Twelve plates from Lowe's Ferns: British & Exotic
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Twelve plates from Lowe's Ferns: British and Exotic
lot includes twelve color chromolithographic plates on wove paper from E. J. Lowe's: Ferns: British and Exotic. London: Groombridge, ca.1856. together with a hand colored engraving of the Oxylapathum Tuberosum Americanum (Fig. 195, Fol. 690) from Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen (Accurate Description of Terrestrial Plants). Pieter van der Aa & Francois Halma. Leyden and Utrecht, ca.1696. Abraham Munting (1626-1683); Joseph Mulder (1670-1731) 13.
largest 14 1/2 x 10in (37 x 25cm)
Provenance:
Property from the Estate of Walter Nelson, ASID, San Diego, California.
lot includes twelve color chromolithographic plates on wove paper from E. J. Lowe's: Ferns: British and Exotic. London: Groombridge, ca.1856. together with a hand colored engraving of the Oxylapathum Tuberosum Americanum (Fig. 195, Fol. 690) from Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen (Accurate Description of Terrestrial Plants). Pieter van der Aa & Francois Halma. Leyden and Utrecht, ca.1696. Abraham Munting (1626-1683); Joseph Mulder (1670-1731) 13.
largest 14 1/2 x 10in (37 x 25cm)
Provenance:
Property from the Estate of Walter Nelson, ASID, San Diego, California.
Condition
The twelve Lowe Fern plates are uniformly framed 12 x 8 in. (31 x 20 cm.) All very clear strikes with bold colors; minor foxing to each. The Tuberosum Americanum is matted and framed 20 x 15 in. (51 x 38 cm.). Toning to margins and plate edges, colors remain clear true. Not observed out of frames.
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Twelve plates from Lowe's Ferns: British & Exotic
Estimate $400 - $600
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