TEN ITALIAN HAND-COLOURED COPPER ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDS BY VIOLANTE VANNI AND LORENZO LORENZI
CIRCA 1774
£2,000
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 27 September 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
from (Francesco) Saverio Manetti, 'Storia naturale degli Uccelli...', [plates VI, X, XXXIX, CV, CXXII, CLII, CLXXXXII, CCIII, CCXIII, CCXLI] , with taxonomical identifications and dedication inscriptions in Latin and Italian, one signed VIOLE. VANNI FC., nine in gilt frames, one in a wood frame (10)
Dimensions
34.5cm x 27cm