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Crested Titmouse and Black and White Creeper
By John James Audubon
Located in New York, NY
, The Birds of America, Bien Edition, 1860. Unframed. Image size: 22 x 14 inches each.
Produced between
Category
1970s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Purple Martin
By John James Audubon
Located in New York, NY
-elephant-size Havell edition of aquatint engravings of The Birds of America, published 1827–38.
Seven
Category
1970s Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Great White Heron" After Audubon Chromolithograph, from the 1860 Bien Edition
By After John James Audubon
Located in New York, NY
engravings of The Birds of America, published 1827–38.
Seven years after their father’s death, Audubon’s
Category
1860s American Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage Set of 6 Napkin Holder
Located in Jackson Heights, NY
Absolutely gorgeous hand made napkin holder .all hand engraved with details. the engraving is
Category
Vintage 1960s Persian Artisan Dinnerware and Flatware Sets
Materials
Silver
$790 / item
Pair of George III Sterling Silver Wine Coasters, London, 1811
By Soloman Hougham
Located in London, GB
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The top of the coasters are gadrooned and the sides are decorated by a band of bright-cut engraving
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of Martinet Bird Engravings, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The pair of Martinet bird engravings with later hand coloring in black, white, orange and blue hues
Category
Antique 19th Century European Prints
Materials
Paint, Paper
Bird Engravings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely executed set of six English life-size handcolored engravings of British birds; by John
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
$8,500
Set of Six Hand-Colored Bird Engravings
Located in New York, NY
The exquisite detail and rich, saturated color make these bird engravings stand apart from others
Category
Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art
$495 / item
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
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Paintings
Materials
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.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Charming Set of Four Antique Hand-Colored Bird Engravings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming and historical set of four hand-colored bird engravings rescued from a catalog of
Category
Antique 18th Century French Organic Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Twenty Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
Twenty hand-colored bird engravings by François Nicolas Martinet (1725-1804), taken from the ten
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Set of Six 18th Century Mannetti Bird Engravings
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th century Saverio Manetti hand-coloured bird engravings.
Presented in bespoke hand-painted and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Prints
Materials
Paper
$6,086 / set
A Well-Executed Set of Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-executed set of 5 English hand-colored bird engravings by George Edwards; later french
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Drawings
Bird Engravings by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of eight engravings of birds by French artist Francois Nicolas Martinet. The dealer is
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints
Colorful Australian Birds Engraving Set
By John and Elizabeth Gould
Located in Houston, TX
Engraving of an Australian bird from a book published in 1838 titled, "The Birds of Australia." The
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Eight Hand colored Bird Engravings.
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Set of Eight Hand Colour Ornithological Engravings,
Francois Martinet
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints
Pair of Colored Bird Engravings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of colored bird prints in gilded frames with yellow mattings.
Category
20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$495 / set
George Edwards Set of Twelve Bird Engravings, circa 1740
By George Edwards
Located in Downingtown, PA
George Edwards set of twelve bird engravings,
within modern decoupage frames,
from a natural
Category
Antique 1730s English Georgian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
18th Century Hand Colored Bird Engraving by George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
18th century hand colored copper-plate engraving of an exotic bird, "Avis quaedam specici mixtae
Category
1760s Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Pair of Colored Bird Engravings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of colored parrot prints in gilded frames with light turquoise mattings.
Category
20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$495 / set
18th Century Hand Colored George Edwards Lanius (Shrike) Bird Engraving
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
18th century hand colored copper-plate engraving of an exotic bird, "Lanius, cauda forcipata" or
Category
1760s Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Beautiful Bird Scenes Captured on Paper style of Audubon Bird Engravings
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Katonah, NY
Hundreds of beautiful bird scenes captured on paper in the style of Audubon bird engravings. These
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Paintings
Materials
Paper
Sea Birds, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Sea Birds
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm (sheet).
Key below the
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #3
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Katonah, NY
Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Paintings
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet
Located in Katonah, NY
bird engravings.
