SET OF SEVEN FRENCH HAND COLOURED ENGRAVINGS OF PARROTS AND PARAKEETS
AFTER FRANÇOIS-NICOLAS MARTINET FRENCH (1731 - C.1800)
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Auction: Day 2 - Thurs 15th May from 10am | Lots 314 to 602
Description
all plates taken from the Comte de Buffon’s ‘Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux’ (1770-86), mounted, framed and under glass in modern ebonised frames (7)
Dimensions
the plates 20.5cm x 25cm; overall size including frames 49cm x 55cm