Prints and Portraits
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A fine and rare, 18th-century, early colour-printed fern-plate
A rare work by one of the best 17th century Dutch painters and engravers
Two fine illustrations of dirty dancing, 19th century-style
A rare work illustrated by Armand Massonet with one of his original drawings added
Authorized facsimile. ©2018 The M.C.Escher Company - The Netherlands. All rights reserved: www.mcescher.com
A bear in a box in a forest, being chased
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"Bear hunting".
[Augsburg, M. Engelbrecht (?), ca. 1750]. Six oblong cardboard sheets (ca. 20.0 x 16,0 cm), with fine hand-colouring, five cards with delicate cut-outs and one backpanel, together forming a scene in a forest, with hunters chasing a bear. Preserved in an attractive 20th-century felt-covered wooden box with glass front and top (28 x 21 x 17.5 cm).
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€1,100.00
A high light of 19th century Belgian fruit illustration
A dozen fine reptile plates from a famous Bilderbuch
Bertuch, F. [J. J.]
Bilderbuch für Kinder, enthaltend eine angenehme Sammlung von Thieren, Pflanzen, Blumen, Früchten, Mineralien.... [12 herpetological plates].
Weimar, Industrie-Comptoir, ca. 1800. Folio (ca. 23.5 x 19.0 cm, mounted on larger sheets). Collection of 12 hand-coloured engravings from Bilderbuch für Kinder, showing reptiles and amphibians. All framed and with their description in German added.
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€300.00
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Wonderful early naturalist ornithology print from the VERY RARE FIRST FOLIO Edition
Wonderful early ornithology print from the RARE FIRST FOLIO edition
Wonderful early ornithology print of a farmer's friend