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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 Animal Prints
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 Animal Prints
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 Animal Prints
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 Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann
s Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)
Located in Langweer, NL
intricate beauty of birds like those in the *Birds of Paradise* series.
Why Copper Engraving?
Copper plates
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$1,332 Sale Price
20% Off
The Royston Crow (Hooded Crow) /// Thomas Pennant Ornithology Bird Animal Art
By Thomas Pennant
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
)
Portfolio: The British Zoology, Class II: Birds
Year: 1761-1766 (First edition)
Medium: Original Hand
Category
1760s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper
[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere, No.21
By Jacques Barraband
Located in Paonia, CO
[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere , No.21, Paris 1801-1806 [Astrapia
Category
Early 18th Century Other Art Style Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
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$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
signature) lower left
Year: 1770-1786
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition
Category
1770s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
(printed signature) lower left
Year: 1770-1786
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on laid paper
Category
1770s Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Antique Bird Print, Bird of Paradise, Tropicbird, Hooded Crow, circa 1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Corneille mantelée'. Beautiful copper engraving depicting the bird of paradise, tropicbird and the hooded
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Caen – Antique Hand-Coloured Normandy Town Plan Engraving (1666)
Located in Langweer, NL
with the Fransche Merkurius. Shown from an elevated bird’s-eye perspective, the engraving captures
Category
Antique 1660s Belgian Maps
Materials
Paper
Hand-Colored Engraving of Catesby’s Summer Duck by Seligmann, 18t
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Die Sommerente des Catesby - Hand-Colored Engraving of Catesby’s Summer Duck by Johann
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$418 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of Blackbird Species from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
across Europe, Asia, and parts of North Africa. The engraving shows the bird with its typical black
Category
Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Pelican, 19th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
meticulous hand-coloring bringing the bird’s plumage to life. The engraving also includes an outline of the
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$514 Sale Price
20% Off
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Hen: A 1746 Engraving by George Edwards
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Hand-Colored engraving from George Edwards' "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds," which
Category
Antique 1740s Prints
Materials
Paper
$333 Sale Price
20% Off
Battle of Wimpfen, 1622: Engraving by Matthäus Merian (ca. 1645)
Located in Langweer, NL
victory for Tilly's Imperial troops.
The engraving offers a bird's-eye view of the battlefield near
Category
Antique 1640s Maps
Materials
Paper
$323 Sale Price
20% Off
Maritime Life and Flora: Antique Engravings by De Bry, 1601
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving vividly depicts a variety of fish and birds, some of which were likely seen for the first time by
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$276 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Engraving of Chelsea College – View with Formal Gardens, ca.1705
Located in Langweer, NL
detailed antique engraving presents a bird’s-eye view of Chelsea College (now the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Exotic Blue Grosbeak of Angola: An 18th-Century Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
.
The title, "Der blaue Dickschnabel" (The Blue Grosbeak), identifies the bird depicted.
The engraving
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$615 Sale Price
25% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of Plovers and Lapwings from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
back, as depicted in the engraving. The bird is standing on a rock, emphasizing its typical coastal or
Category
Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of Warblers and Blackbirds from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
beds, and is known for its loud, melodic song. The engraving captures the bird’s delicate features
Category
Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of Global Quail Species from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
and open areas. The detailed engraving shows a bird with distinctive stripes, suggesting a species
Category
Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Long-Tailed Black-Headed Hummingbird and Butterfly Engraving by Seligmann, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
Birds), this engraving is a testament to 18th-century scientific artistry. Seligmann, a skilled engraver
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
Exotic Pigeons: Hand-Colored Engravings from the Seligmann Edition, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving captures the bird’s subtle feather patterns and elegant form with impressive accuracy.
Each print
Category
Antique 1770s English Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of A Hamburgh Treecreeper by Eleazar Albin, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
variety of creeper or woodpecker noted for its climbing behaviour. The engraving captures the bird in its
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of Sparrow Hawk by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
smaller bird, in its talons. The engraving includes the Latin name Accipiter fringillarius and the English
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Crested Bittern by Seligmann, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
* (Collection of Various Foreign and Rare Birds). Seligmann's engravings served to translate and elevate the
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$590 Sale Price
20% Off
Engraving of Egyptian Goose by Nicolas Maréchal and S.C. Miger, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
Egypt and often appears in Egyptian art. The detailed engraving shows the bird standing on what seems to
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of Shrike Species from the Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Located in Langweer, NL
predatory habits, using their sharp beaks to catch insects and small animals. The engraving shows the bird
Category
Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Island Goose by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Albin around 1730. The engraving presents the bird standing on a green grassy mound above the sea, with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
California Birds – Northern California Honeyeater
Port Français Thrush, c.1798
Located in Langweer, NL
pair of early ornithological engravings depicts two bird species observed along the Pacific coast of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Long-Tailed Green Hummingbird Engraving by J.M. Seligmann after Edwards, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
*Natural History of Uncommon Birds*, provided the observational foundation for these engravings. Seligmann
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
Hand Coloured Framed Engraving of Kingfishers in the Audubon style, Mid 19th C
By John James Audubon
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand coloured framed engraving of a study of Kingfisher birds all in the manner of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British American Colonial Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Silver toothpick holder with rimmed chalice on acanthus column and bird
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver toothpick holder with rimmed chalice resting on an acanthus column with a bird
Category
Antique 19th Century European Tableware
Materials
Silver
$875 Sale Price
50% Off
Horizontal Oval Signet Ring, 18k Rose Gold, Niccolo 9.0 x 12.0 mm with Engraving
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Engraving
Reference: 51243/00/LO/05/103
Material: 18k Yellow Gold
Gemstones: Niccolo Onyx
Engraving: a bird
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Signet Rings
Materials
Onyx, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Original Antique Bird Print of African and Asian Vultures, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving of vultures – Birds Plate LXIX, c. 1770
Description: This hand-colored antique engraving, titled
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Rare Creatures of the East: A 1601 de Bry Copper Engraving from the Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "Rare Creatures of the East: A 1601 de Bry Engraving from the Indies"
Description: This
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$523 Sale Price
20% Off
Charming Vintage Hand-colored Bird Illustrations by Buffon, circa 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
These hand-colored engravings are various bird illustrations published by Buffon.
