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LOT #138
Bessler and (After) Redoute Botanical Print Assortment
(5) items including 1613, Basilius Bessler (German 1561-1629) “Geranium Sanguinarium and Geranium Anglicanum” folio copperplate engraving, matted behind acrylic in a wood frame having an acrylic back making visible the text printed en verso, accompanied by invoices from Shapero Gallery, London; and (4) stipple-engraved plates printed in colors and finished by hand (after) Pierre Joseph Redoute (French, 1759-1840) depicting roses, uniformly matted behind glass in gold lacquered frames having text pages from the 1828 octavo edition of “Les Roses” in pockets en versos with a photocopy of the title page
Estimate: $200 - $400
Hammer Price: $100
Dimensions: Height: 19 1/2 inches, Width: 16 inches (largest); Frame Height: 30 1/2 inches, Frame Width: 26 1/2 inches
Condition: Good, light toning of papers; occasional minute spots of foxing; edge wear, discoloration and folded corners to Redoute text pages; light wear to frames
Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)