Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s
Beautiful Decorative Hand-Colored Print of a Golden Pheasant from China, C.1840
Beautiful Decorative Hand-Colored Print of a Golden Pheasant from China, C.1840, view 2
Beautiful Decorative Hand-Colored Print of a Golden Pheasant from China, C.1840, view 3
Beautiful Decorative Hand-Colored Print of a Golden Pheasant from China, C.1840, view 4

Beautiful Decorative Hand-Colored Print of a Golden Pheasant from China, C.1840

$245 (£185, €220)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1840
Size
6.7 × 10 in (17 × 25.5 cm)
Condition
Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Period
Early 19th century
Artist or book
Buffon
Section
Birds
Reference
f_29310552

Antique print titled 'Le Faisan doré de la Chine'. Old print of the golden pheasant. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by or after Georges-Louis Le Clerc, Comte de Buffon. Published by Delamain.

Condition: Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.

Overall size: 25.5 x 17 cm.

Image size: 19 x 10 cm.

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