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White Storks by the Water’s Edge – Elegant Antique Bird Chromolithograph c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
timeless, museum-style appearance.
Keywords
antique bird print, white stork illustration, European stork
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
American Anhinga - Snake Bird /// John James Audubon Ornithology Natural History
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
abstract WGP Ceramic handmade abstract Wall Plate "BIRDS" Object, Germany 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
, Germany
This original vintage ceramic wall plate with abstract hand-painted and colorful illustrations
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Snowdrops in Bloom - Giacomelli
s Birds and Winter Flora, Circa 1891
Located in Langweer, NL
Snowdrops in Bloom - Giacomelli's Birds and Winter Flora, Circa 1891
This stunning print, titled
Category
Antique 1890s Prints
Materials
Paper
$313 Sale Price
20% Off
Delicate Irises with Birds - Old Giacomelli Botanical and Ornithological Print
Located in Langweer, NL
Delicate Irises with Birds - Vintage Giacomelli Botanical and Ornithological Print, Circa 1891
Category
Antique 1890s Prints
Materials
Paper
$313 Sale Price
20% Off
Florida Cormorant /// John James Audubon Ornithology Bird Art Natural History
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster /// Ornithology Bird John James Audubon Seascape Sky
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Townsend
s Cormorant /// John James Audubon Ornithology Bird Art Natural History
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Eared Grebe /// John James Audubon Ornithology Havell Edition Bird Animal Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural
Category
1830s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Snowy Heron /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Snowy Egret Bird
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Hand-Colored Engraving of Exotic Tropical Birds from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, circa 1790. The illustration features four exotic bird species
Category
Antique 1790s Prints
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
"Alpomado Falcon" Hand Colored Bird Lithograph from USPRR Exploration
Survey
Located in Alamo, CA
firm and published many of Audubon's books. His most famous works were Illustrations of the Birds of
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Key-West Dove /// Ornithology Bird John James Audubon Shorebird Flowers Plant
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Eurasian Stone Curlew, French antique natural history water bird art print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of birds.
195mm by
Category
1930s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Great Crested Grebe, French antique natural history water bird art print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of birds
Category
1930s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Antique Bird Print of a Green Pie from the East Indies
Located in Langweer, NL
renowned for his detailed and accurate illustrations of birds. Edwards is often referred to as the "father
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$323 Sale Price
20% Off
The Lesser Grey Shrike Bird in a Hand-Colored Engraving, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
of works that were richly detailed with illustrations of birds and animals, many of which were later
Category
Antique 1740s German Prints
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
Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art
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
Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Parchment Paper
$323 Sale Price
20% Off
Booby Gannet /// Ornithology Bird Art John James Audubon Florida Keys Seascape
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
6 Vols British Birds and Their Nests, Butler, Avian Reference Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
appropriate to vintage reference works
Informative descriptions paired with exquisite illustrations of birds
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
Black Crowned Night Heron, French antique natural history water bird art print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of birds
Category
1930s Art Deco Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames
Matting. By Martinet.
Located in Washington, DC
Martinet.
Martinet engraved illustrations of birds
for books by some of the most influential
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Flamingo Print from Audubon
s Birds of America C1838 in Round Frame, New
By John James Audubon
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
occurring North American bird species. He also painted other animals but it is his life-size illustrations
Category
2010s British American Colonial Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Bird Print of the European Storm-Petrel by Sepp
Nozeman, 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
The bird in this illustration is labeled as Procellaria Pelagica, commonly known as the European
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$490 Sale Price
24% Off
Bird of Prey: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
historiae" (The History of Birds). In addition to illustrations and descriptions of animals, plants and
Category
Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Louisiana Heron Print from Audubon
s Birds of America C1838 in Round Frame, New
By John James Audubon
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
occurring North American bird species. He also painted other animals but it is his life-size illustrations
Category
2010s British American Colonial Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Set of 4 Antique Bird Prints of the Horned Parrakeet, Scarlet Macaw and Others
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four antique bird prints including illustrations of the horned parrakeet, the scarlet macaw
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$475 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bird Print of an American Goldfinch on a Branch Engraved and Hand-Colored, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
renowned for his detailed and pioneering work in the study and illustration of birds.
