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(2) Botanical Hand-Colored Engravings After 'Hortus Eystettensis'
- Price realized
- $366
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $300
- Category
- Fine Art
- Sold
- June 8, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 3 - June 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 4-Day Auction Event
Lot description
(lot of 2) Framed hand-colored engravings on paper, later facsimiles of botanical illustrations from "Hortus Eystettensis" by Basilius Besler (Nuremberg, 1561-1629), including: (1) "I. Hyacinthus stellatus peruanus/ II. Orchis minor flore incarnato/ III. Palma Christi flore purpureo," (1) "I. Scapus cum bulbo/ II. Lilium purpureum," plate: approx 18 5/8"h, 15 7/8"w, sight: 19.75"h, 17"w, overall: 30.75"h, 27"w, 16lbs totalProvenance: The Mount Bonnell estate of a prominent designer
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.