Sunday, December 8, 2024
December Online Auction | LOT #316 - Hand-colored Botanical Print Assortment
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LOT #316
Hand-colored Botanical Print Assortment
(4) items including (2) hand-colored lithographs depicting plums from “Annales de Pomologie Belges et Etrangeres”, 1853-1860 by Alexandre Bivort (Belgian, 1809-1872), a hand-colored copperplate engraving of a spiny geranium from “A Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffraria” by William Patterson, London, 1790 and a hand-colored copperplate engraving from “Curtis’ Botanical Magazine”, London, 1822, all full sheets hinged to back boards, all but the geranium behind hinged acrylic sheets, in hinged mats, unframed
Estimate: $200 - $300
Dimensions: (largest sheets (plums)); Frame Height: 18 inches, Frame Width: 15 inches
Condition: overall light edge wear, some having light edge toning, occasional light foxing, light wear to mats, the geranium having a horizontal crease and associated repair at right edge, a spot near right edge above fold, overall light edge wear, some having light edge toning, occasional light foxing, light wear to mats, the geranium having a horizontal crease and associated repair at right edge, a spot near right edge above fold
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