Bartolomeo Paoletti and Pietro Paoletti

Paoletti Impronte, ‘Mussei Diversi’ Framed Plaster Cameo Seals, Rome c1800

c1800

Bartolomeo Paoletti (1757-1834) and Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847). Original nineteenth century plaster cameo seals edged in folded paper and tipped with gold, as issued by Bartolomeo ...

Bartolomeo Paoletti (1757-1834) and Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847). Original nineteenth century plaster cameo seals edged in folded paper and tipped with gold, as issued by Bartolomeo Paoletti (1757-1834) and his son Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847). These ‘Grand Tour’ souvenirs were brought home by wealthy European travellers. Rome was the ultimate destination and a tour of the treasures contained in its many museums complemented a young man’s education. Collecting boxes and faux bindings containing plaster casts of ancient gems...

Bartolomeo Paoletti (1757-1834) and Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847). Original nineteenth century plaster cameo seals edged in folded paper and tipped with gold, as issued by Bartolomeo Paoletti (1757-1834) and his son Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847). These ‘Grand Tour’ souvenirs were brought home by wealthy European travellers. Rome was the ultimate destination and a tour of the treasures contained in its many museums complemented a young man’s education. Collecting boxes and faux bindings containing plaster casts of ancient gems...

Bartolomeo Paoletti (1757-1834) and Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847). Original nineteenth century plaster cameo seals edged in folded paper and tipped with gol...

A superb pair of framed Grand Tour intaglios, circa 1820. These genuine plaster hand-carved intaglios are all gilt paper wrapped and numbered. They are custom framed on a gray linen ...

Pair Antique Early 19th Century Italian Framed Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios Italian, Early 19th Century Panels: Height 25cm, width 57cm Frames: Height 40cm, width 71cm, depth 7cm Th...

An elegant pair of giltwood glazed frames enclosing fourteen Grand Tour  intaglios dating from the early 19th Century. The shaped plaster intaglios feature subjects predominantly fr...

The collection is contained in a guilloche frame with a wavy edge. Inside there is a panel covered in velvet on which five sealing wax stamps are applied. The seals, clockwise from t...