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Dead Bird for Craigie No. 2
Dead Bird for Craigie No. 2

Dead Bird for Craigie No. 2

By Colin Self

Located in New York, NY

A tangle of short, sharp marks swirls against the white background, resembling flying birds. At the top, hand written text reads: "dead bird for Craigie 2 / bolin" Dead Bird for C...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail, Neon Sculpture by William Landwehr
Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail, Neon Sculpture by William Landwehr

Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail, Neon Sculpture by William Landwehr

By William Landwehr

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: William Landwehr (American, b. 1941) Title: Yellow is the Color of my Dead Bird's Tail Year: circa 1980 Medium: Mixed Media Construction with Neon Size: 68 in. x 63 in. x 8 i...

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1980s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light, Mixed Media

The Dead Bird, Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Louvre Copyist

The Dead Bird, Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Louvre Copyist

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"The Dead Bird" After Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) oil painting on canvas, late 20th century from the studio of Dagher, Paris (read notes below), stamped verso canvas: 60 x 50 ...

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18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Catbird - Dead Bird Still Life, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Catbird - Dead Bird Still Life, Original Oil Painting on Panel

Catbird - Dead Bird Still Life, Original Oil Painting on Panel

By Tina Figarelli

Located in Chicago, IL

Depictions of dead birds have a long and rich history in Western Art having been used as a subject matter by artists from Albrecht Durer to Pablo Picasso.

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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Pair Italian Still Life Trompe-l'œil Oil Paintings Dead Birds Firenze Italy 1873
Pair Italian Still Life Trompe-l'œil Oil Paintings Dead Birds Firenze Italy 1873

Pair Italian Still Life Trompe-l'œil Oil Paintings Dead Birds Firenze Italy 1873

By Michelangelo Meucci

Located in Portland, OR

A fine pair of antique Italian oil on panel paintings Nature Morte of two pairs of gamebirds, in the Trompe-l'oeil style, by Michelangelo Meucci (1840-1909), signed & dated Firenze 1...

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1870s Italian School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape
Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Still Life with Dead Birds 18th Century Italian School oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 21 inches canvas: 14 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, Surrey, England ...

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape
Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Fine 18th Century Old Master Oil Painting Dead Game in Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Still Life with Dead Birds 18th Century Italian School, we cannot see a signature oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 16 x 20 inches canvas: 13 x 17 inches provenance: private co...

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif
Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif

Black Forest Oak Wall Panel Bird Motif

Located in Nashville, TN

Hand-carved solid wood wall panel depicting a whimsical yet macabre dead bird motif in deep relief, framed by an architectural border.

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Antique Early 1900s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Gilt Bronze Dead Finch Sculpture
19th Century English Gilt Bronze Dead Finch Sculpture

19th Century English Gilt Bronze Dead Finch Sculpture

Located in Chicago, IL

In Victorian England, dead birds symbolized mortality, urging contemplation of life's brevity and the importance of virtuous living.

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Antique 19th Century English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Hunting Shooting Scene Landscape Oil Rifleman and Hunting Dogs
Victorian Hunting Shooting Scene Landscape Oil Rifleman and Hunting Dogs

Victorian Hunting Shooting Scene Landscape Oil Rifleman and Hunting Dogs

Located in ludlow, GB

The Hunter waits poised for his prey to come into his sights, he stills the hounds that are looking on enthusiastically and the rest we can only guess!! Given that there are dead bir...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ian Hornak, Dead, Circa 1963
Ian Hornak, Dead, Circa 1963

Ian Hornak, Dead, Circa 1963

By Ian Hornak

Located in Southampton, NY

His highest recorded sale was achieved in 2017, when Large Orchid Bouquet (1988) was sold in a private transaction conducted in association with the heir of the Ian Hornak estate to ...

