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Antique Bird Print of the Whydahbird and Others by A. Nuyens, 1886
€80 ($90, £70, €80)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1886
- Size
- 13.4 × 9.8 in (34 × 24.8 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_9891111
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.
Plate VI: 30. 'De staalvink, zwarte musch of combassou - Vidua nitens (Ultramarine finch or Glossy finch.); 31a+b. De Zwartbonte of Dominikaner Wida -Vidua principalis (Dominican widow-bird, wida-bird, Variegated Bunting, Long-tailed Bunting.); 32. Paradijs Weduwe -Vidua paradisea (Paradise Whydahbird.)
This scarse original old antique print / engraving originates from: 'Vogelwereld, Handboek voor liefhebbers van kamer- en parkvogels' (translated: Bird world, guide for those interested in domestic and park birds.) by A. Nuyens. This sougt after work was published in 1886 by J.B. Wolters in Groningen, The Netherlands and is quite rare nowadays. The work has 48 plates showing 300 birds.
