Birds of Prey, Hand-colored Engraving from Bertuch, 1790-1810 hand thrown ceramics Inspiration perhaps for a Victorian-themed

Inspiration perhaps for a Victorian-themed games night (or zoom party)

The wood on this one is incredibly smooth from use

used in tea ceremony

and which is screwed to the thick wooden base

Jackstraws are in great condition and about 4 1/4" long

Birds of Prey, Hand-colored Engraving from Bertuch, 1790-1810 hand thrown ceramics Inspiration perhaps for a Victorian-themedSuch a proud and fierce bunch of birds! This hand colored copper engraving comes from Friedrich Justin Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder', published in Vienna, 1790 1810, as a 12 volume series aiming to "spread the knowledge of the epochs out before children". It featured a total of 6000 gorgeous illustrations, of which this one a hand colored copper engraving featuring six birds of prey including the intimidating Black Vulture at upper left is