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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, Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn
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

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

Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Plate Birds Magpies, 18 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Japanese Kakiemon-style bird-and-flower painting has been used here by a Dutch painter to decorate a Chinese porcelain blank. The grouping of a pair of magpies, plum blossoms, and ...
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

Set of 3 Antique Bird Prints - Parrots - Passerines - Birds of Prey, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of three original antique prints titled 'Zoologie, Ornithologie, Grimpeurs - Passereaux - Accipitres'. These prints show parrots, the black sicklebill, hoopoe, osprey and caracar...
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Antique Mid-19th Century 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

Large Japanese Imari Scallop Edge Porcelain Charger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari charger scallop edge plate with figures, buildings, trees, mountains, birds and floral design.
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Antique 1890s Japanese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Collection of Four Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
Collection of four hand-colored bird engravings by François Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804), taken from the ten volume ‘Histoire naturelle des oiseaux,’ by Georges-Louis Leclerc, compte...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Paint, 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

Exquisite Rouen Plate Illustration: A Vivid Tableau of French Life, 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
Embark on a journey through the elegance of 18th-century French artistry with this exquisite chromolithograph titled "Rouen". This finely detailed print is a representation of a hist...
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Antique 1870s Prints

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Paper

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

Pocket Globe, Nicholas Lane, London, post 1779
By Nicholas Lane
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket Globe Nicholas Lane London, post 1779 The globe is contained in its original case, which is covered in leather. The sphere measures 2.75 in (6.9 cm) whereas the case measure...
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Antique 1780s English Other Models and Miniatures

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Leather, Wood, 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

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

Old Print of a Hippo, a Large Herbivorous Mammal in Sub-Saharan Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
‘HIPPOPOTAMUS CAPENSIS – HIPPOPOTAME DU CAP.’ ‘ – (Hippo, a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa.) The Hippopotamus capensis, commonly known as the Hippopotamus or...
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Antique 1840s Prints

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Paper

Small Bird Plate
By Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory
Located in New York, NY
Small bird plate. Hand-painted small dish / vide-poche with birds and insects in a landscape with soft gold rim. Underglaze blue crown marks for Ludwigsburg. Germany, late 18th centu...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

Small Bird Plate
Small Bird Plate
H 1.25 in Dm 5.25 in

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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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