Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings bluebird hanger My guess is that this

My guess is that this little vessel is Italian and dates to the late 19th century

giving them the look of targets---that set

and each one is wonderfully unique

and I think the hand-painted black lines against creamy white are pretty hard to beat

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Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings bluebird hanger My guess is that thisSOLD : E, F My photos do not do these hand colored bookplate woodcut engravings justice they are subtle but quite stunning I think, with the interplay of the engraving and the coloration making them feel both unusual and really rather exquisite. They come from a scarce 1808 10 work "Conchyliogie systmatique et classification mthodique des coquilles," by the French naturalist Pierre Denys de Montfort (1766 1820) with the plates drawn and engraved by