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1960s Expressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Huge Mid Century French Oil Still Life Dead Game Bird
Huge Mid Century French Oil Still Life Dead Game Bird

Huge Mid Century French Oil Still Life Dead Game Bird

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nature Morte by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 25.5 inches Colors: Green, pink, brown and red Very good condition Provenance: from ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons
Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons

Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons

By Eduardo Oropeza

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Esperanza (Hope), Eduardo Oropeza Day of the Dead, serigraph, birds, skeletons Esperanza (Hope), Day of the Dead, serigraph, blue, yellow, birds, skeletons hand pulled serigraph ed...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Pair of French Bronze Animalier Sculptures of Game Birds
Pair of French Bronze Animalier Sculptures of Game Birds

Pair of French Bronze Animalier Sculptures of Game Birds

Located in London, GB

Each sculpture, supported by a wooden backing, depicts a dead game bird hanging by its feet. The quality of the craftsmanship is exceptional, with the bronze throughout superbly cast...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture
Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture

Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture

By Bella Feldman

Located in Surfside, FL

The small-scale sculptures were displayed in large clusters, their multitude invoking aggression and infestation. Birds (1970), a cast metal flock of dead birds, preceded Kiki Smith’...

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20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

Turbulent Communication Computer Aided Graphic Drawing by Artist Aldo Giorgini
Turbulent Communication Computer Aided Graphic Drawing by Artist Aldo Giorgini

Turbulent Communication Computer Aided Graphic Drawing by Artist Aldo Giorgini

By Aldo Giorgini

Located in Lafayette, IN

Is his theatrical Apparatus just a self-made gilded cage for the dead bird that a miraculous mechanism provides with predictable motion and deja vu melody?)

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Nature Morte Oil on Canvas by Michaelangelo Meucci
Nature Morte Oil on Canvas by Michaelangelo Meucci

Nature Morte Oil on Canvas by Michaelangelo Meucci

By Michelangelo Meucci

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

He was known for his paintings of birds, including dead game birds and animals. This grand masterpiece is in fantastic condition depicting a deer hanging from a trompe de chasse by t...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Minton Majolica Twin Handled Game Pie Dish & Cover
Minton Majolica Twin Handled Game Pie Dish & Cover

Minton Majolica Twin Handled Game Pie Dish & Cover

By Minton

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A cover sits within a top recess and is finely molded in relief with a dead rabbit and two birds set against an oak leaf and fern ground with an oak stem forming a handle.

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Antique 1860s English Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

Study of the Head of a Moorhen
Study of the Head of a Moorhen

Study of the Head of a Moorhen

By Joseph Mallord William Turner

Located in Belgravia, London, London

His bird portraits were most effective, most "life-like", when in fact the bird was dead !

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19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson
Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Using this method he produced many works in the years which followed. In 1928 he produced Dead Horses; Villagers; Horses Devouring Birds and Battle of the Fishes.

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1940s Cubist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

His Only Pet
His Only Pet

His Only Pet

Located in New York, NY

Instead of making the subject of his painting the delicate form of the dead bird, Ward centers the narrative on the childlike and disarmingly direct responses of the children to the ...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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Vintage Natural History Dead Bird and Duck Photographs, Set of 4
Vintage Natural History Dead Bird and Duck Photographs, Set of 4

Vintage Natural History Dead Bird and Duck Photographs, Set of 4

Located in Seguin, TX

Set of vintage early 20th century photographs of dead bird and ducks. Probably taken for study in Natural History.

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Early 20th Century American Rustic Photography

Materials

Paper

18th Century Pair of Paintings with Young Boys
18th Century Pair of Paintings with Young Boys

18th Century Pair of Paintings with Young Boys

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H 23.63 in W 18.51 in D 0.79 in

18th Century Pair of Paintings with Young Boys

Located in Paris, FR

French School Early 19th century Young Boy with Two Pigeons Oil on canvas, oval shape H : 60 cm L : 46,5 cm Young Boy Crying for His Dead Bird Oil on canvas, oval s...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

One Of A Kind Sculptural Studio Craft Dining Table
One Of A Kind Sculptural Studio Craft Dining Table

One Of A Kind Sculptural Studio Craft Dining Table

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H 29 in W 70 in D 100 in

One Of A Kind Sculptural Studio Craft Dining Table

Located in Chicago, IL

One of a kind sculptural studio craft dining table, c. 1970’s. Signed “Harr” and “Dead Bird.” This one of a kind, custom built table is both a table and a work of art.

