Decorative and Colorful Antique Bird Print of Weaverbirds, 1886

€ 120

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1886
Sheet size: 36.5 × 27.5 cm (14.4 × 10.8 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-05302-35

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.

About this sheet

Plate VII: 33. 'Roodbekwever -Quelea quelea (Red-billed quelea.); 34. (Yellow Bishop Weaver.); 35. Wevervogel (Red-faced Weaverbird.) 36. Red Bishop weaver (Euplectes fransiscanus).

This print originates from ‚De Vogelwereld. Handboek voor Liefhebbers van Kamer- en Parkvogels’ by A. Nuyens. Published by J.B. Wolters, 1886.

Artists and Engravers: A. Nuyens was the editor of the magazine 'Onze gevederde vrienden.'

Technic: Original color lithograph on a vellin type paper. Note: each color was printed from a seperate lithographic stone.