Index Testarum Conchyliorum T.35 (20x15)
Index Testarum Conchyliorum T.35 (20x15)
Index Testarum Conchyliorum, T.35
Niccolo Gualtieri
Hand-colored copperplate engraving in hand-painted French mat, antique white frame
Florence, 1742
14 x 9¼ (art) 20 x 15 (mat)
Price: $1,350 (S0324GW)
Magnificent 18th-century hand-colored copperplate engravings of seashells by Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744) from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (Index of Mollusk Shells), printed in Florence in 1742. Gualitieri is considered a pioneer of conchology and this work is considered a masterpiece of 18- century illustrated malacological literature. The engravings are archivally mounted in mats with custom hand-painted French mat decoration, including hand-cut Japanese gold paper.
Magnificent 18th-century hand-colored copperplate engravings of seashells by Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744) from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (Index of Mollusk Shells), printed in Florence in 1742. Gualitieri is considered a pioneer of conchology and this work is considered a masterpiece of 18- century illustrated malacological literature. The engravings are archivally mounted in mats with custom hand-painted French mat decoration, including hand-cut Japanese gold paper.