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Epiplyllum Splendidum. Stock ID: 32235 No Place of Publication. No publisher. No date. Ca. 1830. Hand colored engraving, two folds as issued, sheet size 11.5 x 9 inches. Very good condition. With text sheet. A magnificent image of a huge red flower with plant and red bud. |
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ART NOUVEAU)
Storck, Josef von (illus) Two color prints: Der Lorbeer. Natur-Aufnahme. Der Epheu. Natur-Aufnahme. Stock ID: 40394 Vienna. R. v. Waldheim. No date. [ 1900]. PAIR OF color prints, each 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches on sheet 16 x 21 1/2 inches. Der Lorbeer: light foxing, couple of short creases in image, light soiling in borders, 3/4 inch edge tear at right. Der Epheu: foxing, 1 inch tear at right edge and lower edge, couple of other shorter edge tears, crease at lower right and at left margin. A great pair for framing, the stunning design mimimising the condition flaws. An attractive pair of beautifully designed plant illustrations by Austrian designer and architect Josef von Storck from his "Die Pflanze in der Kunst" (book 1, plate 1 and book 2, plate 1), the graceful images of branches extending into the margins. |
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ART NOUVEAU)
Foord, Jeannie (illus). Diervilla Rosea. Diervilla. Stock ID: 30777 1906. Hand colored print, 11 x 8 1/2 inches on sheet 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, with accompanying text sheet. Fine condition. Delicate hand colored art nouveau study of flowers from "Decorative Plant and Flower Studies" by Glasgow artist Jeannie Foord. Dated 1905 on the plate. |
$150.00 |
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BLOSSOMS)
Amygdalus Persica versicolor. Stock ID: 29329 Belgium. nd. Ca. 1850- 1880. Color lithograph with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 " on sheet 9 1/2 x 6". Very light patchy foxing in upper third of sheet, but generally very clean and bright. From Louis van Houtte's "Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe". Peach blossom - "Pecher a fleurs doubles variees." Beautiful pink and white blossoms. |
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BOTANICAL)
Storck, Josef von (illus) Die Rose. Natur-Aufnahme. Stock ID: 40387 Vienna. R. v. Waldheim. No date. [ 1900]. Color print, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches on sheet 16 x 21 1/2 inches. Foxing to lower portion of sheet; several short edge tears, lower right corner chipped, well outside of image. Crease at upper right of image. The foxing spots, although not small, are actually not very obtrusive, perhaps because of the eye-catching image design. A splendid example of the gorgeous design of turn-of-the-century Austria, this is Book 1, plate 1 from designer and architect Josef von Storck's "Die Pflanze in der Kunst", a beautifully designed image of a pink roses with leaves, the image extending into the border at top and bottom. Marked at lower right "Photochromie u. Druck v. C. Angerer & Goschi, Wien." |
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CAMELLIA)
Pink Camellia. Stock ID: 38696 Ca. mid 1800s. Handcolored engraving, image approximately 10 x 7 1/2 inches, two horizontal folds, conservation matted. |
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CAMELLIA)
Camellia Fra Arnoldo da Brescia. Stock ID: 41745 No date. Ca. 1850? Color lithograph, added handcolor, sheet size 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Soft creasing at right edge of sheet from previous binding, fine condition. With accompanying text sheet. An exquisite antique botanical print from the long lived botanical periodical Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe published by Louis van Houtte between 1845 and 1888. Amazing detail and fine handcolor. Text sheet in French. |
$145.00 |
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CAMELLIA)
Camellia Camille Brozzoni. Stock ID: 42551 No date. Ca. 1850? Color lithograph, added handcolor, sheet size 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Fine condition. With accompanying text sheet. An exquisite antique botanical print from the long lived botanical periodical Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe published by Louis van Houtte between 1845 and 1888. Amazing detail and fine handcolor. Text sheet in French. |
$145.00 |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - AMERICAN)
CLEMATIS. - Henryii. Stock ID: 34424 New York. Copyright 1888. Chromolithograph on sheet 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Small mark at lower right of image, good condition. Brilliant coloring. Printed by Stecher Lith. Co., Rochester, New York (from a nurseryman's catalogue). |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - AMERICAN)
