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Bird and Branch Antique Prints
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$120 USDMar11
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This original, hand colored, copperplate engraving - Rollier, de la Chine . . .(Plate 620) - is from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon with "planches enluminees" drawn by Francois N. Martinet. It was published in Paris, France in 1770. The print measures 12.25" X 13.75" matted, with a mat window of 7.25" X 8.75". It is printed on heavy, chain-link, watermarked paper. The vivid colors of the bird are highlighted with gum arabic. The print is in very good ...
$128 USD19th Century Lithograph - Thiolat
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This original hand colored lithograph is from Galerie Ornithologique. It was drawn by Thiolat, etched on stone by Derebergue and published by Alcide Dessalines d’Orbigny in Paris in 1836. The matted print measures 15” X 12” with a mat window of 10.75” X 7.75”. It is in excellent condition with original hand coloring enhanced with gum Arabic. There are a few flecks of white evident on the print; these are actually particles trapped between the print and the shrink wrap. The piece is in an acid ...
$120 USD18th Century French - Vue d'Optique
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This original, hand colored, copperplate engraved Vue d'Optique of Amsterdam was printed in Paris sometime between 1795 and 1820. This was the period of the "Grand Tour" and these prints acted as a romanticised version of such a journey even though the accurate rendition of a city or building was secondary to the visual effect. The artists and engravers who created these prints rarely had first hand knowledge of the scenes depicted and relied on impressions and their imagination. The ...
$220 USD19th Century Lithograph - John Gould
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This original hand colored stone lithograph – Pomatorhine Skua – is from John Gould’s “Bird's of Great Britain". It was drawn and etched by Joseph Wolf and Henry C. Richter and published in London by Walter (Walter and Cohn) between 1862 and 1873. The print, which measures 14.5” X 21.5”, is in excellent condition with gum Arabic highlights. The original text page accompanies the piece. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink wrapped for protection. The shrink wrap may cause some ...
$132 USD16th Century Woodcut - Leonard Fuchs
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This original, hand colored woodcut – Onion – is from Leonard Fuch’s: De historia stirpium commentarii. It was drawn and cut by Fuchs and printed in Basel, Switzerland in 1543. This 466 year-old print measures 9.5” X 14.5” and is in very good repaired condition. There is a significant paper loss at the right margin, not affecting the image, which has been repaired using a fragment from the original text. The repair, in my opinion, adds to the appeal of the piece. It is in an acid-free ...
$100 USD19th Century Lithograph - Vanity Fair
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Vanity Fair print published September 23, 1897. This print by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) depicts "The New Forest" and is a portrait of The Honourable Gerald William Lascelles, Deputy Surveyor of the New Forest for 17 years. Lascelles was born in 1849, educated at Eton and was considered “something of a naturalist” according to the Badminton volume of “Falconry”. The handsomely framed print measures 15.5" X 21.5" with a window of 8.5” X 14.25”. The print is in excellent condition in every respect with ...
$316 USD19th Century Lithograph - Artist Unknown
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This large dramatic lithograph of racing horses dates to 1885. It is unsigned and the artist is unknown; the image is similar in content to Currier and Ives' "The Leaders" which dates to approximately the same period. The frame measures 25.5 X 21 with a mat opening of 18 X 13. The print has been examined out of the frame and found to be in excellent condition. The original mats and backing have been replaced with acid free, archival, materials. Since the print is under glass, there may be some ...
$316 USD19th Century Lithograph - Edouard Travies
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This original, hand colored, lithograph – American Oriole – is from Edouard Travies’: Les Oiseaux Les Plus Remarquables par leurs formes et leurs coleurs. Scenes variees de leurs moeurs & de leur habitudes. It was both drawn, and etched on stone, by Travies and printed in Paris by Lemercier in 1857. The matted print measures 19.75” X 16.25” with a window opening of 14.5” X 11.5”. The image area of this print is in excellent condition, birght and bold, and features original hand coloring with gum ...
$236 USD19th Century Engraving - Schlesinger (After)
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This original, hand colored, engraving – Le Gout (Taste) is after a painting by Schlesinger, engraved by H. Garnier and published by Goupil and Company, New York (and Paris) in 1850. The large folio measures 16.5” X 23.5” with a platemark at 13.5” X 19”. The print features, line, stipple and mezzotint engraving with strong gouache hand coloring. It is reminiscent of Dr. Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora in its rich and dramatic presentation. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink ...
$100 USD19th Century Lithograph - John James Audubon
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This original, hand colored lithograph – Dusky Squirrel – is from John James Audubon’s: Quadrupeds of North America. It was published in New York 1849-1854. This 8vo print measures 7.25” X 10.75” and is in excellent “as issued” condition with its original tissue covering still attached. Please review all photos and, email questions or for additional pictures.
