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Stunning Hand-Colored Antique Prints of a Toucan, 1806, Rare!
€1,400 ($1,565, £1,185, €1,400)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1806
- Size
- 21.2 × 14.2 in (53.8 × 36 cm)
- Condition
- Good. A few spots due to aging but otherwise fine. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Artist or book
- Levaillant
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_28939792
- 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.
Titel: "L'Aracari Koulik mâle du Brésil".
A rare and stunning colour-printed stipple engraving, finished by a contemporary hand. Fine example, from the first edition of the 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus' by F. Levaillant (Paris, 1801-1806. Reference: Nissen, IVB 559), a "magnificent work" (Wood) and one of the most comprehensive on exotic birds.
Producer: BARIERRE/ PERÉE after AUGUSTE/ BARRABAND, finished in handcolouring.
