12 French seaweed specimens each contained within a gold cartouche and titled with its genus.
 
Dating from 1866, these seaweeds are exsquisitely presented within a gold cartouche adorned with grapes and vines and surmounted by a bird. They are from an extremely rare and important publication in French botanical history Les Plantes de la Mer by F Stenfort 
 
Each measure c.30 x 23.5cm (framed)
 
Set covers c. 100 x 110 cm (with 5cm gap between pictures)