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Vibrant 1805 Handcolored Engraving of Tropical Birds from Bertuch
s Bilderbuch
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Vibrant 1805 Handcolored Engraving of Tropical Birds from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder
Category
Early 1800s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Goliath Bird-Eating Spider and Scorpions: Hand-Colored Engraving, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Goliath Bird-Eating Spider and Scorpions: Hand-Colored Engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch
Category
1790s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Madame Pauline Knipp Engraving of A Bird, Colombi-Galline Goura
Located in Downingtown, PA
Madame Pauline Knipp Engraving of A Pigeon,
From Les pigeons par Madame Knip, ne´e Pauline de
Category
Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Large Picture containing Six Different Engravings of Grouping of Birds
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Downingtown, PA
ornithological plates, each a complete engraving showcasing a grouping of exotic and native bird species. Each
Category
1780s French Georgian Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor
Hand-Colored Engraving of European
Exotic Birds from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving emphasize its fine feather texture.
2. Fig. 2: Le Junco (Dark-eyed Junco):
- This bird refers
Category
1790s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of Exotic Tropical Birds from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
the back, the bird in the engraving displays a detailed and colorful appearance, with subtle hints of
Category
1790s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of Diverse Bird Species from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
its ability to mimic human speech. The engraving captures the bird's sleek body and characteristic
Category
1790s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
The Kite, Bird of Prey, Antique Wood Engraving, circa 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
This natural history print, an excerpt from "Plates Illustrative of Natural History" by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, offers a fascinating blend of scientific explor...
Category
1860s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
$171 Sale Price
20% Off
Engraving of Butterflies, Birds of Paradise, Horned Screamer, Pangolin, ca.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
, showing the patterns on their wings.
2. Birds:
- The top bird, labeled "Birds of Paradise," is
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Set of Twelve 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
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Bird’s-Eye View of Charleston, South Carolina – Panoramic City Engraving, 19th C
Located in Langweer, NL
Bird’s-Eye View of Charleston, South Carolina – Panoramic City Engraving, 19th C.
This impressive
Category
1860s French Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
The Lesser Grey Shrike Bird in a Hand-Colored Engraving, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
.
The text on the engraving is in three different languages, each providing the name for the bird
Category
1740s German Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Rich
Bright, Hand-Colored, Rare Copper Engraving of Four Birds (1792).
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of four birds, on parchment
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Parchment Paper
Authentic, Brightly Hand-Colored, Rare Copper Engraving of Four Birds (1792)
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of four birds, on parchment
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Parchment Paper
$323 Sale Price
20% Off
Bird Catching from Below, Scotland, aquatint engraving field sport print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Bird Catching from Below'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Aquatint
Majestic Scavengers: Hand-Colored Engraving of Vultures and Birds of Prey, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Majestic Scavengers: Hand-Colored 19th-Century Engraving of Vultures and Birds of Prey from
Category
Early 1800s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames
Matting. By Martinet.
Located in Washington, DC
Ten hand colored engravings of birds in new frames and matting sold individually. François Nicolas
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Engraving of the Bill and Bones of an Ibis Bird, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ibis, op een Sardonix (..)'. Old bird print depicting the bill and bones of
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Bird
s Eye View of Glascow 1888 original wood engraving from The Graphic
Located in Paonia, CO
Bird’s Eye View of Glascow original 1888 wood engraving is from The Graphic by H.W. Brewer who
Category
1880s Realist Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Woodcut
Original Antique Engraving of Various Birds of Prey, like Eagles
Harrier, 1657
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Haliaetus Adler (…).' - This plate shows various birds of prey; Haliaetus
Category
1650s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
20% Off
Birds of Prey: Hand-Colored Engraving of Raptors, Published in 1805 by Bertuch
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Birds of Prey: Hand-Colored Engraving of Raptors from a 19th-Century Natural History
Category
Early 1800s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Original Old Engraving, Bird
s Eye View of Cangoxuma (Kagoshima) in Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare Antique print, titled: 'Cangoxuma.'
A stunning bird's eye view of the coastal city
Category
1660s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Bird
s-Eye Plan of Jerusalem in Israël, a Rare Original Engraving, 1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Bergen en Dalen (..).'
