Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings bluebird hanger I believe this old handmade

I believe this old handmade wooden decoy would have attached to a post

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

Ballerina measures 6 5/8" t x 2 3/8" w x 1 7/8" d

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

giving them the look of targets---that set

Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings bluebird hanger I believe this old handmadeSOLD : 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