Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings bluebird hanger who made it

who made it

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

There are a few small chips to the bone and ebony as pictured

It does not seem that the claw opens--at least not easily

I don't buy a lot via instagram as it seems most of you are looking at the same instagram dealers as I am

Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings bluebird hanger who made itSOLD : 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