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Set of Six 18th Century Coral Engravings by Nicolai Gualtieri
- H: 39 cm (15 3/8")
- W: 28 cm (12")
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.
£2,800.00
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.
- Condition: Good
- Country: Italy
- Period: 18th Cent and Earlier
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