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and then the Masonic square and compass inlaid into the face
(I'm now firmly on the hunt
otherwise photo following the pages in order
Then this beautiful gold “ferri subcarb” label with fraktur-style lettering
SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing toy animal and then the Masonic squareOne more of these from a group of four purchased from a dealer in Germany. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawing, c. 1840s I believe. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain (though I'd guess the former) whatever the case, quite spectacular, and with the execution amplifying a sense of wonder at creatures that already seem quite
