Close-ups
Framed and on the wall
Frame and rooms are illustrations of how the print could look; the description says what is included.
Pl. 158 Antique Bird Print of a Boat-billed Heron & Hamerkop by Lejeune 'c.1830'
$85 (£65, €75)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1830
- Size
- 9.1 × 5.7 in (23 × 14.5 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. General age-related toning. Shows some wear and foxing, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Artist or book
- Buffon
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_25211022
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 158: '1. Le Savacou - 2. L'Ombrette' (1. Boat-Billed Heron - 2. Hamerkop). This print originates from 'Oeuvres completes, - suivies de ses continuateurs Daubenton, Lacepede, Cuvier, Dumeril, Poiret, Lesson et Geoffreoy-St-Hilaire; seule edition complete avec figures coloriees.', by Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, published 1828-1833 Bruxelles, chez Th. Lejeune, Libraire-editeurs.