$236 USD19th Century Lithograph - John James Audubon
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This original, hand colored, stone lithograph – Harris’s Buzzard – is from the 1st Royal Octavo Edition of John James Audubon’s: Birds of America. It was drawn by Audubon (see Havel Edition), lithographed and colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia, PA, 1840. The matted print measures 9.0” X 12.0” with a mat window of 5.5” X 8.5”. The piece, which is in excellent condition, is shrink wrapped for protection. The shrink wrap may cause some glare in the photos. Please email questions, additional ...
$480 USD19th Century Lithograph - John James Audubon
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This original, hand colored stone lithograph – Noddy Tern – is from John J. Audubon’s: Birds of America. It was drawn by Audubon and engraved, and colored by Robert Havell in London, in 1835. The double matted piece measures 31.25” X 24.25” with a mat window of 19.25” X 12.25”. The image is in excellent condition with bright original hand coloring. The full platemark is present and well struck. This piece has been trimmed to approximately .5” from the platemark which has a significant impact on ...
$236 USD19th Century Engraving - Schlesinger (After)
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This original, hand colored, engraving – L' Odorat (Smell) is after a painting by Schlesinger, engraved by H. Garnier and published by Goupil and Company, New York (and Paris) in 1850. The large folio measures 16.5” X 23.5” with a platemark at 13.5” X 19”. The print features, line, stipple and mezzotint engraving with strong gouache hand coloring. It is reminiscent of Dr. Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora in its rich and dramatic presentation. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink ...
$156 USD19th Century Lithograph - Christian Ehrenberg
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This original, hand colored lithograph – Centropus (old world Cuckoo) – is from Physicae Seu Icones er Desccriptiones . . . Que ex Itinere Africam Borealem et Asiam Occidentalem, published by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and Wilhelm Friedrich Hemprich in Berlin, Germany in 1829. The print, which is in very good to excellent condition, measures 13.5” X 19.5”. It is in an acid-free environment and shrink wrapped for protection. The shrink wrap may cause some glare in the photos. Please email ...
$156 USD17th Century Copperplate Engraving - Dressage
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This original, hand colored, framed and glazed, copperplate engraving is from C. Nico. Schurk and Peter Paul Trochel’s: Hippater Expertus, seu Medicina Equorum Absolutissima. It was drawn and engraved by Schurk and Trochel with text by Georg Simon Winters. The work was published by Wolfgang Endter in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1678. This print has been examined out of the frame and determined to be genuine and in very good to excellent condition considering its age. The piece features “reverse ...
$100 USD18th Century Botanical Print - Johann Weinmann
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This print, No. 604, is an original, copperplate engraving, from Johann Weinmann's: Phytanthoza Iconographia. It was printed in Amsterdam, Holland in 1736 and features etching and mezzotint by Haid and Seuter. The Iconographia were the first botanical engravings to be printed in color with finishing by hand. This small folio, measures 10" X 16.75" with a platemark at 8" X 12.75". It is in excellent condition with bright original coloring. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink ...
$156 USD19th Century Lithograph - St. Hilaire / Cuvier
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This original, hand colored lithograph - Squirrel - is from Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes avec les figures originales d'apres des animaux vivants by Etienne Geoffrey St. Hillaire and Georges Cuvier. The print was drawn by Jean-Charles Werner, engraved (on stone) by Lasteyrie and published in Paris by St. Hillaire and Cuvier in 1824. The sheet measures 13" X 20.25" (folio) and is accompanied by its original text page. The print is in excellent condition. The sheet exhibits some unobtrusive ...
$100 USD18th Century Copperplate Engraving - John Stow
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This original, copperplate engraving – The Arch Bishop of Canterbury’s Palace at Lambeth – is from A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster by John Stow. It was engraved by Benjamin Cole and printed in London in 1750. The print, on hand laid paper, measures 16.0” X 10.0” with a platemark at 14.75” X 9.5”. It is in very good to excellent condition with light toning at the sheet’s edges; please see all photos for condition. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink wrapped for ...
$100 USD18th Century Botanical Print - Johann Weinmann
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This print, No. 553, is an original, copperplate engraving, from Johann Weinmann's: Phytanthoza Iconographia. It was printed in Amsterdam, Holland in 1736 and features etching and mezzotint by Haid and Seuter. The Iconographia were the first botanical engravings to be printed in color with finishing by hand. This small folio, measures 9.25" X 14.75" with a platemark at 8.25" X 12.75". It is in excellent condition with bright original coloring. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink ...
$100 USD18th Century Botanical Print - Johann Weinmann
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This print, No. 764, is an original, copperplate engraving, from Johann Weinmann's: Phytanthoza Iconographia. It was printed in Amsterdam, Holland in 1736 and features etching and mezzotint by Haid and Seuter. The Iconographia were the first botanical engravings to be printed in color with finishing by hand. This small folio, measures 10" X 16.5" with a platemark at 8" X 12.75". It is in excellent condition with bright original coloring. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink ...