CLEMATIS JACKMANII. Stock ID: 34426 New York. No date. Ca. 1890s. Chromolithograph on sheet 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Very good condition. Brilliant coloring. Printed by Stecher Lith. Co., Rochester, New York (from a nurseryman's catalogue). |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - AMERICAN)
SINGLE HYACINTHS. Stock ID: 34427 New York. 1886. Chromolithograph on sheet 9 x 6 inches. Very good condition. Brilliant coloring. Printed by The Brett Lith. Co., Fulton St., New York, "painted for James Vick Seedsman." (from a nurseryman's catalogue). |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH)
Carnations. Stock ID: 32154 Ca. 1900. Chromolithograph, sheet size 10 1/2 x 7 inches, very good condition. Depicts 5 varieties of carnation: Mephisto, Cardinal Wolsey, Bendigo, George and Picotee Mrs Gooden. Single plate from "The Gardener's Assistant" by Robert Thompson. With text sheet. |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH)
Lapageria. Stock ID: 32155 Ca. 1900. Chromolithograph, sheet size 10 1/2 x 7 inches, very good condition. Depicts 2 varieties of Lapageria: Rosea and Rosea Alba (white and pinkish red in color). Single plate from "The Gardener's Assistant" by Robert Thompson. With text sheet. |
$35.00 |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH)
Anthurium Scherzerianum. Stock ID: 32159 Ca. 1900. Chromolithograph, sheet size 10 1/2 x 7 inches, very good condition. Depicts Anthurium Scherzerianum. Single plate from "The Gardener's Assistant" by Robert Thompson. With text sheet. |
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS - FLOWERS / SENTIMENTS)
Jones, Owen (illus). Eleven chromolithographs of fruit and flowers from "Fruits from the Garden and Field." Stock ID: 36889 London. [ 1850]. Each plate 10 x 7 inches. Plates have overall light foxing; the peach has discoloration at the top left of the sheet. Loosely laid into the original elaborately embossed leather binding which has been mended with a soft brown leather spine. Sold as a group of plates. This is a group of 11 of the 12 plates that were published in Fruits from the Garden and Field. As one would expect with a work associated with Owen Jones, the chromolithography is of an extremely high quality, including the use of gold lettering. These are naturalistic treatments of plants, as opposed to the decorative design of much of Jones work, but pattern is an important part of the image. Each plant is associated with a quality or sentiment, which is elegantly but lightly lettered in gold (and sometimes a little hard to read). The fruits and flowers are: apple (utility); pomegranate (hard to make out - amb..?); wheat and hops (strength & wealth); blackberries and other red berries (charity); strawberries (kisses); grapes (hospitality); hazelnuts? and grain (retrospection); cherries (smiles); mulberries? (tears); peach (sensibility?); apricots (independence). |
$745.00 |
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CITRUS FRUIT)
Volckamer, Johann Christoph. Aranzo Cedrato. In Hrn. T. Schmaussen Garten. Stock ID: 41328 Nuremberg. 1708- 1714. Copper plate engraving, modern handcolor, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches on sheet 13 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Light crinkling to small area, otherwise very good condition. A beautiful engraving from Johann Christoph Volckamer's " Nurnbergische Hesperides ". These plates are modeled after those in Ferrari's 17th century Hesperides (the first publication devoted to citrus fruit) with an image of the fruit in the upper half of the picture, but are enhanced with charming perspective drawings of gardens and views, making them of particular interest to gardeners and garden historians. This plate shows a view of a garden in Nuremberg beneath the pink title ribbon and picture of a citrus. At upper right: "Pag. 204." There is an informative discussion of this publication in 'An Oak Spring Pomona'. Dunthorne #323. |
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CITRUS FRUIT)
Volckamer, Johann Christoph. Aranzo dolce. Zusammen fliessung der Regnitz und Pegnitz - Fluss hinter Furth. Stock ID: 41323 Nuremberg. 1708- 1714. Copper plate engraving, modern handcolor, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches on sheet 13 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Uneven margin at left edge, small spot at upper right corner, otherwise very good condition. A beautiful engraving from Johann Christoph Volckamer's " Nurnbergische Hesperides ". These plates are modeled after those in Ferrari's 17th century Hesperides (the first publication devoted to citrus fruit) with an image of the fruit in the upper half of the picture, but are enhanced with charming perspective drawings of gardens and views, making them of particular interest to gardeners and garden historians. This plate shows the confluence of the Regnitz and Pegnitz rivers, near the town of Furth close to Nuremberg in northern Bavaria. In the foreground are travelers (?) with tents. At upper right: "Pag. 188 b." There is an informative discussion of this publication in 'An Oak Spring Pomona'. Dunthorne #323. |
