COLLECTION OF MOTH & OTHER INSECT SPECIMENS3display cases of insect specimens, including Argema mittrei comet moth, Fulgora laternaria and other lantern flies, Sanaa imperialis katydids. Katydid 4 5/8"W. Comet moth...
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LOT OF BEETLE & INSECT SPECIMENS3 displaycases of beetle and other insect specimens, mostly Europe. Including giant water bugs, eupatorus gracilicornis rhinoceros beetles, Dilochrosis balteata, Eudicella smithii...
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19TH CENTURY CHINESE INK AND COLOR ONPAPER, PAIR Pair of Chinese ink and color paintings on paper, 19th century, one depicting cicadas and a moth resting among flowering branches, the frame reverse with label...
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LIMOGES PORCELAIN CHARM BOX WITH BIRDDESIGNWhite porcelain box with gold-tone trim. The decoration features a pair of colorful birds perched on a branch, insects on each side, and a moth on the inside. Limoges...
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BOTANICAL PRINT BY MOSES HARRIS 1778Fine18th century colored engraving by Moses Harris dated 1778, Plate XXXV from "Aurealian or Natural History of English Insects namely Moths and Butterflies together with plants"....
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A CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PARCEL GILT ENAMELEDPORCELAIN VA... PORCELAIN VASE, PROBABLY GUANGXU PERIOD, QING DYNASTY (1641-1912), the vase with everted flared mouth, painted with moths and flower blooms on a gold ground...
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PIETER WITHOOS (1654 - 1693) BUTTERFLY,MOTHS, AND INSE...Pieter Withoos (1654 - 1693) Butterfly, Moths, and Insects gouache initialed P.W. lower right sight size: 9" x 6 1/2"
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HEPHZIBAH NEED ABNEY(British, 1758-1841)
Ninebotanical watercolors, 1792: eight finely executed compositions of moths and wildflowers and the original floral wreath frontispiece to a sketchbook or album inscribed and...
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(3) BUTTERFLY MOTH SPECIMEN MOUNT CASESThreeRiker cases with specimens of genus types of winged insect. Papilio, Catagala & Argynnis. Each measures 12" x 14". Some wear to cases. Specimens in very good condition....
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PAIR MOTH & INSECT STUDIES, GOUACHE,PARISH-HADLEY 20th c., Flying Insects, finely detailed, gouache and watercolor on paper, unsigned, hand-painted frames and octagonal mats with marbled paper onlays, each 25"squ...
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5 PCS, JOHN ABBOT BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA1797 John White Abbot (British/Georgia, 1751-1840). Set of five engravings with hand coloring of butterflies from "The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects...
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MOSES HARRIS (BRITISH, 1730-1788)MosesHarris (British, 1730-1788) , "Butterflies", Plates 7 and 12, 2 hand-colored engravings, from The Aurelian or Natural History of English Insects; Namely Moths and Butterflies,...
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NAVAJO NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN WEAVINGRUG WITH STAIR STEP BLOCK DESIGN 58 1/4" X 30 1/4"Navajo Native American Indian weaving rug with stair step block design, Provenance: From a private collector in Zionsville...
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(8) FRAMED LITHOS OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS,BEES, WASPS AND FLIES Hand Colored Lithograph Bookplates from "Natural History of New York. Agriculture of New - York: Composition and Distribution of the Soils and Rocks...More...
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7 GERMAN AVIAN AND INSECT FIGURE STUDYDRAWINGS Germany1911-1912Includes four studies of various insects including beetles, moths, and bees with a single lizard study, and three studies of various birds....
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A NAVAJO LATE CLASSIC THIRD PHASE MAN'SBLANKET C. 1900The nicely woven blanket of handspun wool in ivory, dark brown, red and violet yarns woven in a pattern generally referred to as Navajo Third Phase Chief's...
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Five pieces Chinese export porcelain,blue and white: Nanking teapot, double strap handles, gilt borders, 6 in., handle and lid with cracks, chips to base and lid, minor chip to spout ; handleless cup, polychrome...
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Interesting Seven-Piece Collection ofPreserved Exotic Insects, consisting of a pair of pebble-gilt-framed eglomise panels mounted with butterflies and moths, first quarter 20th century, h. 17-1/2", w. 13-3/4";...
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Large Austrian amphora vase; jeweledraised spider webs above moths and flying insects, gilt outlines, iridescent ribbed body, probably Teplitz. Incised Austria and amphora on base. 19"H. Good condition....
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Palissy style majolica figural plate,full figure lizard, snake, moths, other creatures, impressed oval mark on back "Jose Acun Portugal…Galoas Rainha(?)…", Portuguese, two hand inscribed initials possibly...
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SIX CHELSEA HOUSE DECORATIVE PLATESDecorated with large fruits and vegetables moths and insects in the Chelsea style including six plates and a large rectangular platter-- diameter of plates: 10 1/2'' and platter:...
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SIX CHELSEA HOUSE PLATES In the Meissenstyle with scattered fruits flowers insects and moths on the spiral molded ozier form; together with a gilt and white shell-shaped dish -- 10 3/8''diam. (7) Provenance: Property...
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(INSECTS BUTTERFLIES) HUMPHREYS HENRYNOEL British Butterflies and their Transformations. London: William Smith 1841. Complete with 42 hand-colored plates and hand-colored title page. [Uniformly bound with:] British...
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(INSECTS MOTHS) MORRIS FRANCIS ORPENA History of British Moths. London: John C. Nimmo 1903. 4 vols. 8vo publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt with gilt moth to front cover. Complete with 132 lithograph plates...
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Rare John Abbot etching, Phalaena Polyphemus, plate 47, Peacock Emperor Moth with the Many Loabed Oak, from John Abbot and James Edward Smith, The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia…,...
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Rare John Abbot etching, Phalaena Luna, plate 48, Green Swallow-tailed Emperor Moth with Liquid Amber or Sweet Gum, from John Abbot and James Edward Smith, The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects...
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Rare John Abbot etching, Sphinx Octomaculata, plate 44, Yellow-spotted Tyger Hawk Moth, from John Abbot and James Edward Smith, The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia…, Volume I, London,...
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Rare John Abbot etching, Phalaena Oblinita, plate 94, Smeared, or Cotton Moth with Sea-Island Cotton, from John Abbot and James Edward Smith, The Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia…,...
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Tabriz carpet northwest persia, circalate 19th century 17 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft. ,000-30,000 Areas of carpet have full pile; areas of carpet have low pile and in some of these areas, the pile is very...
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Large Pair of German Shadowboxed InsectCollections, first quarter 20th century, comprised of wheat moths and larvae and tree parasites, including foliage, presented in matching glazed maple shadowboxes and fully...
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Four lithographs of insects: includingmoths and caterpillars, by Noel Humphreys, The Genera of British Moths , London, 1860, hand colored lithographs, 10 x 7-1/2 in. (sight); modern silver gilt frames. Taped at...
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