Jakob Christian Bergner (1812–1877) – Study of Three Birds, 1862
A finely observed mixed-media study of three dead birds suspended together from a small nail, including a woodcock at the
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Antique Botanical Illustration of Marshall’s Wallflower, 1850
Marshall’s Wallflower – Cheiranthus Marshallii An antique hand-coloured botanical engraving of Cheiranthus Marshallii, or Marshall’s wallflower, published in The Floricultural
Pancrace Bessa – Aloë Lingua from Flore des jardiniers
An original hand-coloured botanical engraving of Aloë Lingua, published in Paris in 1836 in Pancrace Bessa’s Flore des jardiniers, amateurs
Fine Art, Paintings, Drawings
Japanese natural-history study of insects, Meiji era (1868-1912)
This unusual Japanese woodblock print shows a variety of insects in exquisite line drawings that are laid out in six
Antique Prints
Conrad Meyer – The Zürich Mordnacht of 1350 – Antique Swiss Etching, 1676
Conrad Meyer – Sic impia turba peribit: The Zürich Mordnacht of 1350 An original 17th-century etching by the Zürich artist
Switzerland
Kloster Schönenwerth bei Aarau – Antique Swiss Engraving
The Cloister Schönenwerth near Aarau Kloster Schönenwerth bei Aarau Published by Krüsi in Basel in 1865 Steel Engraving Drawn by
The Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen Antique Watercolor
This 19th-century watercolor depicts the Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. The image captures a scene where the waterfall cascades dramatically
Portrait of Swiss Industrialist Jacob Furrer, Founder of Welti Furrer
Woodblock Portrait of Jacob Furrer, Swiss industrialist and founder of the Welti Furrer transporation firm, by the artist Fritz Urban
Swiss Costumes – Winemakers from the Canton of Vaud
Vignerons – Wine Making Couple from the Canton of Vaud This amusing chromolithographic photo shows a wine making couple (vignerons)
Folk Art
Swiss Paper Cut Friendship Letter dated 1856
Freundschaftsbrief – Swiss Folk Art Friendship Letter Antique Papercut A beautiful example of an 19th Century “Friendship Letter” – handpainted