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CITRUS FRUIT)
Volckamer, Johann Christoph. Aranzo Silvestre. 1699. Hummelstein. Stock ID: 41327 Nuremberg. 1708- 1714. Copper plate engraving, modern handcolor, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches on sheet 13 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Uneven margin at left edge, very good condition. A beautiful engraving from Johann Christoph Volckamer's " Nurnbergische Hesperides ". These plates are modeled after those in Ferrari's 17th century Hesperides (the first publication devoted to citrus fruit) with an image of the fruit in the upper half of the picture, but are enhanced with charming perspective drawings of gardens and views, making them of particular interest to gardeners and garden historians. This plate shows a view of the town of Hummelstein, now an area of Nuremberg, beneath the pink title ribbon and picture of a lemon. At upper right: "Pag. 188 a." There is an informative discussion of this publication in 'An Oak Spring Pomona'. Dunthorne #323. |
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EDWARDS, SYDENHAM)
Edwards, Sydenham (illus). Engraved by F. Sansom. 1 Calycanthus floridus. Carolina Alspice. 2 Colutea arborescens. Common Bladder Lenna. 3 Ceanothus Americanus. New Jersey Tea-Tree. Stock ID: 36038 London. G. Kearsley. 1806. Engraving on wove paper, handcolored, image size 8 3/4 x 7 inches (plus text below) on sheet 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, matted. Little faint soil at lower left, but overall clean and bright. Sydenham Edwards' great talent as a botanical artist is apparent in these strong images, which are beautifully handcolored with much subtlety and attention to detail. The plates were apparently used for more than one publication, including "A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening" by Alexander McDonald. |
$165.00 |
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EHRET / MILLER)
Ehret, G. D. (illus). Mesembryanthemum. Stock ID: 28487 London. P. Miller. Copyright 1757. Copper plate engraving with later hand color, image 12 1/2 x 8 inches on sheet 16 1/2 x 10 inches. Very clean, bright condition in conservation mat with French wash and lines. Image shows three varieties of Mesembryanthemum: 1.M. acaule, foliis subteretibus connatis floribus octagynis; 2. M. foliis dolabriformibus; 3. Caule hispido foliis cylindricis deflexis. From Philip Miller's "Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful Plants described in the Gardener's Dictionary", published between 1755 and 1760. George Ehret, who first worked as a gardener in Heidelberg, became the foremost botanical illustrator of the mid 18th century, working all over Europe (see G. Calmann's book "Ehret Flower Painter Extraordinary".) |
$225.00 |
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FUCHSIA)
Fuchsia Corymbosa. Stock ID: 27866 Handcolored engraving, image 8 x 5" on sheet 9 x 6.25". Very good condition. Gum arabic highlights. |
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FUCHSIA)
Fuchsia Lycioides. Box-thorn Fuchsia. Euphorbia Petolavis. Long-Stalked Spurge. Stock ID: 29321 London. G. Kearsley. 1810. Hand colored engraving, image approx. 5 x 7 1/2" on sheet 5 1/2 x 9". Two flowers on one sheet. |
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HAWAII)
Freeman, Tip (illus). Tip Freeman Pair of Hawaiian Flowers - original airbrush paintings. Stock ID: 35456 No date. ca. 1950s. TWO original vintage "airbrush paintings" (color stencils), each measuring approximately 13 1/2 x 10 inches on artist board measuring 20 x 15 inches (white flower) and 18 x 14 inches (red flower). The white flower has three small light brown spots in the upper area of the image and one tiny black speck in the same area; a couple of specks in the border and creasing to the board at the lower left corner - this is well outside the image. The red flower has some light creasing to the board which does enter the image, but is not really noticeable; there is overall light spotting to the border area, but because it is very regular and light it also is not distracting. The red flower is on a slightly whiter paper than the white flower, but they would still make a nice pair. Both are matted to a 16 x 20 inch size. Tip Freeman, celebrated for his Hawaiian motifs, moved to Honolulu in the 1930s and opened a studio in 1943. The white flower may be a night blooming cereus and the red flower a ginger. The prints are signed in the image at the lower right. |
$225.00 |
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HERBS)
Mentha Pulegium, var. erecta. Penny-royal. Stock ID: 36044 London. Ca. 1860s. Handcolored lithograph, image approx. 7 1/2 x 4 inches, on sheet 10 x 6 3/4 inches, Very good condition: very softly creased in upper right corner. Plate 1042 from Sowerby's "English Botany." The plant is depicted with botanical detail. |
