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Antique Bird Print of a Great Hornbill and Crested Kingfisher, 1853
$110 (£85, €100)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1853
- Size
- 10.2 × 7.1 in (26 × 18 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Repaired: Repair on tear in bottom margin. General age-related toning, minor wear. Blank verso, please study images carefully.
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_21718422
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 'Calao a Casque Creux - Martin-Pêcheur Tacheté'. Original print of a great hornbill and a crested kingfisher. His print originates from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' by M. Emm. le Maout. Published 1853. Jean-Emmanuel-Marie Le Maout (29 December 1799, Guingamp, 23 June 1877, Paris) was a French naturalist.
