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Hand-Colored Engraving of Shrike Species from the Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Located in Langweer, NL
characteristic of shrikes, which typically live in open woodlands or scrublands. The illustration shows the bird
Category

Antique 1790s Prints

Materials

Paper

Spangled Soarer: The Cotinga of the Canopy, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
closer look at the bird's features. The main illustration depicts the Cotinga in a dynamic pose, with its
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Antique 1820s German Prints

Materials

Paper

Vintage Elegance: The Whimbrel s Curvature by Magnus von Wright, 1929
Located in Langweer, NL
This original old print titled 'Numenius Phaeopus' portrays the Eurasian Whimbrel, a bird
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20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Screen with Gold Leafing Details by Robert Crowder
By Robert Crowder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Screen with gold leafing details by Robert Crowder depicting beautiful illustration of birds and
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Vintage 1950s American Other Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Antique 1811 Ornithology Hand-Colored Print
Located in Langweer, NL
This rare original handcolored print includes detailed illustrations of birds, and there is text at
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Antique Early 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Say s Marmot Squirrel /// John James Audubon Quadruped Natural History Animal
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate
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1850s Victorian Animal Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

The Golden Eagle and Northern Goshawk by J.F. Naumann, Original Vintage, 1901
Located in Langweer, NL
notable for its size, powerful build, and swift flight. Both illustrations display the birds in a natural
Category

Antique Early 1900s Prints

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored Engraving of African and Malagasy Grosbeaks and Ortolans, 1790
Located in Langweer, NL
Naturelle*, part of the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, published around 1790. The illustration features four
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Antique 1790s Prints

Materials

Paper

Royal Crown Derby Red Aves Collection Set of 3 Porcelain Plates
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
22K gold and the finest bone china. Featuring intricate illustrations of various birds and vines
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Late 20th Century English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Old Engraving of a Black Grouse, Flamingo, Ostrich and Common or Crested Crane
Located in Langweer, NL
illustration, displaying its elegant and vibrant hues. The "Kroonvogel" (Crowned bird) occupies position 48
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Antique 1720s Prints

Materials

Paper

The Red-Breasted Merganser: Hand-Colored Engraving Published in c.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
(Collection of Various Foreign and Rare Birds). The illustration shows the bird perched on a rock surrounded
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Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
By Tu Qing Yun
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
blossom illustrations, incorporating perched birds to the branches. The other side features an incurved
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Original Vintage Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Poster Four Modernisations
Located in London, GB
modernizations / 团结奋斗 建设四化 - featuring an illustration of white birds flying across a busy road, marine ship
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Posters

Materials

Paper

Beautiful, Richly Colored, Copper Engraving of Parakeets 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 4 birds: Le Sinciulo
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Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Parchment Paper

Nature’s Pair: The Artistic Depiction of Great Tits, Engraving ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
for detailed scientific illustrations. Each bird is rendered with precision, showcasing the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Signed Vintage Jean-Claude Bissery Tapestry “Forestière”, from Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
. A cream tone underscores both rich and vibrant colors in the illustration of trees, birds, branches
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Vintage 1940s French Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

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
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2010s Indian Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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
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2010s Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Horse Sculptures
Located in London, GB
of each horse. The richly decorated saddles showcase a nature-inspired illustration full of birds
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Antique Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
By Tu Mao Xing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
, ornamented with embossed plum blossom illustrations, incorporating birds in flight; this piece is double
Category

Vintage 1930s Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

British Possessions on the North West Coast of South America, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
illustrations of local birds such as the Scarlet Ibis and Hummingbirds of Trinidad, and the giant water lily
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Antique 1860s Maps

Materials

Paper

Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
History of Birds). In addition to illustrations and descriptions of animals, plants and minerals, later
Category

Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
History of Birds). In addition to illustrations and descriptions of animals, plants and minerals, later
Category

Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Large Green Parrot of The West Indies Hand-Colored and Engraved, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
life in the engraving provides context for the natural habitat of the bird. Such illustrations were
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Antique 1740s German Prints

Materials

Paper

Leucippus Fallax (Buffy Hummingbird) — Original Hand-colored Lithograph
By John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
', containing finely painted illustrations of these tiny birds based upon the stuffed specimens in his
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1850s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

RONSON 1929 Art Deco New Yorker Skyscraper Desk Lighter In Chrome
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters 1913-1966 Bird Dog Books, California. 1992
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

