Antique BIRD #25 SIR WILLIAM JARDINE copperplate engraving etching framed 1840's main view

Antique BIRD #25 SIR WILLIAM JARDINE copperplate engraving etching framed 1840's

SKU:
Frame33
$279.99
Width:
54.00 (cm)
Height:
48.00 (cm)
Depth:
22.00 (cm)
Condition:
Used
Current Stock:
1
Minimum Purchase:
1 unit
Maximum Purchase:
1 unit
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Description

Antique original wildlife original First Edition copperplate engraving / etching, ink on printing paper, framed. Wildlife of a Crimson Topaz Humming Bird, original hand coloured. Titled "TROCHILUS PELLA VARIED WITH WHITE". Victorian style. Book plate number 25. By WILLIAM LIZARS from "SIR WILLIAM JARDINE'S NATURALIST LIBRARY: ORNITHOLOGY: HUMMINGBIRDS VOLUME 2". Published by W. H. Lizards in Edinburgh, England in 1833-45. Mounted and beautifully framed in veneered burl wood with glass and is ready to be hung. Sourced within the Mornington Peninsula.

Excellent Antique Condition, sold in as-found condition. Minor wear to frame, minor foxing to paper.

Approx measurements:
34cm W X 28.5cm H X 2.5cm D, 596g.
15cm W X 9cm H, artwork.

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