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Antique Coloured Bird Lithograph Western Tragopan
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Antique Coloured Bird Lithograph Western Tragopan

19th century
Description

A delightful 19th century hand coloured lithograph in beautiful condition set in an attractive Victorian gilt frame which measures 50 cms by 43 cms overall.

Jospeh Wolf Ceriornis Melanocephala (Western Horned Pheasant) Published for Elliots Monograph of Pheasants London 1872 Lithograph Fine original hand colouring.

Western Tragopan

Tragopan melanocephalus (J.E. Gray 1829)

Distributed throughout the Western Himalayas, between 8,000 and 12,000 feet, from extreme northern Pakistan to northwest India and southwest Tibet (Sibley 1990).

This pheasant is also known as the Black-headed Tragopan or Horned Tragopan. The Western Tragopan was first imported into Europe between 1864 and 1882 by W. Jamrach, an English animal dealer. The British who visited the Himalayas regarded this pheasant as a game bird, consequently, it is likely that sportsmen or biological collecting houses that were popular in Britain during the nineteenth century first introduced the Western Tragopan to fly tiers.

The flank feathers were used in highly ornamental salmon flies. Frederick Tolfrey in Jones's Guide to Norway (1848) refers to the Western Tragopan in General Salmon Fly when he describes the wing as containing 'Two feathers from the breast of the Toucan, two from the black-headed pheasant's breast, and two golden toppings.' Later, Major John P. Traherne, a nineteenth century salmon fly designer and tier, created the Black Argus in the 1880's, with the wings composed of three pairs of breast feathers from the Western Tragopan, back to back (Kelson 1887).

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Bird Lithograph Print to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09485015
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-155 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
M. & N. Hanhart printer credit: Victorian London lithographic firm active until the early 1900s.
Hand-applied colouring over lithographic crayon: typical nineteenth-century natural history plate production.
Beaded gilt cove frame: standard late nineteenth-century picture moulding.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1212145
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Description
A delightful 19th century hand coloured lithograph in beautiful condition set in an attractive Victorian gilt frame which measures 50 cms by 43 cms overall.
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Jospeh Wolf Ceriornis Melanocephala (Western Horned Pheasant) Published for Elliots Monograph of Pheasants London 1872 Lithograph Fine original hand colouring.
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fig 1. A framed 19th-century coloured lithograph displaying a Western Tragopan bird perched on a branch inside a beaded gilt wooden frame.
fig 1. Antique Coloured Bird Lithograph Western Tragopan

Western Tragopan

Tragopan melanocephalus (J.E. Gray 1829)

Distributed throughout the Western Himalayas, between 8,000 and 12,000 feet, from extreme northern Pakistan to northwest India and southwest Tibet (Sibley 1990).

fig 2. A framed 19th-century coloured lithograph displaying a Western Tragopan bird perched on a branch inside a beaded gilt wooden frame.
fig 2. Antique Coloured Bird Lithograph Western Tragopan

This pheasant is also known as the Black-headed Tragopan or Horned Tragopan. The Western Tragopan was first imported into Europe between 1864 and 1882 by W. Jamrach, an English animal dealer. The British who visited the Himalayas regarded this pheasant as a game bird, consequently, it is likely that sportsmen or biological collecting houses that were popular in Britain during the nineteenth century first introduced the Western Tragopan to fly tiers.

fig 3. A framed 19th-century coloured lithograph displaying a Western Tragopan bird perched on a branch inside a beaded gilt wooden frame.
fig 3. Antique Coloured Bird Lithograph Western Tragopan

The flank feathers were used in highly ornamental salmon flies. Frederick Tolfrey in Jones's Guide to Norway (1848) refers to the Western Tragopan in General Salmon Fly when he describes the wing as containing 'Two feathers from the breast of the Toucan, two from the black-headed pheasant's breast, and two golden toppings.' Later, Major John P. Traherne, a nineteenth century salmon fly designer and tier, created the Black Argus in the 1880's, with the wings composed of three pairs of breast feathers from the Western Tragopan, back to back (Kelson 1887).

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Bird Lithograph Print to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09485015
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-155 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
M. & N. Hanhart printer credit: Victorian London lithographic firm active until the early 1900s.
Hand-applied colouring over lithographic crayon: typical nineteenth-century natural history plate production.
Beaded gilt cove frame: standard late nineteenth-century picture moulding.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Archive I A framed 19th-century coloured lithograph displaying a Western Tragopan bird perched on a branch inside a beaded gilt wooden frame.

Antique Coloured Bird Lithograph Western Tragopan

Archive II A framed 19th-century coloured lithograph displaying a Western Tragopan bird perched on a branch inside a beaded gilt wooden frame. View II
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A framed 19th-century coloured lithograph displaying a Western Tragopan bird perched on a branch inside a beaded gilt wooden frame.
Antique Coloured Bird Lithograph Western Tragopan
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A framed 19th-century coloured lithograph displaying a Western Tragopan bird perched on a branch inside a beaded gilt wooden frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Prints
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Natural History
  • MaterialPaper, Wood, Glass, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold, Multicolour
  • MotifsBeaded frame moulding, Latin typography, Naturalistic branch motif

This nineteenth-century framed print belongs to the Victorian natural history style, presenting an original hand-coloured lithograph of the Western Tragopan bird. The artwork sits behind glass within a gold-leaf wooden frame decorated with beaded moulding, enclosing a multicoloured naturalistic branch motif and Latin typography at the base. Overall dimensions measure 50 cm by 43 cm. Such a piece suits a gentleman's library or study, positioned above a sideboard where the detailed ornithological illustration adds traditional character to the interior. The imagery depicts a prominent male pheasant with red, blue, and black plumage perched upon a branch, accompanied by smaller birds beneath, all rendered in vibrant natural tones.

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An antique ornithological lithograph is a 19th-century colour print depicting bird species, created using planographic printing techniques from stone plates and often hand-finished with watercolour washes.

These prints were typically produced on heavy rag paper using oil-based inks, followed by watercolour applications, and framed in hand-carved or gilded wooden mouldings.

Authentic pieces feature faint plate lines, visible hand-tinting under magnification, characteristic paper age marks like foxing, and publisher attributions printed along the lower margin.

Displaying a framed ornithological illustration as part of a gallery wall or above a sideboard adds historical texture and natural imagery to modern or traditional spaces.

Keep the print out of direct sunlight, store it in a humidity-controlled room, and mount it behind UV-filtering glass with acid-free backing to prevent discolouration.
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