They are from
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$456 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Exotic Birds: Hornbill, Lyrebird, and Glossy Starling Engraved by Bertuch, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
exquisite hand-colored copperplate engraving showcases four distinct and captivating bird species from
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
Regal Golden Thrush Perched, 18th Century Seligmann
s Rare Bird Series, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving contains several lines of text in different languages, likely identifying the bird and giving
Category
Antique 1740s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Meriden Art Nouveau Silver Plated Bird Engraved Ornate Teapot Tea Kettle
By Meriden Silver Plate Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ornate decorative engravings, bird engraved on each side, "Z" monogram to one side. Circa Early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Red-Headed Yellow-Bodied Bird and White-Tailed Hummingbird: Hand-Coloured, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
the Hummingbird with White Tail), refers to the two exotic bird species depicted.
The engraving
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$656 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Print of The Extinct Dodo and the Trumpeter Bird, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
ornithological engraving features two rare and historically significant bird species: the “Träger Dudu” (Carrier
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Victorian silver scent bottle, Sampson and Mordan, Birds and Holly
Located in NEWARK, GB
sterling silver with a glass liner and stopper.
It has the prettiest engraving of birds and Holly with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Female Tufted Duck Antique Bird Print by Sepp
Nozeman, circa 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
" and "throat," referencing the bird’s dusky plumage. This engraving stands out not only for its fine
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of Three Antique Ornithological Prints of Birds of Prey by Traviès, 1849
Located in Fukuoka, JP
known for his precision and elegance in avian portraiture.
Each engraving presents the bird fully hand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
Johann Seligmann Bird Print, Le Colibri rouge
Le petit Colibri brun, Tab LXIII
By Johann Michael Seligmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Johann Seligmann engravings of two birds on a branch- Le Colibri rouge & Le petit Colibri brun, Tax LXIII
Category
Antique 1770s German Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Simpson Hall Miller 2076 Bird Engraved Silver Plated 4 Pc Tea Set
By Simpson, Hall, Miller
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
bird and floral engraving. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: Largest Piece (Tea Pot): 12" H" x 10
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Exotic Birds of the World: A 1765-1780 Study by Martinet and Buffon
Located in Langweer, NL
comprehensive work that explored various bird species.
The technique used in this engraving involves initially
Category
Antique 1770s French Prints
Materials
Paper
Red Breasted Merganser from Illustrations of British Ornithology Pl.58 by Selby
Located in Paonia, CO
British birds. This engraving has been professionally hand-colored and and is in good condition with some
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Dutch Map and City Plan of La Roche-sur-Foron, France, 17th Century Hand Colored
By Coenraet Decker
Located in Alamo, CA
Theatrum Statuum Regiae Celestudinis Sabaudiae Ducis, published in 1682. This richly hand colored engraving
Category
1680s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
A Brass Butterfield Paris Dial French Pocket Sundial Circa 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
Octagonal brass dial inset compass well, mounted with hinged gnomon with bird indicator.
No
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Baroque Boxes and Cases
Materials
Brass
A Thomas Haye Brass Butterfield-Type Pocket Sundial French Early 18th century
Located in Firenze, IT
PARIS, octagonal brass dial engraved, inset compass, mounted with hinged gnomon with bird indicator
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Boxes and Cases
Materials
Brass
Aloys Orelli - 19th century still life painting - Trompe l’oeil
Located in Varmo, IT
Aloys Orelli (active early 19th century) - Trompe l'oeil with engravings of birds, plants, and a
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
18th Century Antique Georgian Ebonized Bracket Clock by William Scafe of London
By William Scafe
Located in Devon, GB
bird motif beneath the maker's signature. The hour and minute hands are well pierced and finished. The
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Andean Condor (Male) - Majestic Vultur gryphus Illustration by Bertuch, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
of this majestic bird.
Condition Report
The engraving is in good condition, with minor foxing and
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Map of the Pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur – Egypt, c.1770s
Located in Langweer, NL
18th-century engraving presents a bird’s-eye topographic plan of the pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
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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.