Butterflies, Moths and Orchids: Antique Lithographs

Antique Prints of Butterflies and Moths

Enjoy our selection of decorative, antique prints of butterflies and moths. All prints show light age toning and are in Very Good condition unless otherwise noted.

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Pearl Butterflies

Wood engraving dated 1852. Original hand coloring. Extra page of text.
A few very trivial spots. Some imprint lightly visible.

Page size: 26 x 20.2 cm ( 10.2 x 7.9 ")

$ 60.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH6857

The Great Peacock Moth

Wood engraving dated 1852. Original hand coloring. Extra page of text.
Light creases.

Page size: 26 x 20.2 cm ( 10.2 x 7.9 ")

$ 60.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH6858

No Title

Wood engraving dated 1852. Original hand coloring. Extra page of text.
Light creases.

Page size: 26 x 20.2 cm ( 10.2 x 7.9 ")

$ 60.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH6865

Group of Hawk Moths, Caterpillers and Pupae

Wood engraving ca 1875. Modern hand coloring.
Some reverse print is lightly visible.

15.5 x 13.5 cm ( 6.1 x 5.3 ")

$ 60.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH6856

Les Chenilles.

Copper engraving by I.C. Back ca 1780.
Print has two hardly visible vertical folds to fit book size.

14 x 16.9 cm (5.5 x 6.6'')

$ 60.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLY6868

Entomology. Order Lepidoptera. Genus Sphinx.

Copper engraving by Milton dated 1802.
Light browning of margin edges.

21.6 x 17.6 cm (8.5 x 6.9'')

$ 50.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLY6867

Insecta
Ord. VIII Lepidotera
Fam. I - VIII

Phaloenites, Sphongides, Noctucelites, Papilionides, Pyralites, Tinoeites, Zyganides, Bombycites.

Goldfuss Animal and Insect Prints

The "Naturalist Atlas" by Georg August Goldfuss(Bayreuth 1782 - 1848 Bonn). This extra large-size collection of lithographs of spectacular modern coloring depicting animals, birds, reptiles, fish, etc. published in Duesseldorf, at Arnz from 1824 -1842, was issued over this long period of time inserial parts of twenty prints each per annum. There are no officially bound copies. And, as always when so much time passes, few copies will have been completed with all 454 prints. Subscribers may have died, lost interest, run out of money or may have had any other reason to discontinue collecting this work. And loose pages, especially when so large, have a tendency to get in the way or create problems of storage. Many have been folded to handy size, rolled up or simply lost. This makes these decorative oversize prints rare and sought. Here is an exerpt of our stock. Please ask us if you are looking for special animals.

Prints have watermark: J. Waterman. The prints are more beautiful than the photos and scans below.

Our prints are in very nice condition. However they show some signs of age, such as general age toning, a few non-disturbing wrinkles, some minor spotting or other little blemishes. A few have small repaired tears in margins. Any major flaw will be individually mentioned.

Size of page: ca 45.5 x 58 cm ( 17.9 x 23 " )

Interesting details of several families of butterflies and moths. Good Condition.

Page size:45.5 x 58 cm ( 17.9 x 22.8 ")

$ 150.00

Order Nr. GOLDFUSS234882

1.2. Pieris Lypera. 5.6 Eut. Exclamationis. 9.10. Lepalis Casta. 13.14. Colia Erythroramus
3.4 Euterpe Radiata. 7.8 " Chrysolpha. 11.12. Pentica.

Lithograph after Mann, printed in color. Published in Vienna under the direction of Anton Hartinger, ca 1880.
Light water stain in lower right margin corner.

Page size: 42.5 x 29.5 cm ( 16.7 x 11.6 ")

$ 80.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH 6847

No Title

Copper engraving ca 1800. Fine original hand coloring. Print has overall light toning.

Page size: 13 x 23 cm ( 5.1 x 9 ")
Butterfly size with feelers:11 x 14.5 cm ( 4.3 x 5.7 ")

$ 90.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH234901

No Title.

Copper etching by F.P. Nodder. Published in London, 1792. Original hand coloring.

Print has overall light toning. Light creasin and spotting in lower left image.

Page size: 13.5 x 23 cm ( 5.3 x 9 ")
Butterfly size with feelers:8 x 15.5 cm ( 3.1 x 6.1 ")

$ 90.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH234900

Silk-Worm and Moths

Chromolithograph mounted on backing with wide margins. Published by Selmar Hess, New York, 1898.
Repaired tear on lower left margin edge.

19.8 x 13 cm ( 7.8 x 5.1 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH 6849

1. Heliantheme 2. Heilicomie 3. Helice 4. Helicine

Notice that all the names begin with "heli".

Copper etching by Pedretti after Acorie Baron ca 1800. Very fine original hand coloring.
A few minor spots near margin edges.

Page size: 29 x 18.5 cm ( 11.4 x 7.2 ")

$ 75.00

Order Nr. BOTANICAL235769

Histoire Naturelle, Insects

Copper etching by Benard after Martinet for "Histoire Naturelle", published in Paris, 1751. Modern hand coloring.

32 x 20.1 cm ( 12.6 x 7.9 "). Print has very light spotting in right margin. Light fingering in lower right margin.

$ 120.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH 68001

Les Papillons de jour. ( The butterflies of day )

Copper engraving by Jean Conr. Back after Madel. Basse, ca 1750. Fine modern hand coloring.
Two binding holes in left margin. Hardly visible vertical fold.

13 x 18.6 cm ( 5.1 x 7.3 ")

$ 95.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH6859

Les papillons de nuit. ( Butterflies of night )

Copper engraving by Jean Conr. Back after Madel. Basse, ca 1750. Fine modern hand coloring.
Lower margin is narrow. Two binding holes in left margin. Hardly visible vertical fold.

14.5 x 18 cm ( 5.7 x 7 ")

$ 95.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLYMOTH6855

Rhipheus Dasycephalus

Steel engraving by Lizars in original hand coloring. From "Naturalist´s Library", ca 1860.
Light folds in left margin.

15.4 x 10.1 cm (6.1 x 4'')

$35.00

Order Nr. BUTTERFLY6866

Hypercampa Sibaris
Callimphora Helcita
Phileta

Steel engraving by Lizars in original hand coloring. From "Naturalist´s Library", ca 1860.
Light age toning.