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HERBS)
Mentha piperita var. officinalis. Garden Pepper-mint. Stock ID: 36049 London. Ca. 1860s. Handcolored lithograph, image approx. 7 x 5 inches, on sheet 10 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition. Plate 1024 from Sowerby's "English Botany." The plant is depicted with botanical details. |
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HERBS)
Thymus Chamaedrys. Larger Wild Thyme. Stock ID: 36043 London. Ca. 1860s. Handcolored lithograph, image approx. 7 1/2 x 5 inches, on sheet 10 x 6 3/4 inches, very good condition. Plate 1044 from Sowerby's "English Botany." The plant is depicted with botanical details. |
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HERBS)
Thymus eu-Serpyllum. Creeping Wild Thyme. Stock ID: 36045 London. Ca. 1860s. Handcolored lithograph, image approx. 7 x 4 inches, on sheet 10 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition: very soft crease to upper right corner. Plate 1043 from Sowerby's "English Botany." The plant is depicted with botanical details. |
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HERBS)
Calamintha Acinos. Basil Thyme. Stock ID: 36046 London. Ca. 1860s. Handcolored lithograph, image approx. 7 x 5 inches, on sheet 10 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition: very soft crease to upper right corner, very light foxing at left edge. Plate 1048 from Sowerby's "English Botany." The plant is depicted with botanical details. |
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HERBS)
Origanum vulgare, var. prismaticum. Common Marjorum, var. B. Stock ID: 36047 London. Ca. 1860s. Handcolored lithograph, image approx. 7 x 3 inches, on sheet 10 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition: very soft crease to upper right corner. Plate 1046 from Sowerby's "English Botany." |
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HERBS)
Origanum vulgare, var. genuinum. Common Marjorum, var. a. Stock ID: 36048 London. Ca. 1860s. Handcolored lithograph, image approx. 7 x 5 inches, on sheet 10 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition. Plate 1045 from Sowerby's "English Botany." The plant is depicted with botanical details. |
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ILLUSTRATED BOUQUET - CARNATIONS)
Withers, Mrs. (illus). Dianthus Laciniatus Flore-Pleno. Stock ID: 37994 London. No date. [1857- 1859]. Lithograph, handcolored, on sheet 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, matted in a conservation mat with hand applied watercolor wash and decorative lines (mat size is 23 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches). Few pinpoint-sized dots at left edge, light soiling at centre of right edge (not visible when matted), overall very good. A stunning image by one of the most talented botanical artists of her day, Mrs Augusta Withers, produced for the very scarce, large-sized, publication "Illustrated Bouquet." This is plate XXXVII. The lithograph was actually drawn on a metal sheet (zincography) by C.T. Rosenberg, printed by C. F. Cheffins & Sons. |
$345.00 |
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ILLUSTRATED BOUQUET - CYCLAMEN)
Withers, Mrs. (illus). Cyclamen persicum, varieties. 1. Persicum. 2. Carminatum. 3. Roseum. 4. Atropurpureum. 5. Variegatum. 6. Rubrum. 7. Marginatum. 8. Punctatum. 9. Album. 10. Delicatum. Stock ID: 37995 London. No date. [1857- 1859]. Lithograph, handcolored, on sheet 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, matted in a conservation mat with hand applied watercolor wash and decorative lines (mat size is 23 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches). Extremely faint evidence of running of green watercolor at lower right leaf, tiny '3' penned above plate number at upper right corner, very good condition. A stunning image by one of the most talented botanical artists of her day, Mrs Augusta Withers, produced for the very scarce, large-sized, publication "Illustrated Bouquet." This is plate XXX. The lithograph was actually drawn on a metal sheet (zincography) by C.T. Rosenberg, printed by C. F. Cheffins & Sons. |
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ILLUSTRATED BOUQUET - DAHLIA)
Sowerby, Miss. (illus). Liliputian or Bouquet Dahlias. 1. Goldfinch. 2. Crimson Beauty. 3. Little Mistress. 4. Dr. Webb. 5. Little Prince. 6. Child of Faith. Stock ID: 37996 London. No date. [1857- 1859]. Lithograph, handcolored, on sheet 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, matted in a conservation mat with hand applied watercolor wash and decorative lines (mat size is 23 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches). Very light overall soiling / toning, very good condition. This is plate LV drawn by Miss Sowerby for the very scarce, large-sized, publication "Illustrated Bouquet." It was printed by C. Chabot and published by E.G. Henderson and Son. |
