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Gualtieri Shell - PLATE T 3 - Hand Colored Copper Engraving - 1742

$ 299.99


 

 ANTIQUE, HAND COLORED, COPPER PLATE PRINT

This 272 year old print is from Niccolo Gualieri's "Index Testarum Conchyliorum, quae adservantur in Museo Nicolai Gualtieri" published in Florence in 1742.  It was engraved by Pazzi & Menabuoni.

Gualtieri (1688-1747) was a doctor and professor at the University of Pisa, who studied shellfish. He assembled a mojor shell collection and set up a system for classification. He also founded the first European Botanical Society in Florence in 1716.


This hand-coloured copper engraved print (the size of the picture) is about 14 1/2" x 9 1/2" on a strong, chain-linked page that is about 17 1/2" x 12" It is in  good condtion with minor natural age toning. These engravings sell for up to $950 on the Internet and are considered by many as some of the most desirable of all sea shell prints ever created.  This rare, stunning print is suitable for framing and would be an excellent gift. 

The print that is being sold is of"

  "MIXED SNAIL SHELLS - Plate T3" 

 


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TERMS OF PAYMENT

SANDTIQUE guarantees that the prints and books sold are from the year stated. If the print is not as stated and you want to return it, you have 7 days to do so. You will be reimbursed with your choice of replacement prints or cash through Paypal.                                                                   

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