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LORFORDS ANTIQUES

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Set of six beautifully engraved Nicolai Gualtieri corals.
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.
  • Period:
    • Price: £2,800.00
    • €3,311 Euro
    • $3,727 US Dollar
  • Location: Gloucestershire
    • Dimensions: H: 39cm (15.35in)
    • W: 28cm (11.02in)
    • D: 1cm (0.39in)