These small, gem like, hand-colored engravings represent the rare and compelling
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Regency Paintings
Materials
Paper
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings French 18th Century by Francois-Nicolas Martinet
Located in Katonah, NY
bird engravings.
These small, gem like, hand-colored engravings represent the rare and compelling
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Regency Paintings
Materials
Paper
Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #2
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Katonah, NY
Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Paintings
Materials
Paper
Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #1
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Katonah, NY
Hundreds of individual bird scenes captured on paper in the style of the Audubon bird engravings
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Paintings
Materials
Paper
Set of 12 18th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
engravings are by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804) the foremost bird artist of the period, engraver and
Category
Antique 18th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$8,773 / set
Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Dallas, TX
Set / group of 14
François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1804) hand-colored bird prints / engravings
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Paper
Rare Set of French Hand Colored Bird Engravings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare set of three antique French 18th century hand colored engravings executed at a time when
Category
Antique 18th Century French British Colonial Paintings
Materials
Paint
$2,100 / set
Set of four 18th century hand coloured bird engravings by Martinet circa 1765
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Cotignac, FR
best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Set of Eight Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A set of eight framed and matted original, hand-colored bird engravings on paper by French engraver
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Prints
Materials
Linen, Walnut, Burl, Paper
Set of 6 French Colored Copper Plate Bird Engravings
By Martinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare and exquisite set of six French colored copper plate engravings of birds by François-Nicolas
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Framed 18th Century Bird Engraving Depicting a Grey Partridge, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 18th century French engraving depicting a grey partridge bird standing on a rock. The engraving
Category
Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th-19th century bird engravings in hand painted tortoise finished frames
Located in Richmond, VA
Set of 6 18th-19th century engravings of birds presented in custom faux tortoise hand painted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Provincial Prints
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Bloodstone with Bird Engraving and 9 Carat Gold Signet Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Beautiful bird crest engraved in a glossy bloodstone and set in a 9ct gold ring. Made in the mid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
9k Gold
Set of Four French Hand Colored Framed Engravings Bernard Direxit, Circa 1790
By Bernard Direxit
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four French hand colored exotic bird engravings in burl walnut frames under glass. Signed
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Decorative Art
Materials
Burl, Glass, Paper, Walnut
George Edwards Engravings of Birds, Set of Twelve, circa 1740-1760
By George Edwards
Located in Downingtown, PA
George Edwards engravings of birds,
Set of twelve,
circa 1740-1760.
Twelve different bird
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
18th Century Hand Colored George Edwards Engraving of "Fringilla Africana" Bird
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century hand colored copper-plate engraving of an exotic bird, "Fringilla, Africana
Category
1760s Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Framed Colored Engraving Signed by Charles Bird Published by C. Klackner, 1911
By Charles Bird
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This fine signed 1911 Charles Bird, hand colored engraving, of a windmill scene is in good
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Prints
Group of 6 Colored Etchings of Birds
By Saverio Manetti
Located in Houston, TX
'. It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" --- Each bird engraving
Category
18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
An 18th century hand coloured engraving of a
Corneille du Senegal
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Cotignac, FR
numerous publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
A Set of Ten Seligmann Engravings of Waterbirds after Edwards
Located in Downingtown, PA
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These beautiful bird engraving are within a hand-made decoupage frame with a light acqua blue ground
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints
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
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
18th Century French Engravings of Birds
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
François-Nicolas (1725-1804). A set of twelve 18th century French engravings of birds from Histoire
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Regency Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Hand Colored Engraving of Blue Bird
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-1505
Colored engraving.Framed
Category
Antique 19th Century English Prints
Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming set of six 19th century English woodcut parrot engravings hand watercolored by Alexander F
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Prints
Materials
Paint
$5,950 / set
Hand Colored Bird or Parrot Engravings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming set of six 19th century English woodcut parrot engravings hand watercolored by Alexander F
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
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
Category
Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
19th Century Set of 8 Engravings of Birds
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine set of 8 antique hand colored engravings of birds in different species and vivid forms
Category
Antique 19th Century English Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
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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.





