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Pair of Antique Hand Colored French Bird Engravings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Historical pair of 18th century hand colored bird engravings from the original book "Histoire
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Paintings

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Paper

Pair of Gilt Framed Bird Engravings with Later Hand Coloring
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of gilt framed bird engravings with later hand coloring.
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Antique Late 19th Century Drawings

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Wood, Paper

Hand Colored Bird Engravings, circa 1890s(6individual pieces available)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5- 3023 Hand Colored Bird Engraving . Original engraving matted in a celidone green, glass and
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Unknown Midcentury Scandinavian Modernist Vase with Two Bird Engravings
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish Mid-Century Modernist vase with two nice bird engravings It stands 24 cm tall and have
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Downingtown, PA
Francois Nicholas Martinet bird engraving, circa 1770. The framed Francois Martinet engraving
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Antique 1770s French Georgian Prints

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Paper

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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Paint, Paper

Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Green Macaw
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'L'Ara Vert'. Old bird engraving of a green macaw. This print originates
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Gridded Parrot
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Le Papegai Maillé'. Old bird engraving of a gridded parrot. This print
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Engraving of a White-Crowned Amazon
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'L'Amazone à Tête Blanch'. Old bird engraving of a white crowned amazon
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Framed Group of 18th Century Bird Engravings by b Georges-Louis Leclerc
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Downingtown, PA
Charming Framed group of bird engravings, Histoire Naturelle, Ornithologie by Georges-Louis
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Antique Late 18th Century French Georgian Decorative Art

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Paper

Johann Seligmann Bird Engraving of an Oriole, Le Loriot a tete noires Indes
By Johann Michael Seligmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Johann Seligmann Bird Engraving, Tab XLIX, Le Loriot a tete noires Indes, 1770s The Johann
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Antique Late 18th Century German Georgian Prints

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Paper

1811 Ornithology Piciformes Plate III - Antique Bird Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "ORNITHOLOGY. Div'n. Land Birds – Order 4 PICE.A. Plate III" This 19th-century
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Antique Early 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Custom Framed Antique Bird Engravings - Set of Two
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Pearland, TX
. Original and delightful engravings from the 1853 edition featuring le geai bleu de l'Amérique du Nord
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Antique 1850s French Country Decorative Art

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Swainson's Warbler: A Framed Original Hand-colored Audubon Folio Bird Engraving
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
Warbler, Male, Sylvicola Swainsonia, Tree: Vulgo, White Oak", No. 10, Plate 50, from Audubon's "Birds of
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Hoopoe and Lyre Bird, bird engraving with original hand-colouring, 1849
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
. (Muscicapa regia) 2. Menure lyre (Macnura lyra. Vieill) ' Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring, by
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of a pair of tropical bearded and spotted
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Antique Late 18th Century French Provincial Prints

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Paper

Siberian eared Owl and Acadian Owl, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shore Bird
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Raleigh, NC
Hand colored Martinet shore bird engraving on laid paper. Wonderful condition with frame. Framed
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19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Martinet Engravings, Framed, Set of Three, Late 18th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of 3 antique hand-colored bird engravings by Martinet, of Toucan, Calau, and Petit Kakatoes
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Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'
Located in Langweer, NL
Giuseppe Vanni. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Print of a White-Tailed Eagle by Manetti, circa 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Paper

A Female Penguin: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Woodpeckers "Le Petit Pic" An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
numerous publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

An Icelandic GyrFalcon: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

A Greenfinch & A Sparrow: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a Greenfinch bird and a tree sparrow ("1, Le Friquet, 2. Le
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

A Falkland Island Quail: An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

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
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Engraving

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
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Antique 19th Century European Prints

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Paper

Thomas Gauguin (1756-1831) - Framed Stipple Engraving, The Bird Catcher
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful 19th century stipple engraving by Thomas Gauguin (1756-1831) after Joseph Barney (1753
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Early 19th Century Figurative Prints

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Engraving

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Engraving

Coot Bird, "Wasserhuhn": An 18th Century Hand-colored Frisch Engraving
By Johann Leonhard Frisch 1
Located in Alamo, CA
Iheren Naturlichen Farben', published in Berlin, Germany in 1733. This engraving depicts a Coot bird
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1730s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Lesser White Throat, bird and nest engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving
By Saverio Manetti
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds) Year: 1767-1776 Medium: Original Hand-Colored
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1770s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Intaglio, Laid Paper, Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Engraving

Richard Blome (1660-1705) - c.1710 Engraving, Bird Hunting Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
An interesting hand-coloured copper plate engraving titled 'Taking Bird with a Low Bell and Batt
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Early 18th Century Figurative Prints

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Engraving

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
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

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
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Antique 18th Century German Drawings

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Paper

Pygmy Parrot and Three Coloured Lorikeet, French bird colour engraving, 1839
By Da Casse after A Fries
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Perroquets 1 Psittacule pygmee 2 Lori tricolore' Engraving with original hand-colouring by Da
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Prints

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Engraving

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
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Antique 18th Century English British Colonial Prints

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Paper

Crowned Heron Bird: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
This very rare, first edition, folio hand-colored engraving of a Crowned Heron bird is plate 362
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
By John Latham
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
", "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher", and "Black-headed Grosbeak" Portfolio: A General History of Birds Year: 1821
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1820s Victorian Animal Prints

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Intaglio, Engraving, Watercolor

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
By John Latham
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
-throated Bunting", and "Variegated Chatterer" Portfolio: A General History of Birds Year: 1821-1828 (second
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1820s Victorian Animal Prints

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Engraving, Intaglio, Watercolor

Bird of Prey: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
This very rare, first edition, folio hand-colored woodcut engraving of a bird of prey is plate 219
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
By John Latham
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
", "Banksian Cockatoo", and "Variegated Tanager" Portfolio: A General History of Birds Year: 1821-1828 (second
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1820s Victorian Animal Prints

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Intaglio, Engraving, Watercolor

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
By George Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Engravings by George Edwards" Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and
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1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Intaglio, Engraving, Laid Paper, Watercolor

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
By George Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Engravings by George Edwards" Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and
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1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Intaglio, Engraving, Laid Paper, Watercolor

"Esquimaux Curlew": A Framed Original Audubon Hand-colored Folio Engraving
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
in 1962. This original folio edition hand-colored Audubon bird engraving is presented in a medium
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Interesting Map of Great Britain and Northern Europe with various Illustrations
Located in Langweer, NL
Europe. The map shows Edwards' journeys between 1716-1730 to study his beloved birds and other natural
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Antique Mid-18th Century Maps

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Paper

George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: "A History of Uncommon Birds", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: "A History of Uncommon Birds", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

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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.