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Auction 130, Lot 816

"[Lot of 2 - Flowers]", Pratt, Anne

Subject: Natural History, Botanicals

Period: 1880 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
5 x 8 inches
12.7 x 20.3 cm
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A lovely pair of chromolithographed botanical plates; Purple Foxglove with Snap-Dragon and a variety of orchids. One of the most successful female botanical artists of her time, Anne Pratt wrote and illustrated twenty books on botany aimed primarily at a popular audience.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $75 - $100

Sold for: $55

Closed on 12/2/2009

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