18th Century Hand Colored Engraving of a Camel from Pennant s " British Zoology"
Located in Alamo, CA
only eleven depicting quadrupeds in the book, as a majority of the illustrations focused on birds
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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Positive
Located in Atlanta, GA
“My current work often features ordinary creatures, like the many illustrations of birds and
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood

Mountains
Located in Atlanta, GA
“My current work often features ordinary creatures, like the many illustrations of birds and
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art

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Mixed Media

The Red Hot Baby
Located in Atlanta, GA
“My current work often features ordinary creatures, like the many illustrations of birds and
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Standing on the Edge
Located in Atlanta, GA
“My current work often features ordinary creatures, like the many illustrations of birds and
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Sometimes I Wonder
Located in Atlanta, GA
“My current work often features ordinary creatures, like the many illustrations of birds and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Fantasy
Located in Atlanta, GA
“My current work often features ordinary creatures, like the many illustrations of birds and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Assemblage with Mirror on Monumental Canvas
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
assemblage with various items: Paintings, small mirrors, biological illustrations of birds, and cloth
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Polystyrene, Wood, Paper, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Hand Painted Wood Based Lazy Susan with Blue and White Bird Illustration
Located in Denver, CO
Lazy Susan recreates the famous mating dance of the cherished Bird Of Paradise to delight and entertain
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21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Chinoiserie Centerpieces

Materials

Acrylic

Large Bowl with Bird in Relief by Jørgen Mogensen for Royal Copenhagen
By Jørgen Mogensen
Located in New York, NY
Jørgen Mogensen for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark Large bowl with bird illustration to interior
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Six-Plumed Bird of Paradise Print
By Richard Bowdler Sharpe 1, John Gould
Located in Houston, TX
series of hand-colored bird illustrations in recorded history. During a span of more than 50 years, he
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Antique Late 19th Century English Other Prints

"Shaft-Tailed Widah, " Antique Bird Print
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored signed engraving after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Great Spotted Woodpecker Painting
By John Gould
Located in Houston, TX
responsible for the longest series of hand-colored bird illustrations in recorded history. During a span of
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Antique Late 19th Century English Other Prints

George F Sandstrom Watercolor Bird Study Farguharis Ornithological Illustration
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
George F Sandstrom watercolor bird study Farguharis Ornithological Illustration George F
Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper

The Meyers Illustrations of British Birds by W G Hale
Located in Leeds, GB
reproduced tipped-in illustrations, finally lists of the original subscribers. Provenance: Estate of West
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Paradise Tanager
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Purple Gallinule
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Red Winged Oriole
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
Category

19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Rose-Headed Ring Parakeet
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Weaver Oriole
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Red Headed Guinea Parrakeet
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Waxen Chatterer, Male
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

White Crowned Pigeon
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Alexandrine Parrakeet
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Kind of the Vultures
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Erne
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the
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19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Song Bird Mandala - Art, Ink, Feather, Collage, Etching Press, Modern Art, Birds
Located in London, GB
taken from historical illustrations of birds, and some of Jewell’s own drawings. The patterned feathers
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink

Bird Catchers Headdress - Modern Art, Feathers, Ink, Collage, Etching Press
Located in London, GB
etching press. The images are taken from historical illustrations of birds, and some of Jewell’s own
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink

Vintage Print, Grasshopper, Fish, "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds..."
By George Edwards
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Birds, and of some other Rare and Undescribed Animals, Quadrapeds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, etc
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Mid-18th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Blue Mandala - Archival Paper, Feathers, Birds, Etching Press, Modern Art, Ink
Located in London, GB
from historical illustrations of birds, and some of Jewell’s own drawings. The patterned feathers are
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink

Oceanic Egg - Archival Print, Feathers, Modern Art, Birds, Art, Prints, Nature
Located in London, GB
-based ink and an etching press. The images are taken from historical illustrations of birds, and some of
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment, Ink

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Bird Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of bird illustrations available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique bird illustrations was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, paper and wood. Bird illustrations have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Bird illustrations are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern style is often sought at 1stDibs. Many bird illustrations are appealing in their simplicity, but Marianne Stikas and Robert Blanchard produced popular bird illustrations that are worth a look.

How Much are Bird Illustrations?

Bird illustrations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,748, while the lowest priced sells for $185 and the highest can go for as much as $7,000.