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Antique Bird Print of the Long-Eared Owl by Morris, c.1850
$125 (£95, €110)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1850
- Size
- 10 × 6.7 in (25.5 × 17 cm)
- Condition
- Good
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Artist or book
- F. O. Morris
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_25794712
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 'Long-Eared Owl'. Old print of the long-eared owl (Asio otus, previously Strix otus). This print originates from 'A History of British Birds' by F. O. Morris.
Artists and Engravers: Francis Orpen Morris (25 March 1810, 10 February 1893) was an Irish clergyman, notable as "parson-naturalist" (ornithologist and entomologist) and as the author of many children's books and books on natural history and heritage buildings.
Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
Date: c.1850
Overall size: 17 x 25.5 cm.
Image size: 0.001 x 9 x 13 cm.
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