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Antique Bird Print of a Female Garganey Duck by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789
$805 (£610, €720)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1789
- Size
- 14.6 × 20.9 in (37 × 53 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Minor spots. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- 18th century
- Artist or book
- Nozeman and Sepp
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_25702732
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 print titled 'Anas Circia, Foemina'. This print depicts a female Garganey duck with nest and eggs (Dutch: zomertaling). The garganey (Spatula querquedula) is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India (in particular Santragachi), and Australasia in winter,[2] where large flocks can occur. This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven", Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the Netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment. Original text page included.
Artists and engravers: This monumental work is associated with Christiaan Andreas Sepp, Jan Christiaan Sepp, Jan Sepp, Cornelis Nozeman, Martinus Houttuyn and Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Minor spots. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1789
Overall size: 53 x 37 cm
Image size: 36.5 x 26.8 cm
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