Set of Six 18th Century Coral Engravings
Stock No
WD9022279
2022
- £2,800.00
- €3,261 Euro
- $3,544 US Dollar
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Item Description
From Gualtieri's work 'Index Testarum Conchyliorum, quuae adservantur in Museo Nicolai Gualtieri'. Gualtieri was an Italian medical doctor and a professor at the University of Pisa with a great interest in shells and corals.
Together with Giuseppe Menabuoni (1708-1745) and Antonio Pazzi (1706-1768) he created hte 'Index' with 110 beautifully engraved copper engravings, based on his own collection which is now in Museo Storia Naturale di Pisa.
In bespoke hand-painted and lacquered red bobbin frames with hessian and AR70 Artglass for optimal clarity.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Item Dimensions
H: 39cm W: 28cm D: 1cm
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1666 505111
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