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Ruff Bird

Antique Bird Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin 'circa 1738'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Avis pugnax foemina'. Old bird print of the ruff bird (Calidris pugnax
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of the Ruff Bird by Sepp & Nozeman, 1770
By J.C. Sepp, M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Tringa Pugnax'. The ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium-sized wading bird that
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Male Ruff Wading Bird, a Sandpiper, ca.1738
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'Avis pugnax mas'. Old bird print of the male ruff bird (Calidris
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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of the Ruff by Von Wright, 1929
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Philomachus Pugnax'. Old bird print depicting the Ruff. This print
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20th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print of the Ruffed Bustard, 1832
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique bird print titled 'Ruffed Bustard (Otis houbara).' - This plate shows the
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Antique 1830s Prints

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Paper

Antique 19th C Victorian Diorama of 4 Ruff's 'Philomachus Pugnax' by Henri Ward
Located in Leuven , BE
Fine, original, Victorian dome of four Ruffs by Henry Ward (1812-78) of Vere Street, London. As a
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Antique 19th Century British Taxidermy

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Organic Material

Chinese Export Porcelain Pronk La Dame au Parasol Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
Batavia, see C.P.A. Jorg, Pronk Porcelain, pp. 51 and 99 -102.. According to Soame Jenyns two of the birds
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Antique 1740s Chinese Chinese Export Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

19th Century Pair of Hanging Game Paintings by A. Fortny
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pair of early hanging game paintings. One with ruffed grouse, the other canvasbacks. Oil on board
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Antique Late 19th Century American Paintings

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Paint

Antique Print of Büdingenin Germany by Braun & Hogenberg, 1617
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Bingen'. Bird's eye-view of Büdingen, Germany. The view shows a city surrounded
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Antique 17th Century Prints

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Paper

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English Chinese Chippendale Style Giltwood Wall Mirror manner of Thomas Johnson
By Thomas Johnson, London 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive English Rococo 19th century Chinese Chippendale style figural gilt-wood carved over mantel or pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson, after his collec...
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mi...

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Mirror, Wood

Old Engraving of Cape Good Hope in South Africa, 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
The text in the image reads: "The Cape of Good Hope" and "London Mag: 1754." This suggests that this small image is a rare copper engraving that was featured in the London Magazine i...
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Antique 1750s Prints

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Paper

12 French Hand Painted Dessert Plates W/ Butterflies & Birds
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a lovely set of 12 uniquely painted dessert plates with a variety of subjects. They feature birds and butterflies done with a transfer border and hand painted polychrome enam...
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Antique 19th Century French Dinner Plates

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Porcelain, Paste

Art Deco Ceramic Plate by Odette Heiligenstein Chatrousse, 1925, French Enamel
By Odette Heiligenstein-Chatrousse
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Rare French Art Deco ceramic plate created by Auguste Heiligenstein and executed by Odette Heiligenstein-Chatrousse, France, circa 1925. Showing a nude female with scarf in an erotic...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl by O. von Riesenthal, 1894
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate LIV: 'Strix Bubo - Uhu, altes Weibchen.' This original antique print originates from 'Die Raubvögel Deutschlands und des angrenzenden Mitteleuropas.' (Translation: Birds of Pre...
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of a Mallard 'Anas Platyrhyncha' by M. von Wright, 1917
By Magnus and Wilhelm von Wright
Located in Langweer, NL
This print originates from: 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright, published in 1917-1929, printed by A. Bortzells, Stockholm. (The first edition appe...
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Early 20th Century Prints

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Paper

French Large Engraving of an Eagle by Savigny
Located in Downingtown, PA
From the description de l'Egypte. J. Ces. Savigny, 1809-1813. The stipple engraving depicts the Imperial Eagle. This is Aquila heliaca or the Easter Imperial Eagle. It is the sp...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Prints

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Paper

French Large Engraving of an Eagle by Savigny
French Large Engraving of an Eagle by Savigny
H 32.75 in W 25.25 in D 1.25 in
Regal Golden Thrush Perched, 18th Century Seligmann's Rare Bird Series, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique hand-colored engraving by Johann Michael Seligmann is a representation of the Golden Thrush, derived from George Edwards' "Natural History of Uncommon Birds" an...
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Antique 1740s Prints

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Paper

18th Century Antique Georgian Ebonized Bracket Clock by William Scafe of London
By William Scafe
Located in Devon, GB
A good quality antique, ebonized brass dial bracket clock by this 18th century 'maker of repute'. The moulded and veneered case has an inverted bell top, which is surmounted by five ...
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Mantel Clocks

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Brass

The River War by Winston S. Churchill, First Edition, Two Volume Set, 1899
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Churchill, Winston S. The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. Edited by Col. F. Rhodes, D.S.O. Illustrated by Ag...
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Leather, Paper

