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Suspension and Pull Bridges in America and Natural Rock Bridge, Virginia - 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Engraving by Bertuch, 1805" Description: This hand-colored copper engraving depicts two captivating
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Early 1800s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Tringa vanellus – Northern Lapwing (Kievit/Ljip) by Nozeman Sepp, 1809
Located in Langweer, NL
copper engraving shows the northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in a rare white (leucistic) form
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19th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Bird s-Eye View of Blâmont in Lorraine by Braun and Hogenberg, 1597
Located in Langweer, NL
before its destruction during the Thirty Years’ War. - Technique: Copper engraving - Condition
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16th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Coats of Arms of the European Empires and Kingdoms with Historical Annotations
Located in Langweer, NL
Annotations, 1718 Detailed description: This beautifully hand-colored copper engraving, printed in Nuremberg
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1710s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dish with a Spiderwort Plant after W. Curtis
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
-coloured prints, taken from copper engravings and intended to complement the text. Identification by a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Copper Engravings

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Porcelain

Large Sea Chart of the Zuyder Zee The Northsea with the Wadden Islands, 1773
By H. van Loon
Located in Langweer, NL
The copper engraving by Herman van Loon, published by Pieter Mortier in 'Le Neptune François' in
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Antique Bird s-Eye View of Hangzhou (China) by Matthäus Merian, 1638
Located in Langweer, NL
or Quinzay," from the first edition of Matthäus Merian's publication in 1638. This copper engraving
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1630s Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Crustaceans - Crab Lobster, English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - lobsters, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

French Neoclassical Design for Candlesticks, engraving after Delafosse
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. C1768. Delafosse was a French decorative designer, engraver and architect
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Late 18th Century French School Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crested Pheasant, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Chinese Jacana, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Giant Petrel, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Chinese Diver, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

The Yacou, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Hackled Partridge, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Impeyan Pheasant, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Crested Coot, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Capital Tanager, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Malabar Shrike, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Marbled Guillemot, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Artic Gull, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Green Partridge, 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Spectacle 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 Antique Copper Engravings

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Cinchona Bark Varieties: A Rare Hand-Colored Illustrated Botanical Atlas (1826)
Located in Langweer, NL
eight meticulously hand-colored copper engravings depicting different varieties of 'Cinchona' bark, each
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1820s German Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Peach varieties, fruit engraving with later hand-colouring, circa 1770
By HL Duhamel Du Monceau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Peaches, Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring, from Duhamel du Monceau’s 'Traité des
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18th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Antique Print of an Indian Wolf by Ridinger, c.1745
Located in Langweer, NL
nur die Borsten sind röthlicht-gelb'. Copper engraving of an Indian wolf, found in the year 1744. This
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Shooting. English engraving by Woollett after George Stubbs, 1799
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
. Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring by William Woollett (1735-1785) after George Stubbs A.R.A
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

A decorative pair of rare table globes in a fine condition.
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Puschner, 1730. Description: Hand-colored copper engravings, papier-mâché, brass meridian ring, four
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Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Copper Engravings

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Other

Sacra Conversazione, Maria, Christ, Old Master, Religious, Baroque Painting, art
Located in Greven, DE
features of the subjects are described with the greatest delicacy. There is a copper engraving of the
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17th Century Renaissance Antique Copper Engravings

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Oil, Panel

Different Profils Des Cimaisses, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Different Profils Des Cimaisses et Des Plainthes' French copper-line engraving by Berthault after
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Late 18th Century French School Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Elevations de Diverses Armoires, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Elevations de Diverses Armoires Pour Les Sacristies' French copper-line engraving by Berthault
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Late 18th Century French School Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Differents Manieres de Coller, Roubo French cabinetmaking design engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Differents Manieres de Coller les Bois Courbes' French copper-line engraving by Berthault after
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Late 18th Century French School Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Antique Print of Unterwalden, South of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, 1654
Located in Langweer, NL
drawing and copper engraving from the engraver Friedrich Meyer in Zurich. 1619 he went to Frankfurt where
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17th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Pl. 3 Antique Print of a Dutch Pavilion by Schübler, c.1724
Located in Langweer, NL
(..)'. Copper engraving showing a Dutch garden pavilion. This print originates from a series of garden elements
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Pl. 5 Antique Print of a Garden Pavilion by Schübler, c.1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein ansehliches neu Invertirtes Lust und Somer Haus (..)'. Copper engraving
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Pl. 1 Antique Print of an English Pavilion by Schübler, c.1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein neue Faconirtes Englisches Lust Haus (..)'. Copper engraving showing an
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Pl. 6 Antique Print of the Interior of a Garden Pavilion by Schübler, c.1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Innere Verkleidung der Promenadend und Seiten Gebäu (..)'. Copper engraving
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Pl. 4 Antique Print of a French Garden Summer House by Schübler, c.1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ein Frantzösches Sommer Haus zu Ende eines Lust Gartens (..)'. Copper
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Pl. 2 Antique Print of a Garden Pavilion by Schübler, c.1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Hausses (..)'. Copper engraving showing a garden pavilion. This print originates from a series of garden
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18th Century Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Bolsward Sneek, Westergo (Friesland) – von Reilly antique map, 1791
Located in Langweer, NL
lighter look choose warm oak or maple. Technique: Copper engraving with contemporary outline hand-colour
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18th Century Austrian Antique Copper Engravings

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Paper

Le Mouton de Barbarie, antique French 1760s sheep engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Le Mouton de Barbarie' Copper-line engraving, circa 1765 From Buffon's "Histoire Naturelle
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Agenor and Cadmus, Ovid s Metamorphoses, French Classical engraving, 1768
By Binet after Charles Monnet (1732-1808)
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving by Binet after Charles Monnet (1732-1808). Agenor tells Cadmus to go and
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Sneezewort, Poppy, Strawflower: 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Ptarmica Vulgaris (Sneezewort), Papaver
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1640s Academic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Theseus and Achelous, Ovid s Metamorphoses, French Classical engraving, 1768
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving by Massard after Charles Monnet (1732-1808). Theseus returns from the
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Adenandra umbellata - French botanical flower engraving by Bessa, c1830
By After Pancrace Bessa
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Adenandra umbellata' Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From 'Herbier
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Albuca Minor - French botanical flower engraving by Bessa, c1830
By After Pancrace Bessa
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Albuca Minor' Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From 'Herbier general
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Engraving

Yucca filamentosa - French botanical flower engraving by Bessa, c1830
By After Pancrace Bessa
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Yucca filamentosa' (Adam's Needle) Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Copper Engravings

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Antique Copper Engravings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique copper engravings available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique copper engravings — often made from paper, parchment paper and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique copper engravings available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique copper engravings bearing Baroque or Louis XV hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique copper engravings have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Basilius Besler, John Selby and Colen Campbell are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Copper Engravings?

Prices for antique copper engravings start at $100 and top out at $32,500 with the average selling for $525.
Questions About Antique Copper Engravings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique copper finish refers to the natural tarnishing or ‘patina’ that a copper piece acquires over time. It also refers to the green color some vintage copper pieces take on. You’ll find a large collection of antique copper from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Unless a copper piece has a heavy green patina indicating advanced age or bears a maker’s mark identifying it, the best way to tell whether a copper piece is antique is to take it to an appraiser. Find a collection of antique, vintage and modern copper pieces on 1stDibs.