6 Engravings from “Species Generale et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 1834-1879”
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Prints & Works on Paper (Online Auction)" held on Tue, Jul 20, 2021.
Lot 38263
Lot 38263
Realised: CAD $120
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Loiuis-Charles Kiener was a French malacologist born in Paris. He was the author of the 12-volume Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris, la collection Lamarck, celle du prince Masséna (appartenant maintenant a M.B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs, translated into English as "General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers.
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Loiuis-Charles Kiener was a French malacologist born in Paris. He was the author of the 12-volume Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris, la collection Lamarck, celle du prince Masséna (appartenant maintenant a M.B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs, translated into English as "General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers.
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