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Antique Bird Print of the Pied Avocet by Goldfuss, circa 1824

$713.32
£524.96
€600VAT Included
CA$990.39
A$993.13
CHF 574.58
MX$12,093
NOK 6,667.83
SEK 6,796.06
DKK 4,575.50

About the Item

Antique bird print titled 'Gatt Recurvirostra'. Large lithograph of the pied avocet, a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and across the Palearctic to Central Asia then on to the Russian Far East. It is a migratory species and most winter in Africa or southern Asia. This print originates from ' 'Naturalist Atlas' by Georg August Goldfuss. This extra large-size collection of lithographs with gorgeous recent coloring depicting animals, birds, reptiles, fish, etc. published in Duesseldorf, at Arnz from 1824-1842 this work was issued over this long period of time in series of twenty prints each per annum. There are no officially bound copies and they were issued uncolored.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Width: 18.9 in (48 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1824
  • Condition:
    General age-related toning. Shows wear and a few defects (mainly in margins). Blank verso. Please study images carefully.
  • Seller Location:
    Langweer, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BG-041861stDibs: LU3054318742072

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