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Plate 1838. Cycad
By William Curtis
Located in Florham Park, NJ
colored copper plate engravings along with accompanying text on the cultivation and origins of the plants
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Wa...

Plate 1851. Cycad.
By William Curtis
Located in Florham Park, NJ
colored copper plate engravings along with accompanying text on the cultivation and origins of the plants
Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Set of Four German Hand-Colored Copper Engravings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and well-rendered set of four German hand-colored copper engravings on dressage instruction
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Drawings

Four Well-Rendered German Hand-Colored Copper Engravings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and well-rendered set of four German hand-colored copper engravings on dressage instruction
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Drawings

A Set of 4 Hand-Colored Copper Engravings of Classical Urns
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-executed set of 4 hand-colored copper engravings of attic red classical urns; each depicting
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Drawings

Two Sets of 4 Hand-Colored Copper Engravings of Classical Urns
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two sets of 4 well-executed hand-colored copper engravings of attic red classical urns; each
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Drawings

Antique English Hand Colored Copper Engraving Print, 1871
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An early English hand colored copper engraved print of a crewing boat race by a London publisher
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Prints

Old Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of a Bull Bos Tauraus , ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bos Taurus Linn'. Copper engraving of a bull (Bos Tauraus). This print
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Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of 6 Hand Colored Copper Engraving Prints Mid 19th Century, Paris XV
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Exceptional set of six hand colored copper engraved prints from France of the History of Women's
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th C hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded gilt
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Antique 19th Century Drawings

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded
Category

Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded
Category

Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded
Category

Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

19th Century Copper Engravings of Equestrian Scenes by Henry Alken
By Henry Alken
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of framed 19th century hand-colored copper engravings of equestrian scenes, circa 1820 by
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Antique 1820s Prints

Eight Hand colored Bird Engravings.
Located in Downingtown, PA
/> These hand-colored copper-engravings are from François Nicolas Martinet's classic Histoire Naturelle
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints

Pair of hand-colored 17th Century engravings by Basilius Besler
By Basilius Besler
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of 17th Century hand-colored copper engravings by Basilius Besler Published in "Hortus
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Antique Early 17th Century German Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Set of Six Copper Plate Bessa "Herbiel de l Amateur De Fleurs" Original
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of six copper plate Bessa "Herbiel de l' Amateur De Fleurs" Original hand colored copper
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Set of Four 18th Century Albertus Seba Hand Colored Serpents, Snakes
By Albertus Seba 1
Located in Sherborne, GB
A set of four impressive antique hand colored copper engravings of serpents. These engravings are
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Antique 1730s Dutch Prints

Materials

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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

3 Pairs of French Hand-Colored Copper Plate Fencing Engravings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three pairs of well-rendered and fanciful hand-colored copper plate engravings of fencing drills
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Drawings

Prideaux John Selby Large Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving of Seagulls
By John Selby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Prideaux John Selby large hand colored copper plate engraving of seagulls, Early 19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency 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

Giuseppe Vasi Neoclassical Rome View Palazzo Corsini 1751 Grand Tour Etching
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Milano, MI
A mid-18th century Neoclassical hand-colored copper engraving, an original Italian etchings signed
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Prideaux John Selby Large Hand-Colored Copper Plate Engraving of a Cormorant
By John Selby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Prideaux John Selby large hand-colored copper plate engraving of a cormorant, early 19th century
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Antique 1830s English Georgian Prints

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Paper

Prideaux John Selby Large Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving of a Seagull
By John Selby
Located in Downingtown, PA
Prideaux John Selby large hand colored copper plate engraving of a seagull, early 19th century
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Antique 1830s English Regency Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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

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

Flowering Iris Other Botanicals: Framed 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper-plate engraving entitled "I. Spatula foetida - II. Caucalis Dodonei
Category

Mid-17th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

A Set of Four Johann Weinmann Hand-Colored Engravings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A finely detailed set of four Johann Weinmann hand-colored botanical copper engravings; each
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Prints

Set of Four Hand Colored Engravings of French Cities
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Historically significant set of four 17th century hand colored copper plate engravings depicting
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XV Prints

Materials

Mirror

Set of 4 Hand Colored Equestrian Engravings, Nuremberg, 1678
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of four 17th century hand colored copper plate engravings of equestrian dressage from Georg
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Antique Late 17th Century German Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of Four 18 Century Copper Plate Colored Engravings of Versailles Gardens
By Antoine Aveline
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A set of four hand colored 18 century copper plate engravings showing views and optical
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Drawings

Materials

Paper

18th Century Maritime Copper Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
18th C. Copper engravings, hand colored from Maritime Museum in California ( originally from Europe
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Decorative Art