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JOURNAL D'HORTICULTURE PRATIQUE)
Chrysanthemum carinatum var. pictum, Hooker. Stock ID: 34418 Belgium. No date. Ca. 1850. Lithograph, handcolored, 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Tiny edge tear at left, light crease at lower left corner, generally very good condition with clean, bright image. Beautiful image of 5 white chrysanthemums with red and yellow centres apparently from the uncommon botanical periodical "Journal d'Horticulture Pratique" published in Belgium. |
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JOURNAL D'HORTICULTURE PRATIQUE)
Forsythia suspensa. Vahl. Stock ID: 34434 Belgium. No date. Ca. 1850. Lithograph, handcolored, 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Very good condition: a few foxing spots. Beautiful image of yellow flowers apparently from the uncommon botanical periodical "Journal d'Horticulture Pratique" published in Belgium. |
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JOURNAL D'HORTICULTURE PRATIQUE)
Vaietes de Pelargonium. 1 Comte de Morny. 2 Mme Furtado (Miellez). 3 Mme Place (Miellez). Stock ID: 34435 Belgium. No date. Ca. 1850. Lithograph, handcolored, 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Very good condition: slight foxing. Beautiful image of 3 varieties of red and white flowers apparently from the uncommon botanical periodical "Journal d'Horticulture Pratique" published in Belgium. |
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LANDSCAPING)
Campbell, Colin. (illus). Plan of the Gardens and Plantations &c: at Belton in Lincolnshire. The Seat of Sr. John Brownlow Bart. Stock ID: 28815 nd. Ca. 1725. B/w copperplate engraving, 9.75 x 14.75", very good condition: soft crease at upper edge. Conservation mat, 16.5 x 21". Probably from Colin Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus or the British Architect, London: 1715-1725 (1st edition). |
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MILLER - LARGE HANDCOLORED ENGRAVING - 18TH CENTURY)
Miller, John ("painted, engraved and publish'd by")* Classis XXIII. Ordo I. Plygamia Monoecia Veratrum. Stock ID: 36087 London. J. Miller. 1776. Engraving, handcolored, image 17 1/2 x 12 inches on sheet 21 x 14 inches. Very good condition. A plate from John Miller's "An Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus." In de Belder 'Magnificent Botanical Books' (de Belder #245, Dunthorne #206), it is stated that "LINNAEUS HIMSELF FULSOMELY PRAISED THE WORK AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ACCURATE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. Certainly the illustrations, described by Blunt as excellent, are of a high order; John Miller drew and engraved them himself with considerable skill." As would be expected from a work illustrating the Linnean system, there are a liberal number of botanical details. |
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NEW YORK)
Phlox aristata. Awned Phlox. Stock ID: 35276 [Ca. 1842.] Lithograph with original handcolor, image approx. 10 x 7 inches on sheet 11 x 9 inches. Very good condition, clean and bright. Lithographed by Endicott, New York, apparently from "The Natural History of New-York." Shows two stems, one showing four purple flowers and leaves, one showing roots and leaves, with botanical details. |
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NEW YORK)
Aster spectabilis. Showy Aster. Stock ID: 35277 [Ca. 1842.] Lithograph with original handcolor, image approx. 10 x 7 inches on sheet 11 x 8 inches. Very good condition: slight foxing and light toning to edges. Lithographed by Endicott, New York, apparently from "The Natural History of New-York." |
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NEW YORK)
Hypericum pyramidatum. Giant's St. John's-Wort. Stock ID: 35279 [Ca. 1842.] Lithograph with original handcolor, image approx. 10 x 7 inches on sheet 11 x 8 inches. Very good condition: light toning to edges, otherwise clean and bright. Lithographed by Endicott, New York, apparently from "The Natural History of New-York." Shows stem with leaves and yellow flowers, with botanical details. |
$45.00 |
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NEW YORK)
Gentiana saponaria. G. Andrewsii. Soap Gentian. Andrew's Gentian. Stock ID: 35280 [Ca. 1842.] Lithograph with original handcolor, image approx. 10 x 7 inches on sheet 11 x 9 inches. Faint offset, otherwise very good condition. Lithographed by Endicott, New York, apparently from "The Natural History of New-York." Shows two stems with purple and yellow flowers, with botanical details. |
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NEW YORK)
Gentiana delonsa. Smaller fringed Gentiana. Stock ID: 35282 [Ca. 1842.] Lithograph with original handcolor, image approx. 10 x 5 inches on sheet 11 x 9 inches. Very good condition, clean and bright. Lithographed by Endicott, New York, apparently from "The Natural History of New-York." |
