Live Auction 4826Travel, Science and Natural History
SEVEN PLASTER MODELS OF SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS
Lot 41

SEVEN PLASTER MODELS OF SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS

VÁCLAV FRIC (1839-1916), PRAGUE

Closed25 April 2012

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SEVEN PLASTER MODELS OF SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS
Václav Fric (1839-1916), Prague
the plaster models supported on wires on wooden stands, five of which carry labels V. Fric, Naturalien-Handlung in Prag. and two Zootom: Institut der Unversitat au Graz, the species given on the lables are: Euglypha alveolata, Arcella vulgaris,Amoeba proteus, Pseudodiffulgia gracilis, Trinema enchelys, Heliosphaera inermis and Orbulina universa.
6½in. (16cm.) the tallest (7)

Christie's South Kensington, 12 July 2006, lot 4.

Specialist note

Fric started his business of dealing in natural history specimens and models in 1862 and had a strong international client base; he was the agent in Austria-Hungary for the Blashkas brothers, Leopold (1822-1895) and Rudolf (1857-1929), whose glass models were made for natural history museums worldwide.