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Swedish Birds (Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade)
Swedish Birds (Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade)
Magnus von Wright started out as a taxidermist in the 1820's, he stuffed birds for Societas pro Flora et Fauna Fennica, the oldest scientific society in Finland, and in 1845, became taxidermist a the university's zoological museum. Von Wright; though a skilful taxidermist, his reputation like that of his two brothers, Wilhelm and Ferdinand, rests on his skill as a zoological illustrator. The first edition of Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade, appeared between 1828 and 1837 and in 1859 he published the first handbook on Finnish birds. These chromolithographs are from the second edition Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade, published c1920 and printed by A. Bortzells, Stockholm. 'Pavoncella Pugnax'. -
An English cast plaster death-mask of the Versailles head gardener
£165An English cast plaster death-mask of the Versailles head gardener
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Pair of 19th Century Traditional Chinese Figure Paintings.
£600 the pairPair of 19th Century Traditional Chinese Figure Paintings.
Chinese pith paintings came into use for painting to satisfy the increasing demand for small, inexpensive and easily transported souvenirs, following the massive growth in the China Trade in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Because of the nature of pith and its cellular structure, the gouache used by the Chinese sat on the surface and produced a bright and even sparkling effect.£600 the pair