Set of Eight Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by Francois Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
hand-colored copper plate engravings. This work was the most famous & comprehensive ornithological work
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Prints

Materials

Linen, Walnut, Burl, Paper

Beautiful and Chic Hand-Colored Dutch Garden Engraving by Visscher, 1719 w/ Mat
Located in Palm Springs, CA
architectural drawing of a Dutch residence and garden. Printed in 1719 by Visscher. Hand-colored from copper
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Antique 1710s Dutch Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Constantinople (Istanbul) – City View by Werner and Gläser, Augsburg ca.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
striking hand-colored copper engraving offers a grand panoramic view of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul
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Antique Early 18th Century German Maps

Materials

Paper

Superb Set of Twelve Martinet Bird Copper Plate Engravings
By François Nicolas Martinet, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A set of twelve beautiful hand colored copper plate engravings from '1770- 1786 Histoire Naturelle
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Antique 18th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

America Septentrionalis by Carroli Allard (1648-1709) Copper Plate Engraving
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Recentissuma Novi Orbis Sive Americae Septentrionale et Meriodionalis" A hand-colored copper
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

The Greatest Martin or Swift by George Edwards, Hand-colored Bird Print, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
**Date**: Published 1743-1751 **Medium**: Hand-colored Copper Plate Engraving This fine hand-colored
Category

Antique 1740s Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of 12 18th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A set of twelve beautiful hand colored copper plate engravings from '1770-1786 Histoire Naturelle
Category

Antique 18th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique French Engraving of Birds, Paris, Late 18th Century
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Oiseaux published from 1770-1786. A hand-colored, copper plate engraving by the artist Francois Nicholas
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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Framed 18th Century Comte de Buffon African Monkey French Engraving, La Guenon
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Leclerc, France – circa 1770. A copper plate, hand-colored engraving titled, La Guenon a Nez Blanc
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Framed 18th Century Comte de Buffon Old World Monkey French Engraving, Macaque
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Leclerc, France – circa 1770. A copper plate, hand-colored engraving titled, Macaque, from the “Histoire
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Framed 18th Century Comte de Buffon Squirrel Monkey French Engraving, Le Saï
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Georges-Louis Leclerc, France – circa 1770. A copper plate, hand-colored engraving titled, Le Saï, from
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Purple Bellflower
By James Sowerby
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand-colored copper plate engraving on 100% cotton rag paper by English artist James
Category

Early 1800s Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Copper

Elizabeth Lady Denham
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate engraving after Dutch artist Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680
Category

1830s Old Masters Portrait Prints

Materials

Copper

General History of Birds
By John Latham
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
A set of 5 original hand colored copper plate engravings by British artist John Latham (1740-1837
Category

1820s Victorian Animal Prints

Materials

Copper

Dagger Leaved Protea
By Sydenham Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate engraving by British artist Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819
Category

Early 1800s Victorian Still-life Prints

Materials

Copper

Wild Rose
By James Sowerby
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate engraving by English artist James Sowerby (1757-1822) titled
Category

Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Copper

Tenbury
By Thomas Sanders
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate engraving on laid paper by English artist Thomas Sanders
Category

1740s Victorian Landscape Prints

Materials

Copper

Red Tailed Hawk, Plate 51: The Birds of America (Havell, Double Elephant Folio)
By John James Audubon
Located in Denver, CO
51 (Plate LI) from "Birds of America", double elephant folio., original vintage hand-colored copper
Category

19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

White Rose
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate engraving by Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackwell (1700-1758
Category

18th Century and Earlier Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Nepeta Racemosa (Catmint)
By Sydenham Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate engraving by British artist Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819
Category

Early 1800s Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Children Playing as Soldiers
By George Morland
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate Mezzotint engraving by English artist George Morland (1763
Category

18th Century and Earlier Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

L Indiscret
By Antoine Borel
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand colored copper plate engraving on laid paper after French artist Antoine Borel
Category

18th Century and Earlier Rococo Figurative Prints

Materials

Steel

The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird by George Edwards, 1743-1751
By George Edwards
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hand colored ornithological copper plate engraving titled "The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird" by George
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of 12 Antique Sporting Prints, Howitt, 1812
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Set of 12 original sporting prints after Howitt. Hand colored copper-plate engravings
Category

Antique 1810s English Sporting Art Prints

Materials

Paper

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Hand Colored Copper Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal hand colored copper engraving for your home. A hand colored copper engraving — often made from paper, copper and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a hand colored copper engraving — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A hand colored copper engraving, designed in the Regency, Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one hand colored copper engraving that is appealing in its simplicity, but John Selby and Johannes Kip produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Hand Colored Copper Engraving?

The average selling price for a hand colored copper engraving at 1stDibs is $3,675, while they’re typically $850 on the low end and $21,950 for the highest priced.