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837) Titles: "Kamtschatkan Thrush" (Plate LXXXIII - 83), "Spotted-sided Grosbeak" (Plate LXXXIX - 89), "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher" (Plate CI - 10...

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1820s Victorian Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK

By John Latham

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837) Titles: "New-Zealand Plover" (Plate CLIV - 154), "Nilid Grosbeak" (Plate XC - 90), "Black-throated Bunting" (Plate XCII - 92), and "Variegate...

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1820s Victorian Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK

By John Latham

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837) Titles: "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" (Plate LXXXVII - 87), "White backed Coly" (Plate LXXXVI - 86), "Banksian Cockatoo" (Plate XXVII - 27), and ...

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1820s Victorian Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art

By George Edwards

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards" (Plates 90, 308) Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Bir...

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1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art

By George Edwards

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards" (Plates 276, 143) Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Bi...

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1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Interesting Map of Great Britain and Northern Europe with various Illustrations
Interesting Map of Great Britain and Northern Europe with various Illustrations

Interesting Map of Great Britain and Northern Europe with various Illustrations

Located in Langweer, NL

This fascinating map was drawn by artist, naturalist, and ornithologist George Edwards (1694-1773) and was published in his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-51), a four-volu...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

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Paper

Elegant European Birds: 1805 Handcolored Engraving from Bertuch's Masterpiece
Elegant European Birds: 1805 Handcolored Engraving from Bertuch's Masterpiece

Elegant European Birds: 1805 Handcolored Engraving from Bertuch's Masterpiece

Located in Langweer, NL

Handcolored 1805 Engraving of European Birds from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder" This stunning handcolored copperplate engraving from 1805 features six European bird species in...

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Antique Early 1800s Prints

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Paper

Hand-Colored Copperplate Engravings of Birds and Butterflies, Framed
Hand-Colored Copperplate Engravings of Birds and Butterflies, Framed

Hand-Colored Copperplate Engravings of Birds and Butterflies, Framed

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Munich, Bavaria

They come directly from the prestigious Trowbridge Gallery, London, with verified provenance (Packing List dated 12/05, customer: Pilati). “Bird, Nest and Butterflies” – detailed flo...

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20th Century English Baroque Prints

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Paper

George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames

George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

It contains coloured engravings and descriptions of more than six hundred species ""not before described or delineated"" and introduced an English audience to many exotic birds from ...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Etching

Original Copper Engraving of a Bird Print of the Jabiru Stork Bird, 1795
Original Copper Engraving of a Bird Print of the Jabiru Stork Bird, 1795

Original Copper Engraving of a Bird Print of the Jabiru Stork Bird, 1795

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled ‘Le Jabiru’. This print depicts the jabiru stork bird and originates from Buffon’s ‘Histoire Naturelle’, published in Paris 1795. Artists and engravers: ...

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Antique 1790s Prints

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Paper

Vibrant 1805 Handcolored Engraving of Tropical Birds from Bertuch's Bilderbuch
Vibrant 1805 Handcolored Engraving of Tropical Birds from Bertuch's Bilderbuch

Vibrant 1805 Handcolored Engraving of Tropical Birds from Bertuch's Bilderbuch

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Vibrant 1805 Handcolored Engraving of Tropical Birds from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder" Description: This vibrant handcolored engraving from 1805 features six tropical ...

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Antique Early 1800s Prints

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Paper

Antique Ornithological & Zoological Engraving – Bird and Bat Species, c.1800
Antique Ornithological & Zoological Engraving – Bird and Bat Species, c.1800

Antique Ornithological & Zoological Engraving – Bird and Bat Species, c.1800

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Engraving of Birds and Bat Species, Emberiza schoeniclus & Vespertilio spectrum, c.1800 Description: This elegant natural history engraving from around 1800 features two fin...

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Antique Early 19th Century German Prints

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Paper

Woman Artist-Madame Pauline Knip's Engraving of an Exotic Bird
Woman Artist-Madame Pauline Knip's Engraving of an Exotic Bird

Woman Artist-Madame Pauline Knip's Engraving of an Exotic Bird

Located in Downingtown, PA

Large-Scale Ornithological Engraving by Madame Knip (Plate 2 from Les Pigeons, c. 1809–1811) A stunning and historically significant large-format color engraving of the Nicobar Pige...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Prints

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Paper

Goliath Bird-Eating Spider and Scorpions: Hand-Colored Engraving, 1792
Goliath Bird-Eating Spider and Scorpions: Hand-Colored Engraving, 1792

Goliath Bird-Eating Spider and Scorpions: Hand-Colored Engraving, 1792

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Goliath Bird-Eating Spider and Scorpions: Hand-Colored Engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder" (1792) Description: This hand-colored copperplate engraving from Fri...

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Antique 1790s Prints

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Paper

Madame Pauline Knipp Engraving of A Bird, Colombi-Galline Goura
Madame Pauline Knipp Engraving of A Bird, Colombi-Galline Goura

Madame Pauline Knipp Engraving of A Bird, Colombi-Galline Goura

Located in Downingtown, PA

Madame Pauline Knipp Engraving of A Pigeon, From Les pigeons par Madame Knip, ne´e Pauline de Courcelles ; le texte par C.J.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Prints

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Paper

Bird

Bird

By Georges Braque

Located in Paris, FR

Engraving, 1958 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated "Epreuve artiste" 22.00 cm. x 32.00 cm. 8.66 in. x 12.6 in.

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1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

It contains coloured engravings and descriptions of more than six hundred species ""not before described or delineated"" and introduced an English audience to many exotic birds from ...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

It contains coloured engravings and descriptions of more than six hundred species ""not before described or delineated"" and introduced an English audience to many exotic birds from ...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

It contains coloured engravings and descriptions of more than six hundred species ""not before described or delineated"" and introduced an English audience to many exotic birds from ...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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Bird Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bird engraving available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and glass, every bird engraving was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bird engraving, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right bird engraving, those designed in Georgian, Regency and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. Francois Nicolas Martinet, George Edwards and Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon each produced at least one beautiful bird engraving that is worth considering.

How Much is a Bird Engraving?

Prices for a bird engraving start at $47 and top out at $45,000 with the average selling for $1,200.