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Auction 185, Lot 740

"[Lot of 6 - Plants]"

Subject: Prints Botanical

Period: 1855 (circa)

Publication: Journal d'Horticulture Pratique de la Belgique

Color: Hand Color

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These lovely botanical prints were published in the Journal d'Horticulture Pratique de la Belgique, which was overseen by Henri Galeotti. This lot includes:

A. Scheeria Mexicana, (5.3 x 7.6").
B. Primula Mollis, (4.8 x 7.1").
C. Fuchsia Splendens Arborea (Dartevelle), (4.6 x 6.6").
D. Prune Reine Claude de Bavay (Espereu), (4.6 x 6.7").
E. Phlox, (4.6 x 6.7").
F. Mimilus, (4.6 x 6.7").

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Condition: B+

The prints have light toning, minor soiling, faint offsetting from an opposing page of text, and a few spots of foxing. The first print is issued folding.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 11/17/2021

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