Antique Bird Print of the Red or Grey Phalarope by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

€ 650

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

Date: 1829
Sheet size: 37 × 53 cm (14.6 × 20.9 in)
Reference: BG-05991-251

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.

Condition

Very good. General age-related toning. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Red or gray phalarope, titled "Phalaropus Platyrhinchus", a hand-colored engraving from Nederlandsche Vogelen, the Amsterdam work on Dutch birds issued by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp between 1770 and 1829. The sheet is dated 1829 in the catalog, and the Dutch name given is rosse franjepoot.

Two waders stand on a strip of turf with a few small plants. The bird at left is in rusty red summer plumage with a pale bill, barred wings and a darker back, while the one at right is in gray and white winter dress with a dark eye patch, which are the two plumages of the same species. A small insect is drawn in the air at the left, and the Latin name is lettered across the top.

The red phalarope, called the gray phalarope in Europe (Phalaropus fulicarius), breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia and migrates at sea, unusual among waders.