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ORCHID)
Cattleya Labiata var. Candida. Stock ID: 42553 No date. Ca. 1850? Color lithograph, added handcolor, sheet size 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Soft creasing at right edge of sheet from previous binding, a couple of faint spots in outer margins, very good condition. With accompanying text sheet. An exquisite antique botanical print from the long lived botanical periodical Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe published by Louis van Houtte between 1845 and 1888. Amazing detail and fine handcolor. Text sheet in French. |
$145.00 |
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PEARS SOAP CHROMOLITHOGRAPH - FLOWER STILL LIFE)
Mutrie, Miss (illus). Summer Glory. From the original painting by Miss Mutrie, in the possession of the proprietors of Pears' Soap. Stock ID: 39623 London. Pears Soap. 1899. Chromolithograph, image 23 x 17 3/4 on sheet 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches. Very light overall toning / soiling to margins, light creasing to right edge, overall very good condition. A vibrant image of a pot of flowers - geranium and petunias - with passion flower on a rocky ledge. The text in top margin reads: "This is one of three coloured plates presented with Pears' Christmas Annual 1899. The Annual (with three plates) One Shilling Complete." A. & F. Pears soap company pioneered the use of "fine art" reproductions in advertising their product, thus equating it in the public mind with the finer things of life. The most famous example of this is their chromolithographic reproduction of Sir John Everett Millais' "Bubbles." The Pears Annual was published from 1891 to the 1920s accompanied by 2 or more of these beautifully printed chromolithographic reproductions of popular paintings of the day.A. & F. Pears soap company pioneered the use of "fine art" reproductions in advertising their product, thus equating it in the public mind with the finer things of life. The most famous example of this is their chromolithographic reproduction of Sir John Everett Millais' "Bubbles." The Pears Annual was published from 1891 to the 1920s accompanied by 2 or more of these beautifully printed chromolithographic reproductions of popular paintings of the day. |
$385.00 |
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PELAGONIUMS)
Varietes de Pelargonium. 25 Alphonse Karr. 20 Gustave Max 10 Comte de Preston 26 Grande Lina 18 N. Funck 27 H. Galeotti. Stock ID: 41742 No date. Ca. 1850s. Color lithograph with added handcolor, sheet 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches, centrefold as issued. Old tape repairs on verso at centrefold ends but no discoloration to the image. Image is clean and bright. A lovely antique botanical print featuring 6 varieties of geraniums in shades of red, pink and white. Probably from the Journal d'Horticulture Pratique. |
$135.00 |
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PELARGONIUM)
Pelargonium zonale (Scarlet). A. Madame von der Muhll. 2. B. von St. Alban. Stock ID: 29320 nd. Ca. 1850. Color lithograph with added handcolor, image 7 x 5" on sheet 8.5 x 5.5". Few very light foxing spots, but very good. |
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PELARGONIUMS)
Rosenberg, C.J. (illustrator and lithographer). Pelargoniums. 1. Ajax. 2. Ocelatum. 3. May Queen. Stock ID: 29316 London. nd. Ca. 1860. Handcolored lithograph, image 9 x 7" on sheet 10 1/2 x 7 1/8". Image in fine condition, side margins are very tight with a little chipping to side margins and top corners of paper. Beautifully colored with gum arabic highlights. At left "C.J. Rosenberg del & lith.", at right "Printed by C.F. Cheffins, London". |
$85.00 |
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PEONY)
Paeonia Tenuifolia. flore pleno. Stock ID: 29317 Belgium. nd. Ca. 1850. Color lithograph with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 " on sheet 10 x 6 1/2". A couple of light spots (pin prick size) at upper right, generally very good condition. From Louis van Houtte's "Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe". |
$95.00 |
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REDOUTE, P.J.)
Redoute, P.J. (illus). Mourlot Freres(lith). Bouquet de Camelias, Narcisses et Pensees. Stock ID: 42518 Paris. Librairie Denis. 1939 Color lithograph, image 13 1/4 x 10 inches on sheet 16 x 12 1/2 inches. Light crease in right margin, otherwise very good condition. This softly colored lithograph of two camellias, narcissi and pansies is from a 1939 limited edition reproduction of Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs by P.-J. Redoute. The technique of lithography (as opposed to photo offset lithography) and fine quality paper (watermarked BFK) produces an exquisite image. |
$65.00 |
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REDOUTE, P.J.)
