Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880
Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, view 2
Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, view 3
Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, view 4

Close-ups

Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, close-up 1Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, close-up 2

Framed and on the wall

Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, shown framedAntique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, shown framed on a wallAntique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880, shown framed in a room

Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look; the description says what is included.

Antique Bird Print of the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Billed Quelea, ca.1880

£125 ($170, €150)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1880
Size
10.6 × 8.3 in (27 × 21 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning, blank verso. Minor wear and foxing. Please study image carefully.
Period
Late 19th century
Section
Birds
Reference
f_20299652

Antique bird print titled '1. Red-Faced Weaver-Bird 2. Oryx. or Grenadier Weaver-Bird 3. Red-Beaked Weaver-Bird 4. Black-Bellied or Napoleon Weaver-Bird' Old bird print depicting the Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Oryx. or Grenadier Weaver-Bird, Red-billed Quelea, Yellow-crowned Bishop. This print originates from: 'Illustrated book of canaries and cage-birds' by W. A. Blackston, W. Swaysland and August F. Wiener F.Z.S. Published by Cassel and Company Limited, circa 1880.

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