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Hummingbirds, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Hummingbirds
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm (sheet).
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Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
American Eagle: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a parrot bird entitled "Aigle d' Amerique (American Eagle)" by
Category
1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Set (4) Trompe L
oeil Victorian English Bird Engravings in Birdcage Shadow Boxes
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late Victorian trompe l'oeil English chromolithographs of birds on paper, in arched giltwood and
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Shadow Boxes
Materials
Metal
Water Birds, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Water Birds
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm (sheet).
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Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Gigantic Crane, 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
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Red Flamingo, 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
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Hen crested Curassow, 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
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
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
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Peacock, French 19th century bird engraving with original hand-colouring
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Paon Domestique' (Peacock)
Printed by F. Chardon from Achille Comte’s 'Musee d’Histoire Naturelle', Museum of Natural History, Gustave Hazard, Paris, 1854.
290mm by 185mm (sheet)
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
American Wild Turkey and Curassows, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
American Wild Turkey and Curassows
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
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
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Pair Antique Silver Gilt Decalcomania Lamps
By Simon François Ravenet
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair antique decalcomania vases with bird engravings on a silver and gold gilt ground. Mounted on
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Aesthetic Movement Glass
Materials
Silver
Woodpecker "Pictachete": An 18th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and
Category
1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
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
Category
1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
An 18th Century Hand Colored Engraving of a Falcon "Le Faucon" by Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
produced engravings for numerous publication on natural history. He is best known for his bird engravings
Category
1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
An 18th Century Hand Colored Engraving of a Crane "La Demoiselle" 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
Category
1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
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
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, 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
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
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
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
Birds of Prey, series of 4 engravings, circa 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French copper line engravings, c1770. Jacques E. De Seve was the principal artist commissioned by
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
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
Category
Early 18th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Three 18th Century Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
Three 18th century hand colored copper-plate engravings of exotic birds drawn by George Edwards
Category
1760s Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Hand-Colored Birds of Paradise Engraving
By Albertus Seba
Located in New York, NY
Original engraving with later hand-coloring from "Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata
Category
1730s Animal Prints
Materials
Laid Paper
Pelican 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 Pelican bird is plate 48 from
Category
Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Alexandrine Parrot and Long-tailed Parrots, French bird colour engraving, 1839
By Da Casse after A Fries
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Perroquets 1 Perruche d'Alexandre 2 - a longs brins'
Engraving with original hand-colouring by
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving of a Blue Heron Bird by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
This very rare, first edition, folio hand-colored engraving of a Blue Heron bird is plate 409 from
Category
Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Johann Seligmann Set of Six Engravings of Water Birds
By Johann Michael Seligmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Johann Seligmann Set of Six Engravings of Birds,
Circa 1770
Dimensions: 18 1/2 inches high x 16
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Georgian Prints
Materials
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Early 19th Century Framed Engraving of Birds from France
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century hand colored copper engraving of sea birds. 1. La Fregate (Frigatebird) 2. Le
Category
Antique 19th Century French Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Hand Colored Engraving of a Madagascar Buttonquail Bird
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Caille, de Madagascar'. Hand colored engraving of a Madagascar buttonquail
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand Colored Engraving of a Small Snipe Bird
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'la petite Beccassine'. Hand colored engraving of a small snipe.
This print
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Group of 10 Antique Engravings, Coast Birds of England
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice set of 10 antique prints with different coastal birds.
The prints can be dated circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century British Romantic Prints
Materials
Paper
François Nicolas Martinet Engravings of Birds, Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Downingtown, PA
François Nicolas Martinet engravings of birds,
Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 1770-1786,
Set of
Category
Antique 1770s French Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Uncolored Original Antique Engraving of Birds of Paradise, Wallet, 1783
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled '(1)(2) Oiseaux de Paradis. Paradys-Vogelen, (3)Casuwaris, (4) Talan, (5
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
George Edwards Set of Twelve Engravings of Birds, circa 1740-1760
By George Edwards
Located in Downingtown, PA
George Edwards Engravings of Birds,
Set of Twelve,
circa 1740-1760.
from A Natural History
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of Framed Engravings of Cock Fighting Birds, Titled "War"
"Peace"
By Charles Turner
Located in Austin, TX
Birds, Titled "War" & "Peace"
Medium: Etching
Measurements: 29 x 23.5 in
Framing: Hard Carved
Category
19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Bird Catching from Above, Scotland, aquatint engraving field sport print, 1813
By Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Bird Catching from Above'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Aquatint
"The Bird"
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Southampton, NY
Original artist engraving aquatint, intaglio, on archival paper by the Russian/American artist
Category
1940s Surrealist Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Old Original Hand-Colored Engraving of a Bird
s-eye Plan of Amsterdam, ca.1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, untitled.
Bird's-eye plan of Amsterdam portrayed on a sheet of
Category
Antique 16th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
Set of Six Birds of Prey
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in London, GB
FALCO BUTEO, FALCO TINNUNCULUS Mas, FALCO PYGARGUS, FALCO PEREGRINUS, FALCO LEUCOCEPHALUS HORNOTINUS and FALCO NISUS, from Nederlandsche Vogelen
Set of Six hand-coloured engraved ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Red Phalarope /// Ornithology John James Audubon Bird Animal Landscape Havell
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Birds of America, consisting of 435 hand-colored engravings, took twelve years, from 1826 to 1838, to
Category
1830s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Early 18th Century Bird
s-Eye View of Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England
By Johannes Kip
Located in Alamo, CA
An original early 18th century hand-colored copper engraving by Johannes (Jan) Kip (1652-1722) from
Category
Early 1700s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Engraving
Greenshank (View of St. Augustine
Spanish Fort East Florida) /// Bird Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
engraving of all but the first ten plates of John James Audubon's Birds of America is now recognized as a
Category
1830s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Antique Bird Print of a Bird of Paradise by Shaw (1809)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Great or Common Paradise Bird'. Small handcolored engraving of a bird of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Snow Bunting /// Ornithology John James Audubon Bird Animal Landscape Havell Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
portfolio of Birds of America, consisting of 435 hand-colored engravings, took twelve years, from 1826 to
Category
1830s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Aquatint, Watercolor, Intaglio, Rosewood
Exquisite 1806 Kamadeva Love God Antique Print - Hindu Engraving Collectible
Located in Langweer, NL
his attire and the bird’s feathers.
The copperplate engraving was crafted by Jean-Baptiste Marie
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
Greater Rhea, "American Ostrich" Engraving, German Natural History, c.1780s
Located in Langweer, NL
the bird.
Technique: Engraving
Maker: German natural history publication, late 18th century
Category
Antique 1780s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Birds of Paradise, 1833
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of birds of paradise
Woodcut engraving
Text on verso
Published 1833
Category
Antique 1830s English Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Bulgari Sterling Silver Vintage Cockatoo Bird Letter Opener
By Bulgari
Located in Simpsonville, SC
design is highly detailed, capturing the beauty and grace of the bird with intricate engravings or
Category
20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Five Bird Prints of Sepp and Nozeman
Located in Langweer, NL
Beautiful handcolored engravings of birds made my Sepp and Nozeman.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Cuckoo Clock Sconces Brass Midcentury Italian Design Gold Heart Bird House
Located in Palermo, Sicily
40 watts.
Engravings of birds and plants on the glass.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
The National Bird of Nepal, the Himalayan or Impeyan Monal, Pheasant or Danphe
Located in Langweer, NL
Pheasant, DanpheIt is the National bird of Nepal.)
Engraving with original hand colouring, heightened with
Category
Antique 1840s 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.