Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise
Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, view 2
Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, view 3
Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, view 4

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Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, close-up 1Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, close-up 2

Framed and on the wall

Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, shown framedAntique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, shown framed on a wallAntique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise, shown framed in a room

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

Antique Print of the Magnificent Rifle Bird & the Twelve-Wired Bird of Paradise

$70 (£50, €60)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.

Date
Not stated
Size
10.6 × 8.1 in (27 × 20.5 cm)
Condition
Good. Please study images carefully.
Section
Birds
Reference
f_15521191

Decorative print illustrating the magnificent rifle bird and the twelve-wired bird of paradise. This authentic print originates from 'birds of paradise and bower birds' by Tom Iredale. With colored illustrations of every species by Lilian Medland. Published in 1950.

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