Antique Bird Print of The Pied Wagtail by Bonhote, 1907

€ 90

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

Date: 1907
Sheet size: 15.3 × 22 cm (6.0 × 8.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12060-35

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.

Condition

Good. Study image carefully.

About this sheet

Pied wagtail, a color plate from Birds of Britain by J. Lewis Bonhote, published in 1907. The print shows the wagtail on a patch of damp ground at the edge of a stream, with no lettering inside the picture.

The bird walks along a sandy bank in profile, its head turned to the left, with a black throat and breast, a white face, a gray back and wings with pale edges, and the long black tail pointing upward and to the right. Behind it the water and a bed of broad pale-green leaves give a soft, naturalistic setting. The plate was printed in color, with a wide plain margin around the image.

Bonhote was an English ornithologist, born in London and educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, who also served as private secretary to the Governor of the Bahamas in 1897.