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Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Still life with game birds & implements of the chase on a draped stone ledge

Still life with game birds & implements of the chase on a draped stone ledge

By William Gowe Ferguson

Located in London, GB

His earliest signed work is a Still-life of dead birds, 1655; his latest dates from 1695. Works in public collections include Coq et utensiles de chasse, 1662, Paris, Musée du Louvr...

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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Man Made Low Shelving Unit By Peter Marigold

Man Made Low Shelving Unit By Peter Marigold

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H 43.3 in W 28.75 in D 11.75 in

Man Made Low Shelving Unit By Peter Marigold

By Peter Marigold

Located in New York, NY

Marigold writes of the color he chose to finish the surface of 'Man Made': "One day while in Norway I was walking through the forests and I came across a dead bird – it was possi...

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21st Century and Contemporary English Shelves

Photo composition with dead trees, flowers and birds, bleu sky, Passing by

Photo composition with dead trees, flowers and birds, bleu sky, Passing by

By Ysabel LeMay

Located in New York, NY

Chromogenic print (c-print) Plexi mounting available, ask the gallery for more detail. The work of artist Ysabel LeMay involves otherworldly images, digitally composed panoramas of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mallard

Stephen RoseMallard, 2012

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H 23.39 in W 31.38 in

Mallard

By Stephen Rose

Located in London, GB

In works by Dutch artists such as Willem van Aelst, pyramids of fruit and dead birds (often including mallards), depicted in jewel-like cascades of colour against a dark ground, invo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite
"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite

"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite

By John Henry Hill

Located in Dallas, TX

Hill also often took his dedication to truth and nature to a literal-minded conclusion with studies of dead birds (preferable to “artificial” taxidermy ones) as still life subjects.

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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Okimono - Bronze Sculpture Of An Eagle, Japan Meiji Era
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture Of An Eagle, Japan Meiji Era

Okimono - Bronze Sculpture Of An Eagle, Japan Meiji Era

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H 21.66 in W 14.18 in D 10.24 in

Okimono - Bronze Sculpture Of An Eagle, Japan Meiji Era

Located in Saverne, Grand Est

Rare bronze okimono with multiple patina representing a bird of prey perched on a hollow trunk. This sculpture is astonishingly realistic : observe the somewhat crude appearance of t...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Painting of Dogs by George Armfield
Painting of Dogs by George Armfield

Painting of Dogs by George Armfield

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H 35.5 in W 31 in D 3 in

Painting of Dogs by George Armfield

By George Armfield

Located in Alexandria, VA

Goerge Armfield, known as George Armfield Smith until 1840, flourished from 1840-1875, as a London painter of dogs, especially terriers chasing birds, cats or mice. Armfield also pai...

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Antique 1860s Great Britain (UK) Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Rosenthal 'Magic Flute' Porcelain by Bjorn Winblad-5 Piece Setting for 12-60 pcs
Rosenthal 'Magic Flute' Porcelain by Bjorn Winblad-5 Piece Setting for 12-60 pcs

Rosenthal 'Magic Flute' Porcelain by Bjorn Winblad-5 Piece Setting for 12-60 pcs

By Rosenthal

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

When he regains consciousness, the monster is dead and the bird-catcher Papageno makes an appearance.

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Vintage 1970s German Baroque Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Mali Moir Hypotype - Cape Warthog Charcoal on Cotton Canvas - The Red List 201

Mali Moir Hypotype - Cape Warthog Charcoal on Cotton Canvas - The Red List 201

Located in Malvern, Victoria

Then there is the Dodo – that ridiculous and ungainly pigeon – incapable of fear and flight… wantonly consumed by rapacious sailors. This bird has become a byword for that which is d...

