35.5 cm · 14 in
53.5 cm · 21.1 in
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Framed and on the wall
Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look, drawn to its real size; it is sold unframed unless the description says otherwise.
Flora and Fauna
Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Papuan Ground-Pigeon Bird, ca.1875
£825
$1,100 · €984
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1875
- Sheet size
- 14 × 21.1 in (35.5 × 53.5 cm)
- Condition
- Very good, general age-related toning. Very small piece of upper right corner missing. Please study image carefully.
- Island
- New Guinea
- Collection
- Flora and Fauna
- Period
- Netherlands Indies, 1850 and after
- Stock no.
- f_26680082
- Color
- Hand colored
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique bird print titled 'Eutrygon Terrestris'.
Old bird print depicting the Papuan Ground-Pigeon. This print originates from Gould's 'Birds of New Guinea'.
Artists and Engravers: John Gould (1804, 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist.
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