Bidspirit auction | Dactyl library by Paoletti (Bartolomeo,

Dactyl library by Paoletti (Bartolomeo, 1757-1834, and Pietro, 1801-1847) - Dactyl library by Paoletti (Bartolomeo, 1757-1834, and Pietro, 1801-1847) Italy, 19th century, a collection of 127 plaster intaglios (ital. Impronte) after the most famous antique paintings of various European collections, each bordered with light yellow paper and inscribed with handwritten numbers in ink, presented in 4 rectangular wooden caskets stacked on top of each other, inscribed with the numbers 5-8, the numbers 1-4 absent (originally 237 plaster casts), handwritten list of contents attached, inscribed on verso 'Gekauft in Rom im Atelier des Fr. Paoletti, Via della Croce No. 86', 3 intaglios loose, signs of age and wear