Set of Six Duck Prints by Von Wright, 1920
Located in Langweer, NL
The vintage duck prints from the second edition of "Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade" (Swedish Birds, Drawn from Nature and on Stone) represent an exquisite collectio...
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Vintage 1920s Prints

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Paper

Set of Six Duck Prints by Von Wright, 1920
Set of Six Duck Prints by Von Wright, 1920
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Engraving of The American Tit Bird with Yellow Throat in Old Handcoloring, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
The image is an ornate botanical and ornithological illustration from one of Johann Michael Seligmann's collections, which were based on George Edwards's natural history studies. Th...
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Antique 1740s Prints

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Paper

Old Bird Print of a Bee-Eater, a Common Kingfisher and a Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Located in Langweer, NL
The translations of the bird names from French to English are as follows: Guepier Commun - European Bee-Eater Martin-Pêcheur Vintsioides - Common Kingfisher Martin-chasseur à coiffe...
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Antique 1840s Prints

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Paper

“On the Moors” or "Dogging" Signed by Heywood Hardy, Antique Print, 1894
By Heywood Hardy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1894 signed first edition goupil-gravure print by Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). The engraving was printed in Paris and published by Boussod Valadon & Co. Publishers, the...
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Antique 1890s French Prints

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Paper

Old Hand-colored Print of a Cuban Crocodile
Located in Langweer, NL
The Crocodilus biporcatus, also known as the "Crocodile à deux arêtes," refers to the species scientifically recognized as the Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer). This species is...
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Antique 1840s Prints

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Paper

Audubon's "Little Owl, "1834 Havell Edition in Gilt 19th Century Frame
By John James Audubon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created as part of John James Audubon's "The Birds of North America," the single greatest work on ornithology ever produced, this fabulous print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is...
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Antique 1830s English American Classical Prints

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Gesso, Giltwood, Paper

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Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Male Ruff Wading Bird, a Sandpiper, ca.1738
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'Avis pugnax mas'. Old bird print of the male ruff bird (Calidris
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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of the New Zealand Parson Bird or Green Collar Bird by Cook, 1803
By James Cook
Located in Langweer, NL
the striking white throat tufts that ruffed birds use during courtship. For the same reason, the
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Antique 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Rare Set of Five Mid-18th Century Water Colors of Birds
Located in London, GB
Consisting of a Scarlet Ibis, a Toucan, a male Ruff, a Duck and a pair of Herrons, all rendered in
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Antique 1750s European Paintings

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Paint

Royal Worcester Pair of Porcelain Comports, Pink with Named Birds, 1852-1862
By Royal Worcester
Located in London, GB
, and named bird paintings. One is a Ruff, the other is a partridge. Obviously the theme of this dessert
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Pronk La Dame Au Parasol Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
, Pronk Porcelain, pp. 51 and 99 -102. According to Soame Jenyns two of the birds represented are the ruff
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Rare Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin, c.1738
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Avis pugnax foemina'. Old bird print of the ruff bird (Calidris pugnax
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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Set of 4 Antique Bird's Eggs Prints Shoveller - Ruff - Kite - Nuthatch - Dipper
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four antique bird's eggs prints including the egg of a tawny owl, ruff, golden eagle, sand
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20th Century Prints

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Paper

Wild Birds Lithographs by John J. Audubon, a Pair
Located in Pasadena, CA
birds and began traveling around the country to pursue this work. He published his extraordinary four
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Antique 1820s French Prints

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Paper

Ruffed Grouse
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. Birds of America. The Julius Bien Edition. New York, 1858
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Antique 19th Century American Prints

Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
H 39 in W 49.75 in
19th Century Engraving of Ruffed Grouse or Pheasant by A. Wilson
Located in San Francisco, CA
hand colored engravings of the "Birds of America' by Alexander Wilson. He is credited with
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Antique 19th Century American Prints

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Paper

Carved Oak ‘Basilisk’ Overdoor
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
gentleman wearing a ruff set against a foliate background. ‘Basilisk’: The basilisk is usually described
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Antique 17th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

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Oak

Carved Oak ‘Basilisk’ Overdoor
Carved Oak ‘Basilisk’ Overdoor
H 11 in W 51.25 in D 4.5 in
19th Century Neoclassical Italian White Alabaster Animal Sculpture of Sphinx
Located in Roma, IT
bird. It is mythicized as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer its riddle suffer a fate
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

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Alabaster, Marble

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Ruff Bird For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ruff bird for your home. Frequently made of paper, ceramic and organic material, every ruff bird was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a ruff bird — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. J.C. Sepp, James Cook and M. Houttuyn each produced at least one beautiful ruff bird that is worth considering.

How Much is a Ruff Bird?

Prices for a ruff bird can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $110 and can go as high as $16,199, while the average can fetch as much as $489.

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