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2010s Australian Contemporary Art

Le Fiacre au Cheval Blanc, Pont St. Michel – Paris
Le Fiacre au Cheval Blanc, Pont St. Michel – Paris

Le Fiacre au Cheval Blanc, Pont St. Michel – Paris

By François Gall

Located in Farmers Branch, TX

Few animals are always embedded in a landscape, like a musical note: the white horse and sleigh, the dog of the Rigo family, cows near Honfleur, the cat sitting near the flowers All ...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Framed Italian Still Life Oil of Dead Birds in Kitchen Signed
19th Century Framed Italian Still Life Oil of Dead Birds in Kitchen Signed

19th Century Framed Italian Still Life Oil of Dead Birds in Kitchen Signed

Located in Birmingham, AL

Set into a handsome giltwood frame, this antique still life painting depicts a variety of dead game birds strung across the wall with a single hunting trophy laying on the marble top...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Broken Window - Still Life with Flower, Dead Bird and Note, Oil on Panel, Framed
Broken Window - Still Life with Flower, Dead Bird and Note, Oil on Panel, Framed

Broken Window - Still Life with Flower, Dead Bird and Note, Oil on Panel, Framed

By Tina Figarelli

Located in Chicago, IL

Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...

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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century Cast Bronze Dead Sparrow
19th Century Cast Bronze Dead Sparrow

19th Century Cast Bronze Dead Sparrow

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H 1.25 in W 4 in D 2.5 in

19th Century Cast Bronze Dead Sparrow

Located in Chicago, IL

These beliefs ultimately led dead birds to symbolize good luck and prosperity.

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Antique 19th Century British Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Terracotta after Louis-Simon Boizot (1743–1809)
French Terracotta after Louis-Simon Boizot (1743–1809)

French Terracotta after Louis-Simon Boizot (1743–1809)

By Louis-Simon Boizot

Located in Stamford, CT

French terracotta after Louis-Simon Boizot (1743–1809) depicting a seated child holding a dead bird. He gazes down at the bird while holding another in his right hand, with two dead ...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures

Large Pair of 19th Century French Oak Hunting Trophy Plaques of Dead Game Birds
Large Pair of 19th Century French Oak Hunting Trophy Plaques of Dead Game Birds

Large Pair of 19th Century French Oak Hunting Trophy Plaques of Dead Game Birds

Located in Birmingham, AL

A fine pair of 19th century French oak hunting trophy plaques depicting intricately carved hanging dead game birds, a pheasant on the left and a bécasse or woodcock on the right, cir...

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Antique 1880s French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Still Life of Hunting, Monsù Aurora (1610-1675 or 1691), attributed.
Still Life of Hunting, Monsù Aurora (1610-1675 or 1691), attributed.

Still Life of Hunting, Monsù Aurora (1610-1675 or 1691), attributed.

Located in Firenze, IT

Dimensions: cm 78 x cm 60 FREE SHIPPING IN EUROPE If you are passionate about Baroque art this mid-XVII century still life will complete your collection: attributed to Joannes Herm...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Aesthetic Cabinet Plate, A Plover
19th Century EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Aesthetic Cabinet Plate, A Plover

19th Century EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Aesthetic Cabinet Plate, A Plover

By Bodley & Sons

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A central hand-painted image of the dead game bird, shown ready to be dressed for the Cook.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Aesthetic Cabinet Plate, A Snipe, circa 1875
EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Aesthetic Cabinet Plate, A Snipe, circa 1875

EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Aesthetic Cabinet Plate, A Snipe, circa 1875

By Bodley & Sons

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A central hand-painted image of the dead game bird, shown ready to be dressed for the cook.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Plates, a Hamburgh Fowl and Grouse, circa 1875
EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Plates, a Hamburgh Fowl and Grouse, circa 1875

EF Bodley Staffordshire Dead Game Plates, a Hamburgh Fowl and Grouse, circa 1875

By Bodley & Sons

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A central hand painted image of the dead game bird, shown ready to be dressed by the cook.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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