Redoute, P.J. (illus). Mourlot Freres(lith). Oeillet, variete. Stock ID: 42531 Paris. Librairie Denis. 1939 Color lithograph, image 13 1/4 x 10 inches on sheet 16 x 12 1/2 inches. Crease to upper left corner (outside image area), faint scattered foxing, otherwise very good condition. This softly colored lithograph of four carnations is from a 1939 limited edition reproduction of Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs by P.-J. Redoute. The technique of lithography (as opposed to photo offset lithography) and fine quality paper (watermarked BFK) produces an exquisite image. |
$65.00 |
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REDOUTE, P.J.)
Redoute, P.J. (illus). Mourlot Freres(lith). Dalea Double. Stock ID: 42532 Paris. Librairie Denis. 1939 Color lithograph, image 13 1/4 x 10 inches on sheet 16 x 12 1/2 inches. Soft crease to lower right corner (outside image area), faint scattered foxing, otherwise very good condition. This softly colored lithograph of a dahlia is from a 1939 limited edition reproduction of Choix des Plus Belles Fleurs by P.-J. Redoute. The technique of lithography (as opposed to photo offset lithography) and fine quality paper (watermarked BFK) produces an exquisite image. |
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RHODODENDRON)
Fuchs, F. (lithographer). McDowells New Rhodadendron (sic). Stock ID: 41743 No date. Ca. 1860? Lithograph, handcolored, sheet 12 x 9 inches, two folds as issued. Short split at one fold end, discoloration on verso from old tape at end of folds, overall light toning to paper, good condition. A densely colored, unusual image of this rhododendron. |
$135.00 |
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RHODODENDRON)
Rhododendron Nuttallii, Booth. Bootan. Serre froide. Stock ID: 43925 Van Houtte. No date. Ca. 1860. Double page chromolithograph, sheet 13 3/4 x 10 inches, centerfold as issued. From the serial publication by Louis Van Houtte: Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe. |
$245.00 |
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ROSE)
Rose Queen Victoria. Stock ID: 42552 No date. Ca. 1850? Color lithograph, added handcolor, sheet size 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Soft creasing at right edge of sheet from previous binding, very good condition. With accompanying text sheet. An exquisite antique botanical print from the long lived botanical periodical Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe published by Louis van Houtte between 1845 and 1888. Amazing detail and fine handcolor. Text sheet in French. |
$145.00 |
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SEASONS - FLOWERS)
Chamberlain, J. (engraved by). Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (after). Summer Flowers (after Jean Baptiste Monnoyer) . Stock ID: 41265 London. Frost V. Reed Ltd. Copyright 1947. Mezzotint, image plate area 21 1/2 x 16 inches on sheet size 27 1/4 x 20 inches. Publisher's blindstamp at lower left, single pinhole in each corner (well outside image area), light adhesive tape along verso of upper edge (not affecting image). Very good condition. An attractive vintage mezzotint by Joseph Chamberlain after a painting by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636 - 1699) showing a still life floral arrangement in an ornate vase. A rich impression, with the colorful flowers standing out against the dark classical background. The early decades of the twentieth century saw a vogue for reproductive mezzotint engravings of traditional paintings. |
$225.00 |
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SOUTH EAST ASIA)
van Nooten, Hoola (illus). Fructus Jambosae Domesticae. [Malaysian Apple]. Stock ID: 43903 Brussels. 1880. Chromolithograph, 19 3/4 x 14 inches (50 x 36 cm), uniform light toning to the sheet,with a couple of tiny foxing spots, 1/2 inch repaired tear to lower edge, image is clean with bright coloring. Neat pen annotation at lower edge of verso (not visible from image side). A stunning image from Hoola van Nooten's large folio collection of images of flowers from the Dutch East Indies: Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ile de Java. |
$750.00 | |
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SUNFLOWER CRATE LABEL)
Valencias Orangedale Sunflower Brand. Stock ID: 39790 Redlands, CA. Redlands Orangedale Association. No date. Ca. 1950s? Vintage color fruit crate label, 11 x 10 3/4 inches, unused, very good condition. A stunning image of a golden sunflower bloom against a black background - wonderful kitchen decor. Fruit crate labels were designed specifically to attract the attention of the potential customer, and are noted for their great graphics. |
$12.99 |
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SWEDISH - FOXGLOVE)
Fingerborg, Digitalis Purpurea L. (Foxglove). Stock ID: 30189 No date. Ca. 1900. Color lithograph, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Fine condition. Plate 566 from a Swedish publication. |
$25.00 |
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SWEERT)
