![The Purslane Tribe by Elizabeth Twining 1849: This rare hand-coloured lithograph of the Portulaceae - The Purslane Tribe is from Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants by Elizabeth Twining. Published in London by Joseph Cundall 1849 (Vol I)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744898_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
British Antique
![The Purslane Tribe by Elizabeth Twining 1849: This rare hand-coloured lithograph of the Portulaceae - The Purslane Tribe is from Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants by Elizabeth Twining. Published in London by Joseph Cundall 1849 (Vol I)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744898_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![2 prints of Bats by A Thorburn 1920: These original antique prints of 1.Daubenton's Bat & Natterer's Bat and 2. Bechstein's Bat & Whiskered Bat are from British Mammals by Archibald Thorburn. Published by Longmans, Green and Co. 39 Pater](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744770_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![First steeplechase Plate III by Henry Alken 1839: This print of The last field near Nacton Heath is Plate III from the series The First Steeple-Chase on Record by Henry Alken, engraved by J Harris and published by R Ackermann, London 1839.9.One of a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745106_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![First steeplechase Plate II by Henry Alken 1839: This print of The large field near Biles's Corner is Plate II from the series The First Steeple-Chase on Record by Henry Alken, engraved by J Harris and published by R Ackermann, London 1839.9.One of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745105_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![First steeplechase Plate I by Henry Alken 1839: This print of Ipswich, the Watering-place behind the Barracks is Plate I from the series The First Steeple-Chase on Record by Henry Alken, engraved by J Harris and published by R Ackermann, London 183](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745104_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Asia Minor by GW Bacon 1894: Lithographed map of Asia Minor by GW Bacon, London 1894 from The World Atlas Folio. George Washington Bacon was born in USA in 1830 and after moving to London, he acquired Edward Weller's English coun](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745057_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Horse flies - Tabani by Moses Harris 1776: This original hand-coloured copper-plate engraving of Horse flies - Tabani is from An Exposition of English Insects by Moses Harris. Printed for the author by Messrs Robson & Co London 1776.The prints](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744832_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Flies - Chrysides by Moses Harris 1776: This original hand-coloured copper-plate engraving of Flies - Chrysides is from An Exposition of English Insects by Moses Harris. Printed for the author by Messrs Robson & Co London 1776.The prints ar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744829_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Aphides by Moses Harris 1776: This original hand-coloured copper-plate engraving of Aphides is from An Exposition of English Insects by Moses Harris. Printed for the author by Messrs Robson & Co London 1776.The prints are based on](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744828_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Crane flies - Tipulae by Moses Harris 1776: This original hand-coloured copper-plate engraving of Crane flies - Tipulae is from An Exposition of English Insects by Moses Harris. Printed for the author by Messrs Robson & Co London 1776.The print](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744825_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 prints of birds of prey eggs by Hewitson 1856: These hand-coloured engravings of the eggs of birds of prey are from the Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds accompanied with descriptions of the Eggs and Nests by William C Hewitson,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744734_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![John Milton by Houbraken 1747: This engraving of John Milton is from The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch. Printed by John Knapton 1747, London. The engravings were by Jacobus Houbraken and George Vertu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745176_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![L'Oiseaux Mange femelle by Audebert 1802: This engraving is from the first edition of Oiseaux dor?s ou a reflets m?talliques by Jean Baptiste Audebert and Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot.?Published by Desray, Paris 1802. Only 100 copies of the fir](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744687_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![The Jerboa by Josiah Whymper 1843: This hand-coloured engraving is from Plates Illustrative of Natural History by Josiah Wood Whymper. Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1843.The wood-engraved plate has](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744751_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![The Sturgeon by Josiah Whymper 1843: This hand-coloured engraving is from Plates Illustrative of Natural History by Josiah Wood Whymper. Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1843.The wood-engraved plate has](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744750_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![5 Horse prints by Henry Hall et al 1895: These prints are from Modern Practical Farriery by WJ Miles. Published by William Mackenzie, London, Ediburgh & Glasgow 1895.Size 12in x 9.5in (30.5cm x 24cm)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744745_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of Asia - MacQueen's Bustard 1849-83: This original lithograph of MacQueen's Bustard ( Otis macqueeni) is from John Gould's Birds of Asia, issued in 35 parts between 1849 and 1883, the last three being issued after Gould's death in 1881 b](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744639_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of GB - Cormorant: This wonderful lithograph of the Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) is from John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, issued in 25 parts between 1862 and 1873. This plate is number 52 from volume 5 of this wo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744617_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![The Crow Foot Tribe by Elizabeth Twining 1849: This rare hand-coloured lithograph of the Ranunculaceae - The Crow Foot Tribe is from Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants by Elizabeth Twining. Published in London by Joseph Cundall 1849 (Vol](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744905_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Rare - Cape Jerboa by John Frederick Miller 1796: This hand-coloured copperplate engraving of the Cape Jerboa - Jerboa Capensis is from Cimelia Physica Figures of Rare and Curious Quadrupeds, Birds, &c. Together With Several of the Most Elegant Plant](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744748_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Rare - Red Squirrel by John Frederick Miller 1796: This hand-coloured copperplate engraving of the Red Squirrel - Sciurus Fulvus is from Cimelia Physica Figures of Rare and Curious Quadrupeds, Birds, &c. Together With Several of the Most Elegant Plant](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744747_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Rare - Grey Mouse Lemur by John Frederick Miller 1796: This hand-coloured copperplate engraving of the Grey Mouse Lemur - Lemur Murinus is from Cimelia Physica Figures of Rare and Curious Quadrupeds, Birds, &c. Together With Several of the Most Elegant Pl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744746_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of GB - Bewick's Swan: This wonderful lithograph of Bewick's Swan (Cygnus minor) is from John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, issued in 25 parts between 1862 and 1873. This plate is number 10 from volume 5 of this work and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744610_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 Engraving of shells by George B Sowerby 1852: These engraving are hand-coloured plates from A Conchological Manual by George Brettingham Sowerby. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London 1852. The print are in excellent condition on soft creamy paper w](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744819_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
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![One-sheet Poster for the 1980 British Royal Premiere of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ leads our five lots to watch](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Propstore-May-30-British-Empire-Strikes-Back-poster.jpeg)
One-sheet Poster for the 1980 British Royal Premiere of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ leads our five lots to watch
One-sheet Poster for the 1980 British Royal Premiere of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ RICKMANSWORTH, UK – One of the rarest of Lucasfilm marketing one-sheets for The Empire Strikes Back will be offered at Propstore Thursday, May 30 as part of its UK-based Collectible Poster Live Auction – London sale. The complete catalog is available for […]
![Monumental sculptures by great British artists offered by Sworders May 19](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sworders-May-19-Joy.jpeg)
Monumental sculptures by great British artists offered by Sworders May 19
FARNHAM, UK – Sworders is currently offering selected contents from The Sculpture Park, the open-air display in the village of Churt, England. The auction of modern and contemporary outdoor sculpture runs online until Sunday, May 19. The catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Run by artist, collector, and dealer Eddie Powell during the […]
![British World War II recruiting poster in Hebrew leads our five auction highlights](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ishtar-Aux-March-7-ATS-recruiting-poster-in-Hebrew.jpg)
British World War II recruiting poster in Hebrew leads our five auction highlights
World War II-era Poster, in Hebrew, Recruiting Jewish Women to Join the British Army, $7,800 TEL AVIV – Second World War posters recruiting British and American women to the war effort are a familiar sight at auction. Less well known, and much harder to find, are the posters that encouraged thousands of Jewish women to […]
![Hester Bateman, queen of British silversmiths](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HB-punch-bowl-Heritage-1-1.jpg)
Hester Bateman, queen of British silversmiths
NEW YORK — Collecting silver is a passion for those who seek eye-catching centerpieces fit for a palace or even just tumblers for everyday use. There are many styles as well as an infinite number of silversmiths to choose from. Women silversmiths were not uncommon in the 1700s, and one of the names that comes […]