The artwork
Category
Antique 1740s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Great White Heron /// John James Audubon Ornithology Shorebird Key West Florida
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Sandwich Tern (with Florida Cray Fish) (Florida Keys) /// Ornithology Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural
Category
1830s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rug
Kilim’s Caucasian Kuba Style Rug in Gold with Geometric-Floral Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
latter namely hosting figural illustrations of birds. Admirers of the craft will note rugs with pictorial
Category
2010s Indian Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Eagles Prints – Antique Set of Three, Raptors
Ornithology Wall Art, 1894
Located in Langweer, NL
, first issued in 1876–78, remains a cornerstone for collectors of bird of prey illustrations, admired for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Pipit or Small Lark by Eleazar Albin, 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
, drawn and engraved by Eleazar Albin around 1730. The bird is shown standing gracefully on a grassy mound
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Rug
Kilim’s Modern Classics Tribal Rug in Beige with Animal Pictorials
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gabbeh rugs. Keen eyes for detail may admire the beige field underscores illustrations of rams, birds
Category
2010s Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Gathering Scene - Woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - 1860 ca
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Roma, IT
Kuniyoshi and was active until around 1870. He is remembered for images of battles, warriors, birds and
Category
1860s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of A Hamburgh Treecreeper by Eleazar Albin, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Natural History of Birds. His illustrations were among the first ornithological studies to be drawn
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of 19thc Hand-colored Lithographs of Ducks by John Gould
H.C. Richter
By John Gould
Located in Savannah, GA
.
"John Gould (1804-1881) was a businessman, publisher, and obsessive bird collector with an eye for a
Category
Antique 1850s English High Victorian Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Ocelot, or Leopard-Cat /// John James Audubon Quadruped Big Wild Cat Animal Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Set of Four Selby Duck Engravings
By P J Selby
Located in New York, NY
illustrations of “Water Birds” by Prideaux John Selby, English ornithologist, botanist and illustrator (1788
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
$3,600 / set
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Cuckoo by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730
Located in Langweer, NL
gracefully on a simple branch against a pale background, highlighting the bird’s distinctive long barred tail
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Long-Tailed Green Hummingbird Engraving by J.M. Seligmann after Edwards, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
history art, exotic birds and butterflies, ornithological illustration, Avis mellivora viridis macroura
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Red-billed Hornbill, circa 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
This genuine antique engraving is an illustration of a bird labeled as "Calao à bec rouge, du
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$522 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Red Lacquered Chinese Trunk with Brass Hardware
Located in Winnetka, IL
medallion, while the side panels are adorned with gold illustrations of birds and trees—motifs traditionally
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Brass
Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Print by Henrik Grönvold "Parrakeets" 2 of 3
By Henrik Gronvold
Located in Scandicci, Florence
September 1858 – 23 March 1940) was a Danish naturalist and artist, known for his illustrations of birds
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Print by Henrik Grönvold "Parrakeets" 3 of 3
By Henrik Gronvold
Located in Scandicci, Florence
September 1858 – 23 March 1940) was a Danish naturalist and artist, known for his illustrations of birds
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Print by Henrik Grönvold "Parrakeets" 1 of 3
By Henrik Gronvold
Located in Scandicci, Florence
September 1858 – 23 March 1940) was a Danish naturalist and artist, known for his illustrations of birds
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Feathers of Europe: A 18th Century Detailed Study of Finches
Bramblings, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
style characteristic of 18th-century scientific illustrations.
Description of Birds in the
Category
Antique 1780s German Prints
Materials
Paper
Engraving of the Large Black Duck from Hudson
s Bay by Johann Seligmann, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel* (Collection of Various Foreign and Rare Birds). Seligmann’s work
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Hand-colored Barn Owl Lithograph by M. von Wright, 1927
Located in Langweer, NL
The image depicts an illustration of a bird titled "Tyto Alba Guttata," commonly known as the Barn
Category
Vintage 1920s Prints
Materials
Paper
$171 Sale Price
20% Off
The Black and Spotted Heath Cock: An Original Hand-Colored Engraving, 1746
Located in Langweer, NL
.
- **Historical Impact**: Edwards' illustrations introduced many foreign bird species to the European audience for
Category
Antique 1740s English Prints
Materials
Paper
$290 Sale Price
30% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of the Hudson Bay Heron by Johann Michael Seligmann, 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
-Bay', depicts the Hudson Bay Heron (Ardea stellaris Canadensis), showcasing the bird’s distinct
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$589 Sale Price
20% Off
Exotic Goldfish of China: An 18th-Century Hand-Colored Copper Engraving, c.1773
Located in Langweer, NL
ornithology, showcasing illustrations of birds rather than fish. However, some plates, like this one, include
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$614 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Engraving Sneed Park, the Seat of Joseph Jackson Esquire.
By Johannes Kip
Located in Vero Beach, FL
, “Britannia Illustrata”, published in 1708 -1715. Large and rare engraved illustration with a birds eye view
Category
Antique 18th Century English Baroque Prints
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
vegetation, highlighting the bird's natural habitat. This illustration is part of an increasingly rare and
Category
Antique 1740s Prints
Materials
Paper
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Graceful Forager: The Eurasian Whimbrel by Magnus von Wright, 1929
Located in Langweer, NL
The image showcases an illustration of the Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), a bird known for
Category
20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Colored Engraving of the American Duck with Broad Bill by Seligmann, c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
of Various Foreign and Rare Birds), integrating illustrations by George Edwards. The Latin and French
Category
Antique 1770s Prints
Materials
Paper
$481 Sale Price
25% Off
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