A Group of Five Late 18thC Hand-Coloured Engravings of Corals & Seaweed Specimens; c.1790 - 1797

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A Group of Five Late 18thC Hand-Coloured Engravings of Corals & Seaweed Specimens; c.1790 - 1797Origin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1790 1797 The Larger Three: 12. 25 wide x 18. 5 high The Smaller Two: 9. 75 wide x 12 high The quintet of antique engraved engravings with the well executed hand colouring to each, being original illustrations published in 1787 97, Edinburgh for "Encyclopaedia Britannica" Edited by Colin Macfarquhar and George Gleig et a and in London for "The New Royal Cyclopaedia, and Encyclopaedia; Or,

The large and chunky polychrome painted and gilded pricket sconce formed of ancanthus leaves and scrolls

The four colour Pelas

A scroll has also been included at the top of the banner

many with residue of their bright pigments left behind and with the original signwriting to denote paint or pigment colours and materials for use in an artists workshop or materials supply store

The well-carved oak x-framed chair with double-headed eagle decoration

There is some discoloration or water marks to the page edges in places and some dark spotting to the upper corners but the diagrams and annotations remain in tact so this only serves in adding some more character

There are some wooden blocks

Two potteries in the West Country date from the middle years of the seventeenth century

and stoic of stature

There are two sections of loss to the ebonised veneer on the base

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The naïve and primitive execution of the painting is charming and shows a soldier who appears to be a recruiting sergeant although he does not have any stripes on his arm

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