I came across this set of Paoletti “Books” for sale from the establishment of “Robert Schreuder Antiquair” in Amsterdam. I have no prior knowledge of Mr. Schreuder or his shop, however, upon my request, he was kind enough to forward a complete set of images of all of the plasters and the catalog lists. The books and the plasters appear, based on the images, to be in quite good condition.

The following is the description from the webpage and it’s link:

Set of Grand Tour plaster intaglio casts mounted in six books. €7600

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“Pietro Paoletti: a set of six books with over 200 intaglios. The books are made of wood and cardboard covered with paper and have a leather back mentioning ‘Paoletti Impronte’ and the name of the enclosed collection. Each book is filled on two sides with plaster casts of gems; the insides of the covers contain a catalogue of all works of art displayed on the intaglios as well as the mention of the maker with his address on the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. Paoletti was one of the most renowned manufacturers of collections of plaster intaglio casts (daktyliotheque) in 19th century Rome. With ex-libris Alexander Rowand.”

As with most of the Paoletti “Books” the individual plasters are made from contemporary engravings of the art masterpieces which one might encounter on the “Grand Tour” of Europe during the 18th and 19th Centuries; they are not plaster castings made from intaglio gemstones of antiquity.

The site also has a Set of Grand Tour plaster intaglio casts mounted in nine trays for sale at € 7800 . Click here for the link to that page.