$100 USD18th Century Botanical Print - Johann Weinmann
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This print, No. 481, is an original, copperplate engraving, from Johann Weinmann's: Phytanthoza Iconographia. It was printed in Amsterdam, Holland in 1736 and features etching and mezzotint by Haid and Seuter. The Iconographia were the first botanical engravings to be printed in color with finishing by hand. This small folio, measures 10" X 17" with a platemark at 8" X 13". It is in excellent condition with bright original coloring. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink wrapped for ...
$100 USD18th Century Botanical Print - Johann Weinmann
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Original botanical print by Johann Weinmann, 1736. This framed print measures 16.5" X 21.5". The print is in excellent condition with a triple French mat and gold frame. The frame is somewhat distressed with a few minor dents and dings.
$100 USD18th Century Botanical Print - Johann Weinmann
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This print, No. 90, is an original, copperplate engraving, from Johann Weinmann's: Phytanthoza Iconographia. It was printed in Amsterdam, Holland in 1736 and features etching and mezzotint by Haid and Seuter. The Iconographia were the first botanical engravings to be printed in color with finishing by hand. This small folio, measures 10" X 15.5" with a platemark at 8" X 12.75". It is in excellent condition with bright original coloring. The print is in an acid-free environment and shrink wrapped ...
$240 USD17th Century Copperplate Engraving - Jean Marot
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Jean Marot was a French architect and engraver. This original copperplate engraving: "Esleuation du Chasteau du St. Sepulchre du coste du paterre in Champagne, appartenant a Monsieur Hesselin" is from Marot's first major work: Recueil des plans, profils, et élévations de plusieurs palais, chasteaux, églises, sépultures, grotes et hostels bâtis dans Paris, known as the Petit Marot and dates to 1654. No effort has been made to mitigate the condition issues of this print. Every wrinkle, fold, chip, ...
$476 USD18th Century Copperplate Engraving - Mark Catesby
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This is an original, hand colored, copperplate engraving from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. This imperial folio – Vipera caudisona minor (Small rattlesnake) - is from the rare 1777 German edition of Catesby’s work entitled: Piscium, Serpentum, Insectorum, aliorumque nonullorum Animalium. It was printed in Nuremburg by Johann Joseph Fleischmann. The matted print measures 17” X 21” with a mat opening of 10” X 14”. It is in an acid-free environment, ...
$316 USD18th Century Copperplate Engraving - Mark Catesby
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This original, hand colored, copperplate engraving – The Mancaneel Tree with Butterflies (Viscum foliis latioribus; baccis purpureis pediculis incidentibus; Papilio medius, Gadetanus, ex nigro & sulphureo varius, maculis coccineis notatus) - is from Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. It was drawn and engraved by Catesby, and printed and colored in London, England in 1754. The handsomely double-matted print measures 17.5" X 21" (folio), with a strong ...
$556 USD18th Century Copperplate Engraving - Mark Catesby
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This is an original, hand colored, copperplate engraving from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. This imperial folio is from the rare 1777 German edition of Catesby’s work entitled: Piscium, Serpentum, Insectorum, aliorumque nonullorum Animalium. It was printed in Nuremburg by Johann Joseph Fleischmann. The matted print measures 17.5” X 21” with a mat opening of 10.25” X 14”. It is in an acid-free environment, enhanced by a hand colored, line and wash, ...
$200 USD18th Century Copperplate Engraving - Moses Harris
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This hand colored copperplate engraving is from the first edition of The Aurelian by Moses Harris, printed in 1766. Some, but not all, of Harris' plates contain dedications to titled gentry of the day. This particular print is dedicated to the Dutchess of Norfolk. The framed print measures 17.5" X 21". The frame, mat, and print are all in excellent condition.
$1,060 USD18th Century Copperplate Engraving - Mark Catesby
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This unframed print, Pigeon Hawk, is from Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. It was drawn and etched by Catesby, printed and colored in England in 1771. The print measures 14.5" X 21.5", with a strong platemark of 10" X 14". It is in excellent condition in every respect. The colors are bright and vivid. This is an outstanding example of Catesby's work in large folio format. Please email for further information or additional pictures. The print is shrink ...
$1,060 USD18th Century Copperplate Engraving - Mark Catesby
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This unframed print, The Mangrove Grape Tree, is from Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. It was drawn by G. D. Ehret and engraved by Catesby in the mid 18th century, printed and colored in London, England in 1815 (J Whatman watermark). The print measures 14.5" X 21" (large folio), with a strong platemark at 10.25" X 14.5". The print is in pristine condition. This is an outstanding example of Catesby's work in large folio format. This print is in an acid ...
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