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Set 18th C. Engravings of Shells, Robert Bernard

Set 18th C. Engravings of Shells, Robert Bernard

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Set 18th C. Engravings of Shells, Robert Bernard

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Four c. 1791 framed, hand-colored engravings by Robert Bernard (b. 1734) from "Tableau encyclopedique et methodique des trois regnes de la nature", depicting various oyster shells. Identical silver gilt frames. Frames, approx. 15 1/2" x 12 1/2". Sight approx. 9 1/4" x 7 1/2".

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