Leucoium... Stock ID: 39351 Frankfurt, Germany. Ca. 1612. Engraving with handcolor, image 13 1/2 x 8 inches. Very good condition. Conservation matted. From Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium, first issued in 1612, with five subsequent editions. "Emanuel Sweert, a Dutch florist, was at one time Praefectus of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II, and it was at his behest that the work was produced. Although it did not contain prices it also served as a catalogue of plants offered for sale by Sweert at the Frankfurt Fair." (de Belder catalogue). The intaglio processes of engraving and etching had only recently been applied to botanical illustration, allowing for a finer, more spontaneous line than the woodcut. Pictured are a number of varieties of the Amaryllis family. |
$685.00 |
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SWEERT)
Sweert, Emanuel (illus). Hya. orient... (Hyacinth varieties). Stock ID: 42022 Ca. 1612-1647. Copper plate engraving, hand colored, plate size 13 x 8 inches on sheet 15 x 10 inches. A souple of scattered spots, light soiling in lower right margin, but generally good condition. A stunning image of varieties of hyacinth, showing the bulbs with flowers, from a 17th century edition of Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium. The coloring is old, but not original. The Florilegium highlighted stock from Sweert's nursery; bulbs such as the tulip and hyacinth were highly sought after in Holland in the first part of the 1600s, reaching peak prices in 1737, after which the bubble burst, leading to the general understanding of "tulip mania" as the first recorded speculative bubble... |
$685.00 |
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SWEERT)
Sweert, Emanuel. Croc, Vernalis. [Crocus varieties]. Stock ID: 43261 Frankfurt, Germany. Ca. 1612. Engraving with handcolor, image 13 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches on sheet size 15 x 10 inches. Spot (approximately 1 inch circle) to lower left image, otherwise very good condition. From Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium, first issued in 1612, with five subsequent editions. "Emanuel Sweert, a Dutch florist, was at one time Praefectus of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II, and it was at his behest that the work was produced. Although it did not contain prices it also served as a catalogue of plants offered for sale by Sweert at the Frankfurt Fair." (de Belder catalogue). The intaglio processes of engraving and etching had only recently been applied to botanical illustration, allowing for a finer, more spontaneous line than the woodcut. This is a lovely image of crocus bulbs. |
$685.00 |
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SWEERT)
Sweert, Emanuel. Mala Insana. [eggplant]. Poma Amoris. [tomato]. Solanum Somniserum. Solanum halicacabum. Stock ID: 44657 Frankfurt, Germany. Ca. 1612. Engraving with handcolor, image 13 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches on sheet size 15 x 10 inches. Spot (approximately 1 inch) to mid right image, a few faint spots to outer margins, otherwise very good condition. From Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium, first issued in 1612, with five subsequent editions. "Emanuel Sweert, a Dutch florist, was at one time Praefectus of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II, and it was at his behest that the work was produced. Although it did not contain prices it also served as a catalogue of plants offered for sale by Sweert at the Frankfurt Fair." (de Belder catalogue). The intaglio processes of engraving and etching had only recently been applied to botanical illustration, allowing for a finer, more spontaneous line than the woodcut. This is a lovely image of an eggplant and tomato plant (at that time newly introduced to Europe from the Americas), and two other Solanum plants. |
$685.00 |
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SWEET PEA)
Lathyrus latifolius. Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea. Stock ID: 29322 London. nd. Ca. 1870. Hand colored lithograph, image 8 x 5" on sheet 10 x 6". Light toning to paper, little paper missing at top edge not affecting image. Double matted to 11 x 14 " size. Plate CCCCIII; E.B. 1108 at lower left. |
$45.00 |
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VEGETABLES)
Snyders, Franz (original painting). Engraved (mezzotint) by Richard Earlom. A Herb Market. In the Gallery at Houghton. Stock ID: 39320 London. John Boydell. 11-13- 1779. Mezzotint engraving, handcolor, plate mark 16 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches on sheet 19 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches. Several edge tears with only one just entering plate mark area at lower centre (still well outside of image), light dampstain at top left corner (at least 3/4 inch from image), creasing and foxing in the margins but plate mark area is largely clean and bright. An exceptional image, both in the original composition and the quality of the technique with which it has been translated to print. There is a very rich, gesso like, quality to the color which is quite gorgeous in and of itself, but also is most suitable in the depiction of this fine vegetable harvest. |
$1,495.00 |
