Set of 3 18th Century Ornithological Engravings by Buffon Flowers Ref: SB485

Ref: SB485

This large versatile stool is in excellent condition and is ready to use as a coffee table in a sitting room or as a luxurious stool in the bedroom

the splat backs supporting an unusual inverted cresting rail with scrolled carving

Height to back of chair: 34" (86

A rare early Victorian brass mounted mulberry wood campaign toilette box

Set of 3 18th Century Ornithological Engravings by Buffon Flowers Ref: SB485A rare set of 18th Century copper plate engravings by Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Buffon was born in Burgundy in 1707 and devoted much of his life to the study of natural history. These antique set of engravings are superbly drawn and the engravings are printed on original Whatman paper. Each one is beautifully hand coloured in the subtle palette of the 18th Century. These 18th Century engravings are in excellent condition and have been