Established in 1961
Sea Birds by Morris
28 different coloured lithograph prints of British Birds from A Hand-Book of the Birds of Great Britain Some water staining mainly around the edges. Page size about 7 x 4 1/2 inches. SPECIAL PRICE
John Gerrard Keulemans was born on 8th June 1842 in Rotterdam. He had an early passion for natural history and was a gifted artist. He enetered Leiden Universite at the age of eighteen where he spent the next two years. His love for travel took him to Africa for a time but fever forced him to return to Europe and a position back at Leiden Museum.
He came to England in 1869 to illustrate books for Bowdler Sharpe and art is best know for the amazing bird paintings which were published widely from 1870 to 1900. He was married twice and had nine children. He died on March 29th 1912 at the age of sixty-nine.
The original coloured chromolithograph prints offered below were published circa 1920
Sizes vary but the paper size for each is 9 3/4 x 6 inches
Rock-Pipit Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted
Black-Throated Thrush Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Redwing Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Alpine Pipit Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted
Ptarmigan in Summer Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
White's Thrush Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted
White's Thrush Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Indian Houbara Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Little Auk Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Savi's Warbler Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Cirl Bunting Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Great Shearwater Keulemans
Good condition. Uncoloured.
Great Grey Shrike Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Red-Backed Shrike Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted.
Hedge-Sparrow Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted
Great Black-Headed Gull Keulemans
Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount.
Isabelline Wheaterar Keulemans
Coloured chromolithograh with printed signature. Litho by W Greve. Shows single bird 4/5 size. 8 x 5 1/4 inches. Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount.
Capped Petrel Keulemans
Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount.
Isabelline Wheaterar Keulemans
Coloured chromolithograh with printed initials signature. Litho by W Greve. Shows a pair of birds on the sea shore. 8 x 5 1/2 inches. Good condition. In a buff coloured sunk mount.
Whinchat Keulemans
Good condition. Unmounted. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches.
White Faced or Frigate-Petrel, Archibald Thornton
Good condition. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. Mounted.
A large series of early hand coloured wood engravings. They were printed from separate wood blocks, one for each colour and then finished some additional hand colouring. The reverse side to each original print is blank. There were a number of editions but where the publication date is known it is stated.
The birds measure about 6 x 4 or less. Page size about 10 x 7 inches.
All the prints are offered unmounted or unmatted
PLEASE NOTE THE MINIMUM ORDER IS FIFTEEN POUNDS - FREE POST AND PACKING TO A UK ADDRESS
Asiatic Golden Plover by Charles Robert Bree
Original early hand colouring. Good clean condition. Presented in an ivory tint sunk mount.
Algerian Cinerous Shearwater by Charles Robert Bree
Original early hand colouring. Good clean condition. Presented in an ivory tint sunk mount.
Arctic Cinerous Shearwater by Charles Robert Bree
Original early hand colouring. Good clean condition. Presented in an ivory tint sunk mount.
Almond Tumbler
ALMOND TUMBLER An uncoloured steel engraving with publishers imprint beneath dated 1808. 6 x 4 inches. Good condition. Union Club stamp on verso. Possibly from The Sporting Magazine
Almond Tumbler by James Ward
ALMOND TUMBLER An uncoloured steel engraving with publishers imprint beneath dated 1825. 5 x 4 inches. Some light offsetting otherwise good condition. Possibly from The Sporting Magazine
Mallard
MALLARD An uncoloured steel engraving with publishers imprint beneath dated 1832. 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Good condition. Possibly from The Sporting Magazine
Variegated Partridge
VARIEGATED PARTRIDGE An uncoloured steel engraving with publishers imprint beneath dated 1825. 5 x 3 3/4 inches. Good condition. Possibly from The Sporting Magazine
Black Cock by Samuel Howitt
BLACK COCK. An uncoloured steel engraving with publishers imprint beneath dated 1822. 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches. Good condition. Possibly from The Sporting Magazine
Grouse by Newton Fielding
GROUSE. An uncoloured steel engraving with publishers imprint beneath dated 1833. 5 1/4 x 4 inches. Good condition. Possibly from The Sporting Magazine
Ortyx Macroura Jardine and Lizars
Ortyx Macroura The Long Tailed Ortyx. Original hand colouring. In a 2 inch dark green sunk mount. Good condition.
Ortyx Macroura Jardine and Lizars 1834
Tetra0 Umbellus The Ruffed Grouse. Original hand colouring. In a 2 inch dark green sunk mount. Good condition.
6 Ducks Goldsmith c.1860
Plate number 34. Some light soiling mainly in the blank margins. Otherwise good condition.
Game Birds Goldsmith c.1860
5 Game Birds. Plate number 56. Some light soiling mainly in the blank margins. Otherwise good condition.
Vultures Goldsmith c.1860
5 Vultures. Plate number 51. Some light soiling mainly in the blank margins. Otherwise good condition.
6 Ducks Goldsmith c.1860
5 Humming Birds. Plate number 60. Some finger soiling mainly in the blank margins. Otherwise good condition.
Birds of Prey Goldsmith c.1860
5 Birds of Prey. Plate number 52. Some finger soiling mainly in the blank margins. Otherwise good condition.
Turkeys Goldsmith c.1860
4 Turkeys. Plate number 55. Some finger soiling mainly in the blank margins. Otherwise good condition.
Partidge, c.1881
PARTRIDGE. An untitled coloured chromolithograph of a partridge and her young. 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Good condition.