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Insects & Butterflies

Insects and butterflies became a serious subject for printed illustration long before they appeared in commercial design, driven by the 18th and 19th century appetite for natural history documentation. Engravers and lithographers produced detailed plates for scientific journals and collectors, where accuracy was the point and the results happened to be beautiful. That tradition carried into 20th century commercial work, where the forms showed up in travel, botanical, and decorative contexts. The pieces shown here are period originals from across that span.

Insects & Butterflies

Insects and butterflies became a serious subject for printed illustration long before they appeared in commercial design, driven by the 18th and 19th century appetite for natural history documentation. Engravers and lithographers produced detailed plates for scientific journals and collectors, where accuracy was the point and the results happened to be beautiful. That tradition carried into 20th century commercial work, where the forms showed up in travel, botanical, and decorative contexts. The pieces shown here are period originals from across that span.

Oslo, The Flower Capital - Original Vintage Poster
Oslo, The Flower Capital c.1966 €592,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 24.5"

Year: c.1966

DAVID LANCE GOINES 18x24 art print 1974 Karl Kardel - Original Vintage Poster
David Lance Goines- Karl Kardel, Oakland c.1974 €263,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 24.0" x 18.0"

Year: c.1974

A cartoon monkey on a red and white horn and a uniformed bear with a microphone use radio gear, as an aircraft illustration decorates this collectible "18- Collier's Magazine" cover from August 29, 1942.
The Air Patrol Boys- Collier's Magazine c.1942 €52,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.5"

Year: c.1942

China, United Airlines - Authentic Vintage Poster
China, United Airlines c.2004 €210,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 28.0" x 21.0"

Year: c.2004

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Kiss of the Tarantula- Italian Release - Authentic Vintage Poster
Kiss of the Tarantula- Italian Release c.1976 €548,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 55.0" x 39.5"

Year: c.1976

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

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Dance of the Dragonflies - Authentic Vintage Poster
Dance of the Dragonflies c.1926 €394,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 32.0" x 24.0"

Year: c.1926

Entemology - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Entemology c.1812 €17,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Year: c.1812

Codling Moth- USDA Report - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Codling Moth- USDA Report c.1887 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.0" x 5.75"

Year: c.1887

Western Bee, Cigar Label
Western Bee, Cigar Label c.1909 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 6.5" x 9.75"

Year: c.1909

Beetles & Insects, Hand-Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand-Colored Engraving c.1835 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 4.25" x 6.5"

Year: c.1835

Cicadas- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Cicadas- Copper Engraving c.1775 €109,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

Cassida Beetle, Antique Engraving - Original Antique Print:
Cassida Beetle, Antique Engraving c.1805 €21,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.5"

Year: c.1805

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Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Les Métamorphoses du Jour 5
The Doctor Will See You by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Treehopper Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Treehopper Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1832 €21,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.5"

Year: c.1832

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Beetles, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles, Hand Colored Engraving c.1835 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.0"

Year: c.1835

Whistling in Dixie, Red Skeleton- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Whistling in Dixie, Red Skelton- Trade Ad c.1942 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

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Rove Beetles- Antique Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Rove Beetles- Antique Copper Engraving c.1805 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.5" x 5.5"

Year: c.1805

Bees, Gadfly, Horsefly, & Mosquito, Hand Colored Engraving - Original Antique Print:
Bees, Gadfly, Horsefly, & Mosquito, Hand Colored Engraving c.1868 €43,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 13.5" x 17.0"

Year: c.1868

Spongilla Flies- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Spongilla Flies- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission c.1902 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1902

Moonalice at Bottle Rock by Stanley Mouse - Original Vintage Poster
Moonalice at Bottle Rock by Stanley Mouse c.2015 €162,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 17.25" x 12.75"

Year: c.2015

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

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Leg Arteries- La Médecine Pittoresque c.1834 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.25" x 7.0"

Year: c.1834

Sagra Buqueti Beetles, Hand-Colored Antique Print - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sagra Buqueti Beetles, Hand-Colored Antique Print c.1835 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.9" x 3.9"

Year: c.1835

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Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Asia Cover- 1
Metamorphism- Asia Magazine c.1935 €83,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1935

Simulium Society- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Simulium Society- NY Forest, Fish, Game Commission c.1902 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.0" x 8.0"

Year: c.1902

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Golden Ground Beetle, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Golden Ground Beetle, Hand Colored Engraving c.1835 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 4.0"

Year: c.1835

Exotic Moths- Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Exotic Moths- Hand Colored Engraving c.1880 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.0" x 5.0"

Year: c.1880

Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Bartramian Sandpiper- Birds of Pennsylvania - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Bartramian Sandpiper- Birds of Pennsylvania c.1890 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.0" x 9.25"

Year: c.1890

The Cure, Fillmore (F-396-1) - Original Vintage Poster
The Cure, Fillmore (F-396-1) c.2000 €140,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 19.0" x 13.0"

Year: c.2000

La Cigale Oranges, Spanish Crate Label - Original Vintage Product Label:
La Cigale Oranges, Spanish Crate Label c.1955 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 7.25" x 7.25"

Year: c.1955

Flora and Fauna- La Vie Parisienne - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Flora and Fauna- La Vie Parisienne c.1932 €74,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1932

Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Butterfly & Moths- Chromolithograph c.1900 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 7.5" x 5.25"

Year: c.1900

Zephyr-Ra by David Singer (Signed) - Original Vintage Poster
Zephyr-Ra by David Singer (Signed) c.1978 €175,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 24.0" x 24.0"

Year: c.1978

Cicadas of France- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Cicadas of France- Copper Engraving c.1775 €109,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 11.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1775

Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Beetles & Insects, Hand Colored Engraving c.1840 €39,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 4.25"

Year: c.1840

Natural History Antique Print- Beatles - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Natural History Antique Print- Beetles c.1775 €105,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 12.5" x 9.0"

Year: c.1775

Dance Lessons by J.J. Grandville - Original Antique Print:
Dance Lessons by J.J. Grandville c.1854 €48,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 6.5" x 10.0"

Year: c.1854

Garde-Manger, Le Rire - Original Vintage Cover Art:
Garde-Manger, Le Rire c.1901 €30,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1901