NINE SILVER GILTWOOD FRAMED EGG CHROMOLITHOS WITH TWO SILVER GILT FRAMED MARTINET BIRD ENGRAVINGS.French & English, 18th & 19th Centuries. Nine silver giltwood with fabric filet framed, of the period, late 19th Century lithographs of eggs. Along with two 18th Century Martinet handcolored engravings of birds, the first, Plate 850 La Petite Alouette de Mer; the second, Plate #854, Le Vanneau Gris. Both having black matboard. Framed to hang as a grouping with the egg prints. The egg prints measuring 12 3/8" high x 9 1/2" wide framed. The Martinet bird prints measuring 15 1/2" high x 12 1/2" wide framed. (11 total). Estimate $500-600
Prints and frames in good condition. A bit of foxing to the Martinet engravings. Good color and impression.
