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Antique Bird Print of the Turnstone, Stilt, Water Rail and Land Rail by Buffon
$85 (£65, €75)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- Not stated
- Size
- 10 × 6.7 in (25.5 × 17 cm)
- Condition
- Good
- Artist or book
- Buffon
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_25878682
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 'Le Tourne-Pierre, L'Échasse, le Râle d'Eau, le Râle de Genêt'. Lithograph of the turnstone wading bird, stilt, water rail and land rail. This print originates from 'Oeuvres complètes de Buffon'.
Artists and Engravers: Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788). French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Date: 1839
Overall size: 17 x 25.5 cm
Image size: 0.001 x 11 x 18.5 cm.
