A Decorative Group of Five Illustrations of Country House Architectural Facades; Colen Campbell; ‘Vitruvius Britannicus’ c.1715 - 1725 sub-Curios "We bid shipmates farewell with

"We bid shipmates farewell with this naval blessing because it represents the ideal underway conditions for which Sailors yearn

Underneath the beautifully ribbed speaker is the attractive off white dial over three knobs

wrought with strong iron bands three fingers wide

with pale blue glass eyes

significantly influenced later development of coin minting in Europe

A Decorative Group of Five Illustrations of Country House Architectural Facades; Colen Campbell; ‘Vitruvius Britannicus’ c.1715 - 1725 sub-Curios "We bid shipmates farewell withOrigin: English Period: George I Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1715 25 The Plates: 15. 25 x 10. 25 In Frames: 18. 5 x 14 The decorative group of five prints drawn and engraved by Colen Campbell, framed and glazed, showing facade elevations of various country houses in the United Kingdom and each surviving from the first quarter of eighteenth century England. The plates are in generally good overall order. There is some dirt under the glass and some