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<Description> A Beautiful and Exquisite, Extremely Rare 1840s Antique Original Hand Coloured Lithograph, Titled "White-Headed Stilt - Himantopus Leucocephalus, The Birds of Australia" By Famous English Ornithologist and Bird Artist John Gould (1804-1881), "The Bird Man" As all of John Gould's Monograph Volumes were pre-subscribed by Monarchs, Dukes, Earls, Marquises, Viscounts, Counts, Bishops, Lords, The Wealthy Families in Europe, it is abasolutely beyond the Reach of Most People back then, only few hundred subscriber for each Volume. Even John Gould's Friend and fellow Ornithologist William Swainson's wish and hope to Own one copy, but never fullfilled So they are Rare and Hard to come by and highly valuable, it is a Privilege to own one of John Gould's Original Lithograph nowadays John Gould, The Birds of Australia (1840-48) The Birds of Australia will always remain Gould's greatest achievement, In all there were 250 subscribers of which 175 of those sets are accounted for in institutions. This results in approximately 75 sets remaining in private hands of which only a small proportion have been sold as individual prints, extremely Rare, Do Not Miss this rare opportunity No Bidding, Buy it now Straightaway before someone get it Please Note: I do not touch reproduction prints of Any Kind, This is Original Antique Hand Coloured Lithograph, it is carefully and expertly examined and identified, Absolutely Guaranteed John Gould's Original Lighograph like this one is rare nowadays, highly Valued. Here is an example of John Gould's Lithograph Sold at fine art auction, 25 Lithograph, $5600 each
<Condition> Please refer to photos for careful inspection, it is part of condition report Excellent Condition Considering its age, Over 160 years old, well Kept over the years <Size> Image Size: 36x48 cm Frame Size: 59x71 cm Frame Condition: Good Condition with minor Wears Ready to Hang Original Letterpress Text Sheet Verso OzWebCollectibles will issue a certificate of Authenticity providing Life Time Written Guarantee <Biography> John Gould (1804-1881) English Bird Artist and Ornithologist Worked with Charles Darwin Created some famous and Historic Bird Illustrations and Scentific Volumes as the following A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, 1830-1832 The Birds of Europe, 1832-1837 A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands; 1837-38 A monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of toucans; 1833-35 The Birds of Australia, 1840-1848 A monograph of the Odontophorinae, or partridges of America; 1844-50 The Mammals of Australia (1845–63) A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Humming Birds with 360 plates (1849–61) The Birds of Australia; Supplement 1851-69 The Birds of Asia 1850-1883 The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-1876 The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia; 1875-88 A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds Supplement, completed after Gould's death by R. Bowdler Sharpe; 1880-87 John Gould employed some most noted Bird Artist at time, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf, William Mathew Hart, Edward Lear and His Wife Elizabeth Gould In 1838 the Goulds sailed to Australia intending to study the birds of that country and be the first to produce a major work on the subject, The result of the trip was The Birds of Australia (1840–1848) <Payment Settlement Period> Transaction must be settled within 7 days <Packing and Delivery> Please be advised that We use professional packing materials to pack all our parcels safely and Best we can to ensure its safe Journey. We use Couriers for National wide delivery, A Street address is required, We prefer not to use Australia Post at all. We Will not be Responsible for Damage or Loss during Transit, Please do not ask us for Compensation as we are not a insurance Company, But We will be Happy to assist you the best way we can with Insurance claim Process. Please Do Not Bid if you do not agree with above Condtion <Guarantee> We Guarantee that All items, paintings, art works and antiques etc, we sell are Genuine and as accurately described, We provide refund of Final Ebay Listing price Only if Items are not as stated. Please Dot Not Bid if You Do Not agree with above Condition | |||||||||||||||