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Framed and on the wall
Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look; the description says what is included.
Beautiful Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Cape Sugarbird 'Promerops Cafer', 1810
£370 ($490, €440)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1810
- Size
- 21.3 × 14 in (54 × 35.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Minor defects from handling. Few light stains, please study image carefully.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Artist or book
- Levaillant
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_26741962
- Colour
- Hand coloured
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 bird print titled 'Le grand Sucrier, ou Sucrier du Protea Femelle'.
Beautiful print of the Cape Sugarbird (promerops cafer). This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique'.
Artists and Engravers: Francois Levaillant (1753-1824) was a French author, explorer, naturalist and ornithologist. He described many new species of African birds.
Condition: Good, minor defects from handling. Few light stains, please study image carefully.
