Three Original 18th Century Diderot Encyclopédie Horse Harness Engravings, Louis-Jacques Goussier 18th century lorgnette an impressive solid wood panel

an impressive solid wood panel with large

5" in diameter

fine iv ry

No losses of note to the oil painting and a really gorgeous treatment of the subject with a palette that suggests autumn

solid genuine carved ivory handles with engraved & enamel or lac filled "MD" monograms

Three Original 18th Century Diderot Encyclopédie Horse Harness Engravings, Louis-Jacques Goussier 18th century lorgnette an impressive solid wood panelThis handsome suite of three original copper engravings comes from the monumental Encyclopdie of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert, published in Paris during the third quarter of the eighteenth century. Drawn by the gifted illustrator Louis Jacques Goussier and engraved by Robert Bnard, the plates illustrate the craft of the Bourrelier Bastier, depicting an extraordinary variety of horse harnesses, saddles, and pack equipment with the