267 . SET OF 4 COQUILLAGE FRAMED 18TH CENTURY HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS OF FISHES , circa 1785-1788 , in matching coquillage frames lavishly applied with a variety of seashells . Engraved by Ludwig Schmidt after Kruger , from Ichtyologie , ou Histoire Naturelle , Generale et Particuliere des Poissons by Marcus Elieser Bloch , published 1785- 1788 comprising : Lesser Rough Hound ( Squalus Capellus ), The Square-Fish ( Ostragon Cubicus ), The Sucking Fish ( Echeneis Neucrates ), The Witch ( Scorpaena Horrida ), Plate nos . 114 , 137 , 171 , 183 . Sight 8 ¼ in . x 15 in . Framed 21 ¾ in . x 28 ½ in .
3,000 / 5,000
268 . TWO MID CENTURY POURED STONE GARDEN GATES , faux open branch work framing , with central polychrome rabbit decoration . Interior with iron pipe bracket mounts . 42 in . x 47 in . each . 1,000 / 1,500
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