Discover antique prints of birds' eggs and nests.
Their nests and eggs evolved to be camouflaged in their local environment.
Only birds have eggs in a wide range of shades and patterns.
In Europe, it was fashionable to collect natural curiosities such as birds' eggs and nests during the period of about 1600 to 1900. Naturalists wrote illustrated guides. They often worked with artists who specialised in nature. Their illustrations were usually printed as engravings or lithographs.
Choose from our antique prints of birds' nests and eggs. They are genuine antique prints.
26 x 16 cm (10.3 x 6.25 inches)Puffin, Little Auk, Black Guillemot and Brunnich's GuillemotThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1890s and is from Henry Seebohm's work on birds eggs, one of the best studies of birds eggs of the 1800s...
USD70.00
26 x 16 cm (10.3 x 6.25 inches)Black Tern, Caspian Tern, Black Tern Noddy, Smaller Sooty Tern and Gull-billed TernThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1890s and is from Henry Seebohm's work on birds eggs, one of the best studies of birds eggs of the 1800s...
USD70.00
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Accentor modularisThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gronv..
USD60.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Kingfisher, Moorhen, Nightingale, Lapwing, Barn Owl and CrossbillThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Blackcap, Partridge, Wild Duck, Cuckoo and PheasantThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Ptarmigan, Peregrine Falcon, Curlew, Hooded Crow and CootThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Fulmar Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Spotted Crake and Black GrouseThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Richardson’s Skua, Marsh Warbler, Goshawk, Pintail, Arctic Tern and Blue-headed WagtailThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Siskin, Thrush, Greenfinch, Redstart, Great Tit, Teal and BlackbirdThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Starling, Chaffinch, Raven Linnet, Rook and WrenThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Little Auk, Red-legged Partridge, Sanderling, Long-tailed Titmouse and RazorbillThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Kitiwake, Stone Curlew, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and White WagtailThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from..
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Common Tern, Red-throated Diver, Black-throated Diver, Lesser Tern, Montague’s Harrier and Sedge WarblerThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Grouse, Kestrel, Robin, Redpoll, Ringdove and WryneckThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Dunlin, Landrail, Skua, Wigeon, Golden Plover and SkylarkThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Swift, Black-headed Gull, Snipe, Chiff-Chaff, Martin and Hedge SparrowThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Cirl Bunting, Hawfinch, Stock Dove, Dartford Warbler, Pochard, Black RedstartThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Turtle Dove, Shore Lark, Gannet, Quail, Oyster-catcher and Cole TitThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Whinchat, Scoter, Grey Wagtail, Smew, Black-headed Bunting and Great Spotted WoodpeckerThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Gyr-Falcon, Jack Snioe, Red-backed Shrike, Chough, Fieldfare and PuffinThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Reed Warbler, Whimbrel, Black Guillemot, Garganey, Red-breasted Merganser and Bearded TitThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Stonechat, Capercailzie, Bittern, Merlin, Little Grebe and WheatearThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Osprey, Snow Bunting, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Ringed Plover and Short-eared OwlThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)White-tailed Eagle, Eider Duck, Herring Gull, Shoveller, Ruff and Grasshopper WarblerThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Corvus cornixShows nest and eggsThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all..
USD60.00
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Cotile ripariaThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gronvold ..
USD60.00
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Alauda arboreaShows nestThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H..
USD60.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
USD70.00
21 x 12.5 cm (8.5 x 5 inches)This original aquatint engraving by William Daniell is superbly detailed and fascinating. Daniell (1769-1837) was an excellent English print maker and painter. He illustrated his subjects with delightful backgrounds and landscapes, inspiring the style of later naturalist..
USD70.00
25 x 15 cm (10 x 6 inches)This antique print was made by wood engraving in 1855. It is in in excellent condition and is an original antique from the rare, first edition of Reverend Francis Orpen Morris "A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds". The paper is good quality and blank on ..
USD75.00