Bird's-eye plan of Jerusalem in Israel. This map shows the most important
Category
18th Century Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Bird’s-Eye View of Naples – Engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder c.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Bird’s-Eye View of Naples – Engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder c.1650
This antique print
Category
1650s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
$752 Sale Price
20% Off
Bird’s-Eye View of Genoa – Engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder c.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Bird’s-Eye View of Genoa – Engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder c.1650
This finely detailed
Category
Mid-17th Century Swiss Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
$752 Sale Price
20% Off
Engraving of The American Tit Bird with Yellow Throat in Old Handcoloring, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Seligmann's collections, which were based on George Edwards's natural history studies.
The bird depicted in
Category
1740s German Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Bird and Beetle - Etching and watercolor (Natural History of Birds, 1741)
By George Edwards
Located in Paris, IDF
George EDWARDS
Bird and beetle ('The Gowry Bird')
Original engraving, enhanced with watercolor
Category
1740s Academic Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
The Red Bird of Surinam by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Engraving, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
This vibrant hand-colored engraving, titled "Garrulus ruber, Surinamensis" (The Red Bird of Surinam
Category
1770s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Antique Engravings, One Sheet with 3 Bird
s Eye Plans of Rhodes, Greece, 1677
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map, titled: 'Afbeelding der Oude Stad Rhodus (…).' - Sheet with 3 bird's eye plans of
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Antique Engraving of a Bird
s-Eye Plan of Nagapattinam or Negapatam, India, 1672
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Negapatam.'
Bird's-eye plan of Nagapattinam or Negapatam, India. This map
Category
1670s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Old Engraving of A Panoramic Bird
s Eye View of Miaco
Kyoto
, Japan, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Miako.' - A panaromic bird's eye view of Miaco (Kyoto
Category
1660s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
VOC Fort Nassau at Banda of The Spice Islands, Bird’s-eye View Engraving, c.1740
Located in Langweer, NL
Fort Nassau at Banda, bird’s-eye view engraving by Van der Schley, c. 1735–1747
This finely
Category
1740s Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Pair of De Bry Engravings of Birds, Fish
Sea Plants en Route to India, c.1598
Located in Langweer, NL
Pair of De Bry Engravings of Birds, Fish, and Sea Plants Observed en Route to India, c.1598
A
Category
16th Century Dutch Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Paper
Cartusia Bruxellensis Monastery in Brussels: A 17th C. Hand-colored Engraving
By Lucas Vorsterman the Younger
Located in Alamo, CA
. In the 17th century, Brussels was within the Duchy of Brabant.
This engraving depicts a bird's-eye
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Engraving
Tropic Bird /// Ornithology John James Audubon Florida Keys Ocean Beach Seascape
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
engraver. The portfolio of Birds of America, consisting of 435 hand-colored engravings, took twelve years
Category
1830s Victorian Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Sparrowhawk /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Art
By Saverio Manetti
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)
Year: 1767-1776
Medium: Original Hand
Category
1760s Old Masters Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
-1786
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Imprimerie
Category
1770s Old Masters Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Eared Grebe /// John James Audubon Ornithology Havell Edition Bird Animal Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. 81)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, Havell Edition
Year: 1838
Medium: Original Hand-Colored
Category
1830s Victorian Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
)" (Plate 78)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Original Hand-Colored
Category
1770s Old Masters Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
A Group of Four engraved and hand-coloured Birds Nests.
By Cornelis Nozeman and Jan Christiaan Sepp
Located in London, London
NOZEMAN, Cornelius and Jan Christian SEPP.
A Group of Four Birds Nests: NIDUS ARDEAE, Nycticoracis
Category
1770s Naturalistic Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Print
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
)" (Plate 101)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Original Hand-Colored
Category
1770s Old Masters Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio, Laid Paper
Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
) lower left
Year: 1770-1786
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition
Category
1770s Old Masters Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Year: 1770-1786
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer
Category
1770s Old Masters Antique Bird Engravings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
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Antique Bird Engravings For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are several options of antique bird engravings available for sale. Browse a selection of Old Masters versions of these works for sale today — there are 21 Old Masters examples available. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century. If you’re looking to add antique bird engravings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, gray, white, black and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but George Edwards, John Latham, Francois Nicolas Martinet, John James Audubon and Jacques Barraband produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in engraving, paint and watercolor. Not every interior allows for large iterations of these items, so small antique bird engravings measuring 3.23 inches across are available.
How Much are Antique Bird Engravings?
Antique bird engravings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $887, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $203,187.
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